Staff Team

Sophie is Director of CLASS and tries not to let that keep her from direct work with inspiring and committed community leaders. Sophie co-founded CLASS with some of the original Community Savers leadership in 2019, adapting ideas from Shack/Slum Dwellers International’s model of community federation-support agency ‘alliance’. Sophie has spent the last 20 years working with communities to explore ideas, strategies, and methodologies for building community, amplifying community voice, and co-producing solutions that address intersecting inequalities.

Kate is Operations Manager for CLASS and has worked in the charity sector in a number of different organisations including those focusing on mental health and supporting the older community. In her role at CLASS, she is focused on overseeing daily operations, supporting the Savers Network, financial administration and volunteer coordination.

Fathima is Admin Assistant for Women of Wythenshawe – a network of women’s groups taking action for systems change on gendered poverty. Fathima works flexitime.

Ieva is our Neighbourhood Networks Coordinator. She helps to coordinate Miles Platting Community and Age-Friendly Network (MPCAN) and the Women of Wythenshawe (WoW) network. Ieva enjoys learning about how best to support community leaders to catalyse change within their local area.