Meet the Team

Biography coming soon!

Geraldine studied law, specialising in English private law, and subsequently a Post Graduate Certificate in Business Administration at Heriot Wyatt University.

She is the co-founder of CAME Women and Girls Development organisation, which campaigns against gender-based violence and a member of the Commonwealth Country League Education Fund for Girls.

Phillip has previous experience of working with Disability Action in Barnet (DAB) and Peoples’ Choice.

He has first-hand knowledge of the way in which independent living can transform lives.

Born with cerebral palsy, Phillip worked as a carer until he married and his wife, a wheelchair user, needed his full time care. Following an accident, Phillip now has the assistance of a carer himself and so has an understanding of caring from both perspectives.

Michael taught for 30 years, including 17 years as the Headteacher of a primary school where he was responsible for managing 10 teachers, about 20 ancillary staff and 240 children aged 4 -11 years.

He has a Certificate of Education, B.A, Social Studies and M.A. Applied Theology (merit), and his skills include teaching, management, human resources and finance.

Maria started her working life at Standard Bank’s Accounts Department at the Head Office, Johannesburg/Gauteng, before being headhunted by Western Bank’s Head Office as the Assistant Accountant for the Chief Accountant.

A veteran campaigner for social change, she is Vice Chair and Treasurer of Barnet’s Family Carers Forum, Chair of Barnet’s Wheelchair User Group and a Committee Member of many other organisations.

Nailya took two diplomas in accountancy, firstly in Russia and secondly studying at Bedford College and Bedford University.

She also obtained a Certificate in mentoring at the Luton Training Centre.

She has extensive experience as an accountant, working previously in Russia at trading companies, at an independent pension fund and in a factory.

Nailya has also volunteered at the Bedford Credit Union for more than 8 years and as a social visitor at the Yarlswoods’ Immigration Removal Detention Centre in Bedfordshire for 7 years.

Paul is the Festival Project Manager for Attitude is Everything, a charity that improves access to live music.

His role involves training, advice and consultancy services around access for festivals including Glastonbury, Latitude, Reading, Leeds and T in the Park.

He was previously the Advice and Advocacy Manager for Barnet Centre of Independent Living and has more than ten years of additional experience in the NHS, Public and charity sectors.

Sunethra is a teacher and the Chair of Barnet Borough Sight Impaired forum.

She holds an MPhil from Brunel University where her topic of study was ‘The Demand and Availability of Counselling for People with a Visual Impairment.’

Paul studied interior design at the London College of Furniture, working for RNLI designing and building exhibition stands and window displays for fundraising and publicity purposes.

He went on to study for a BA in art and social science but the progress of Parkinson’s Disease symptoms rendered him unable to complete the final year.

He then developed a second career working with the local authority to develop a user-led organisation in Barnet, collaborating at a strategic level on projects such as the Right to Control Trailblazer.

He received a Civic Award for this contribution.

I started volunteering for Inclusion Barnet in December 2017. I am also a warehouse volunteer at City Harvest in Ealing and enjoy reading. I chose to volunteer for Inclusion Barnet because I was keen to learn about managing information and technologies in a library setting.

I started volunteering at South Friern Library in October 2018. I am a lawyer in Italy. Since coming to London, I have volunteered at the Oxfam bookshop in Muswell Hill and the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art. I think it is important to do something to help the community.

I volunteered at South Friern Library for a year after graduating then went on to full-time employment at a Royal Medical College. I love volunteering at the library however, and do occasional shifts when I can.

I started volunteering at East Barnet Library in January 2018. I have completed college in Turkey before moving to the UK. I then finished various ESOL classes and have my level 2 qualification. I enjoy reading books and discovering my local area by walking with my wife. I also enjoy gardening. I enjoy reading books and visiting the library. I also think volunteering in the library helps my improve my English and communication.

I started volunteering at East Barnet Library in July 2018. I retired a couple of years ago and spent much of that time improving my garden and researching my family history. I also volunteer as a London Ambassador, helping tourists in London. I believe libraries are an important part of the community. East Barnet Library is a friendly place and we do our best to help our users.

I started volunteering at East Barnet Library about 18 months ago. I enjoy watching football with friends, have a few beers and playing the occasional game of golf.

Biography coming soon!

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Ejder has been volunteering with Inclusion Barnet since April 2017 when he started helping out at South Friern and East Barnet libraries. He now also enjoys helping out with Barnet Giving and expertly supports our volunteer fundraising project. Ejder has slight Asperger’s syndrome and likes to use his own personal experiences to assist others.

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