Our Staff
Opportunity International UK has a team of highly skilled and experienced experts partnering with our supporters to alleviate poverty.
Click on the photos to read more about our team.
Our team also includes a Finance Officer who, along with the majority of our staff, are based in the Oxford office.
We also work with partners and consultants around the world. If you want to support us, and live in any one of these countries, please contact our Oxford office and we will be delighted to put you in touch: Scotland, Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Switzerland, USA.
Our Staff
Opportunity International UK has a team of highly skilled and experienced experts partnering with our supporters to alleviate poverty.
Click on the photos to read more about our team.
Our team also includes a Finance Officer who, along with the majority of our staff, are based in the Oxford office.
We also work with partners and consultants around the world. If you want to support us, and live in any one of these countries, please contact our Oxford office and we will be delighted to put you in touch: Scotland, Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Switzerland, USA.
Sam Bickersteth
Sam has worked on food security, rural livelihoods and climate change challenges across Africa, Asia and Latin America over the…
Read MoreDeborah Foy
Deborah has worked for Opportunity International for the past 18 years and is currently the Interim Executive Director of Opportunity…
Read MoreMatt Wenham
Matt has 23 years fundraising and communications experience at organisations including Emmanuel International, Action for Children,…
Read MoreShabnam Zamurd
Shabnam is an FCA, she previously worked for the Tussauds Group and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Chantrey Vellacott…
Read MoreSally Vicaria
Sally leads and manages the International programme team. She is responsible for the acquisition, management and evaluation of…
Read MoreLydia Baffour Awuah
Lydia is our Gender specialist, supporting the design of programmes to include women and gender awareness training within communities.…
Read MoreMandy Burrows
Mandy manages our refugee programme in Uganda (RISE – Refugees: Innovation, Self-reliance and Empowerment), working closely…
Read MoreRobert Igalo
Robert Igalo is a Financial Inclusion Project Manager in Uganda with 10 years’ experience working on Financial Inclusion, Livelihood…
Read MoreAngela Kingston
Angela Kingston has worked for Opportunity Global and UK for the past 15 years in a variety of operational support and fundraising…
Read MoreTamsin Scurfield
Tamsin Scurfield is our Business Development and Partnerships Manager for Uganda. She leads in fundraising efforts for Opportunity…
Read MoreMelissa Bell
Melissa manages our Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme based in Ghana, supporting small and medium business within…
Read MorePete Parisetti
Pete has more than two decades of experience working in international emergency aid. He is responsible for managing our programme…
Read MoreRachel English
Rachel English is our Resource Development Manager. Her primary responsibility is to prepare reports and proposals for current…
Read MoreDamon Boughen
Damon is the Philanthropy Manager for Opportunity International and has over ten years experience in the charity sector. Previously,…
Read MoreJenny Dunn
Jenny manages our individual fundraising and communication activities - these include direct mail, publications, media relations,…
Read MoreEmily Wilson
Emily loves to share stories of hope found in unlikely places. Working as our Communications Officer she writes and creates content…
Read MoreNatalie Organ
A member of the fundraising team since 2017, Natalie has worked across a number of areas to secure support for our work. She now…
Read MorePerihan Doganay
Perihan joined Opportunity in May 2017. She completed her Finance and Accounting degree in Canada in 2013 and has worked in a…
Read MoreNicole Baldev
Nicole is a recent law graduate from King’s College London and joined Opportunity International in September 2020. Her passion…
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