NERS BOARD PEN PICS Ben joined the Board in 2004. He Updated to 22/02/18 volunteered for NERS in 2011 but was asked to work as Volunteer Coordinator for a few months, while funding for the ANN SCHOFIELD post lasted. Before retiring, he worked as an Anglican Priest from 1961-2001, serving part of his time in Botswana in the late and early It was here that ‘60s ‘70s. that he met refugees from South Africa Ann Schofield joined the Board in 2016 and Rhodesia, as Zimbabwe was then having actively supported NERS as Labour called. and came to know people who had Councillor for Elswick Ward. Ann brings to had to flee their own country. Before the Board experience in Adult Education then, however, he had come across and Life Long Learning for people without refugees from eastern Europe and from Nazi Germany, so they were people much qualifications or skills needed for study on his mind. In retirement, one of his and jobs. This includes supporting asylum hopes was to be able to do some work for seekers, refugees and people in settled people who have had to flee their ethnic minority communities for whom countries, and NERS is the organisation English is not their first language and who which has enabled him to do so. face many barriers to their health and wellbeing. Ann has strong links with Palestinian refugee and educational projects for young people. Last year she was part of a Newcastle delegation to DAVID GLENDINNING Bangladesh and is an active member of a Newcastle Group supporting the Rohingya David has a law degree from Nottingham people who are living in the refugee Trent University and an MSc in Disaster camps on the Border with Myanmar. Management and Sustainable Development from Northumbria University. He works in international development as a programme manager for organisations like the International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). He has over ten years of experience in work in emergency and post conflict settings. He is skilled in strategic planning, project management, training, monitoring and evaluation and civil society development. David joined NERS as an adviser to the board in 2016 BEN HOPKINSON and became a trustee in 2018.
NERS BOARD PEN PICS Updated to 22/02/18 ANN SCHOFIELD Ann Schofield joined the Board in 2016 having actively supported NERS as Labour Councillor for Elswick Ward. Ann brings to the Board experience in Adult Education and Life Long Learning for people without qualifications or skills needed for study and jobs. This includes supporting asylum seekers, refugees and people in settled ethnic minority communities for whom English is not their first language and who face many barriers to their health and wellbeing. Ann has strong links with Palestinian refugee and educational projects for young people. Last year she was part of a Newcastle delegation to Bangladesh and is an active member of a Newcastle Group supporting the Rohingya people who are living in the refugee camps on the Border with Myanmar. BEN HOPKINSON Ben joined the Board in 2004. He volunteered for NERS in 2011 but was asked to work as Volunteer Coordinator for a few months, while funding for the post lasted. Before retiring, he worked as an Anglican Priest from 1961-2001, serving part of his time in Botswana in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. It was here that that he met refugees from South Africa and Rhodesia, as Zimbabwe was then called. and came to know people who had had to flee their own country. Before then, however, he had come across refugees from eastern Europe and from Nazi Germany, so they were people much on his mind. In retirement, one of his hopes was to be able to do some work for people who have had to flee their countries, and NERS is the organisation which has enabled him to do so. DAVID GLENDINNING David has a law degree from Nottingham Trent University and an MSc in Disaster Management and Sustainable Development from Northumbria University. He works in international development as a programme manager for organisations like the International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). He has over ten years of experience in work in emergency and post conflict settings. He is skilled in strategic planning, project management, training, monitoring and evaluation and civil society development. David joined NERS as an adviser to the board in 2016 and became a trustee in 2018.
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