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Our People

Meet the passionate people behind our cause and those who go beyond to support us.

Alice Ford

Alice Ford

Head of Programmes, Quality and Impact

Alice has over 11 years of experience in the international development sector and is a technical expert in disability-inclusive programming ...

Annie Chipeta

Annie Chipeta

Network Manager

Annie joined Able Child in 2023 as a Programmes Officer upon completion of a master’s degree in Governance, Development and Public Policy ...

Anthony Ford Shubrook OBE

Anthony Ford Shubrook OBE

Advocacy & Communications Executive

Anthony has advocated for disability rights and access throughout his whole life and was awarded an OBE in 2019 for his incredible contribut ...

Danielle Case

Danielle Case

Head of Fundraising and Communications

Danielle has a fundraising career spanning nearly 13 years. She has worked at several different charities including across health care, soci ...

Danielle Taylor

Danielle Taylor

Fundraising & Communications
Executive

Danielle joined Able Child in March 2026 as a Fundraising and Communications Executive, bringing over 20 years of experience in fundraising, ...

Hannah Fitzgibbon

Hannah Fitzgibbon

Senior Programmes Officer

Hannah joined Able Child in December 2019. She previously worked at Alzheimer’s Society, where she worked in the involvement team to empow ...

Joyce Okello

Joyce Okello

Finance and Operations Manager

Joyce joined the team at Able Child as a Finance & Operations Manager in August 2023. She has several years’ experience working at int ...

Lauren Watters

Lauren Watters

Chief Executive Officer

Lauren is a technical expert in disability-inclusive programming and has extensive experience working for small-medium sized international d ...

Sean Whitley

Sean Whitley

Programmes Funding
Officer

Sean joined Able Child in November 2024, after working in the Global Programmes Funding team at Street Child, where he progressed from an As ...

Mitul Shah

Mitul Shah

Chair of Board

Mitul joined the Board of Trustees in 2020, initially as Treasurer and became Chair in April 2024. He is an Executive Director at UBS Global ...

Abigail Viljoen

Abigail Viljoen

Vice Chair of Board

Abigail joined the Board of Trustees in 2023 and became Vice Chair in April 2024. She is a Partner at professional services firm EY, focusse ...

Dhiran Tanna

Dhiran Tanna

Trustee

Dhiran joined the Board of Trustees in 2024 as Treasurer.  He is a Senior Audit Manager at M&G Plc and has previously worked in global ...

Martin Hill

Martin Hill

Chair of Resources Subcommittee

Martin joined the Board of Trustees early in 2019. He is a Director at Barclays Private Bank and is part of their Global Growth Markets busi ...

Jonathan Dunne

Jonathan Dunne

Trustee

Jonathan is a lawyer with over 20 years’ experience guiding organisations through complex compliance landscapes, specialising in digital r ...

Jim Sellars

Jim Sellars

Trustee

Jim joined the Board of Trustees in 2018 and served as Chair from April 2020 to April 2024. Jim currently works for an investment fund based ...

Miiro Michael

Miiro Michael

Trustee

Miiro is a human rights activist and specialises in community empowerment, mental health, advocacy, disability, and development. Previously, ...

Hannah Loryman

Hannah Loryman

Trustee

Hannah is the Head of Policy at international NGO Sightsavers where she leads a team to influence policy on disability, health and education ...

Tom Edwards

Tom Edwards

Trustee

Tom joined the Board of Trustees in 2024. Tom is the Head of Major Giving at World Jewish Relief and his background is in fundraising for in ...

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