Team Spotlights


Introducing Agne Pilkauskiene, Healthwatch Engagement and Project Officer
This month, we’d like to introduce Agne, who joined our Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham team in July as an Engagement and Project Officer. If you live in the borough, you might have met her already when she’s been out and


Introducing Sunita Bhakar, Champions Support Worker
This month, we’d like to introduce Sunita, who first came to us two years ago as a Parent Champion with our Champions Support Network, providing guidance to parents and carers. She’s now a Support Worker, assisting and encouraging other Parent


Tips and wisdom from Royston Dawswell, Youth Development Worker and Parent Champion Co-ordinator
This month, we’d like to introduce Royston, an incredibly dedicated Youth Development Worker within our SW!TCH team and one of our Parent Champion Co-ordinators. Royston has a wealth of experience and melds his two disciplines with infinite precision. We hope


Introducing Jenny Dixon, Lead Bid Writer
This month, we sit down with Jenny Dixon, who has been working on our Business Development team for just over two years and, in recognition of her outstanding contribution, has just been promoted to Lead Bid Writer! We hope you


Introducing Junior Youth Development Workers Dara and Sara
This month, we’re delighted to introduce two recent additions to our SW!TCH team, Dara and Sara. They first came to us as mentees through the SW!TCH, before rising to the challenge and supporting other young people as SW!TCH Ambassadors. Now


Introducing Ruth Lowe, Head of Young People’s Services
We’re excited to welcome Ruth to the LifeLine team, where she’ll be guiding our youth work and the SW!TCH programme as our new Head of Young People’s Services.
We hope you enjoy getting to know Ruth as much as we did!


A farewell to Daniel Chery, SW!TCH Minds Manager
At the end of last month, we said farewell to Daniel Chery, who had been managing our SW!TCH Minds programme for the past two-and-a-half years. We’re sad to see Daniel go, as his passion for supporting young people and drive


Introducing Humerah Khan, Head of Finance
This month, we’re excited to sit down and chat with Humerah, a valued member of our Support Services department who assists the whole team with her wide knowledge of financial and accounting matters.


Introducing Anistasia James, Community Development Worker
We are excited to welcome Anistasia to the LifeLine team, who will be working on our new capacity-building SW!TCH Communities programme in the local area. We hope you enjoy getting to know Ani as much as we did!


Introducing Fatma Mbwana, Little Learners Nursery Manager
We are very pleased to welcome Fatma to the LifeLine team as manager of our Little Learners Nursery and Pre-School in Ilford. Fatma joins a great team who will continue the Little Learners mission: leading the way, learning through play.


Introducing Manisha Modhvadia, Acting Manager of Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham
Manisha was born in India and came to the UK when she was two along with her parents and siblings. My parents have influenced the person I have become; coming to a new country, finding a job and becoming part


Introducing David Johnson, Youth Development Worker
David was born and brought up in Lewisham, London. Although both his parents were born in Jamaica, he has managed to trace within his family a Cuban and Chinese ancestry line. His parents had a strong work ethic and expected