Who are we and how are we organised? 

As a registered charity, Herts Welcomes Refugees has a Trustee Board which is legally responsible for ensuring the organisation’s effectiveness in achieving its charitable purpose and agreed outcomes.
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A Management Committee, including Convenors for each area of Hertfordshire, meets every month to oversee and co-ordinate activities across the county. This includes the work of our Volunteer Coordinator. 

This chart shows how the charity is structured:
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Herts Welcomes Refugees Management Committee

Irene Austin
Chair, Trustee and Joint Area Convenor for St Albans and Hertsmere 
[email protected]

Adrian Ball  
Trustee and Treasurer 
[email protected] 
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​John Borton 
Trustee 
John@hertswelcomes.org.uk

​Andy Gregg 
Trustee 
andy.gregg@hertswelcomes.org.uk 

Annabel Kirk 
Administrator 
annabel.kirk@hertswelcomes.org.uk 
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​Ruhena Akhtar ​
Volunteer Coordinator 
ruhena.akhtar@hertswelcomes.org.uk 

Area Teams

Dacorum Area
Kate Scott 
Trustee and Area Convenor Dacorum 
kate.scott@hertswelcomes.org.uk  

Alison Wilkinson 
alison.wilkinson@hertswelcomes.org.uk 
Jane Collis 
jane.collis@hertswelcomes.org.uk 

Watford & Three Rivers Area
​Sobia Razzaq 
Area Convenor
[email protected]

St Albans & Hertsmere Area
​Samah Alrahabi 
Trustee and Joint Area Convenor 

Hertsmere and London Colney
Birim Karakas
Area Convenor
[email protected]

North Herts & Stevenage Area
​Veronica Raymond 
Trustee and Area Convenor  
Veronica@hertswelcomes.org.uk 

​Welwyn/Hatfield Area
 

​​Karen Cleaver 
[email protected]

East Herts and Broxbourne Area
Denise Beardshaw 
Joint Area Convenor 
[email protected]

​Carolyn Breheny 
​Joint Area Convenor 
[email protected]

​Kate Wentworth,
Joint Area Convenor
k[email protected]

​Other roles

​​Helen Singer 
Social Media Coordinator/PR contact
helen.singer@hertswelcomes.org.uk ​

Lucile Bertolaso
Safeguarding Lead
[email protected]​

HWR Management Group at AGM