Our team
Our diverse team leverages both our own lived experiences and those of our inclusive community and extensive partnership networks.
Humma Nizami
Executive Director
Humma is qualified in Youth & Community Development and has over 15 years’ experience of working in the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) to manage projects focussing on mental health, employment, advice & guidance, looked-after children, suicide prevention, refugee resettlement, organ donation, cancer screening and health inequalities. She has worked with a number of organisations including Womenzone Community Centre, Lancashire BME Network, The Children’s Society and Leeds City Council.
Humma is currently a member of the Bradford District VCS Assembly Steering Group, co-chair of both the Equalities Forum, and the Race Equality Mental Health Collaborative in Bradford.
Nadim Qureshi
Programme Development Manager
Nadim Qureshi, REN’s new Programme Development Manager, brings extensive senior leadership experience, strategic planning expertise, and a strong track record in programme management and professional development.
Having led multi-million-pound initiatives and advised the UK Government on social cohesion, he is a dynamic leader and speaker dedicated to driving positive change, collaboration, and leadership growth across sectors.
Fatima Mahmood
Projects and Communications Officer
Lucillia Grayston
Finance and Admin Officer
Piers Telemacque
Programme Development Officer
Our trustees
We are governed by our Board of Trustees whose expertise and guidance is integral to the production of our work.
Carol Peltier
Chair
Ayesha Hussain
Secretary
Lukman Miah
Treasurer
Peter Tate
Trustee
Mushtaq Hussain
Trustee
Evie Manning
Trustee
Deepak Sharma
Trustee
Kashif Ahmed
Trustee
Ashok Nair
Trustee
Joynal Uddin
Trustee
Katrina Dome
Trustee
Yusuf Karolia
Trustee