Meet Our Trustees
Guilène Marco
Chair of the Board
Guilène is a French-Lebanese feminist activist and campaigner. Read more.
Thelma Foulds
Treasurer
Thelma was born in Zambia and grew up in both London and Zambia, though she completed her studies in Australia where she lived for 18years. Her career is the epitome of evolving and identifying potential for growth. Read more
Cordelia Mayfield
Trustee
A feminist, therapist, English teacher and growing up with a great respect for people from different countries and cultures, Cordelia says she was honoured to become Chair of MEWSo's trustees. Read more
Maria Sookias
Trustee
An LGBTQ+ activist, trainer and consultant, Maria works to overcome workplace structural inequalities and create positive change. Read more
Mercyline Ndeti
Trustee
Mercyline was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya and brings extensive experience in Community Development and Project Management to her role as a trustee at MEWSo. Read more
Professor Elena Vacchelli
Trustee
Elena is Professor of Sociology and Academic Portfolio Leader for Sociology in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Greenwich University. And, worked in close collaboration with MEWSo on our Polygamy project and report.
Meet Our Staff
Aman Zanoon
Projects Manager
Aman is the first Palestinian to obtain a postgraduate qualification in cyber crimes law. Read more
Senior Advisor on Domestic Abuse
Welfare & Volunteers Coordinator
Our Senior Advisor on Domestic Abuse has worked for MEWSo for several years after being a very active volunteer. Read more
Sodabeh Gashtasebi
Senior Welfare Advisor and LGBTQ+ Project Coordinator
Through her welfare work, Sodabeh discovered that many women find it difficult to express themselves. That led her to facilitate MEWSo's Arts & Crafts and LGBTQ+ workshops. Read more
Nabila Bouali
Outreach Coordinator
Nabila is originally from Algeria. After a long career in the airline industry, she moved to London and worked as an interpreter. Read more
Audrey Thompson
Communications Coordinator
In a 30+ year career, Audrey has worked as a journalist, writer, editor, press officer and web-content editor before joining MEWSo. Read more
