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
Rejna Alaaldin
Trustee
Rejna is a British-Kurdish lawyer who works between London and Iraq. She fights for legal reform in Iraq and justice for the many women abused by ISIS. She also actively promotes female leadership and women's participation in politics. Read more
Dina Elrayyes
Trustee
An award-winning creative in corporate broadcasting and production, Dina is passionate about her Palestinian roots and elevating the voices of women. 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
Meet Our Staff
Rose Fatherazi
Operational & Projects Manager
Rose comes from a Middle Eastern background where women’s rights are an ongoing issue. Read more
Ellie Adams
Fundraising & Projects Manager
Passionate about gender equality and women empowerment, Ellie has worked in fundraising and programme management for a range of humanitarian and development organisations. 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
Zahra Habri
Senior Advisor on Domestic Abuse and Welfare
Zahra has worked for MEWSo as an advisor for several years after being a very active volunteer. Read more
Susie Ara
Senior Advisor on Domestic Abuse and Welfare
Susie speaks fluent Kurdish, Dari and Farsi, as well as English and has been passionate about women's rights for the past five years. Read more
Loris Konaizeh
Volunteers Engagement & Programme Manager
Loris has over 10 years experience working in grass-roots projects, predominantly working with migrant families from the Middle East. 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
Aman Zanoon
Campaigns Coordinator
Aman is the first Palestinian to obtain a postgraduate qualification in cyber crimes law. Read more
