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Meet our
professional team
AMOS
FOUNDER & CEO
Amos is a youth worker, activist and community organiser. He was inspired to found Our Second Home by the transformative experience he had in his youth movement, and is driven to empower and develop the next generation of leaders in migrant communities. He has a decade of experience working in community building, and is currently Deputy Director of HIAS+JCORE. Amos studied International Relations at Leeds University and has an MSc in Migration Studies from Oxford University.
AVA
PROGRAMME MANAGER
Ava is an experienced creative facilitator, programme manager and movement builder who is driven by the importance of making healing, care and self expression possible for marginalised communities as a tool to unwind trauma. Since 2016, they have been committed to developing creative wellbeing projects for young people, refugees and asylum seekers. Ava’s contribution to creating liberated futures includes educating groups in trauma informed practise and transformative justice, but it begins and ends with play. Ava loves to sing, dance, collage and seek out colourful adventures.
ALI
LONDON COMMUNITY COORDINATOR
Ali joined OSH as its first movement worker in 2021 and in 2023 was appointed as London Community Coordinator & National Fieldworker. He took part in OSH's leadership training programme in 2019 and has been a leader ever since. He is a performer, advocate and activist working for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, inspired by his own experiences. As well as OSH, he is active in many other charities. including founding Babylon Migrants Project.
RACHEL
BRISTOL COMMUNITY MANAGER
Rachel is a project coordinator, workshop facilitator and mentor and has been working with young people since 2016 in a range of settings- from running the Young Refugee Project with the Red Cross to delivering creative workshops in Serres refugee camp. She is driven to create platforms for young people with a background of displacement to feel that they belong and have the tools, confidence and community to thrive in the UK. Rachel is supporting the growth of OSH to the West by developing an OSH Programme in Bristol. Otherwise she can be found rollerblading or making something out of clay!
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SARAH
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Sarah joined OSH in 2023 after working and volunteering in the refugee sector. It was when running a summer youth programme with people who have experience of the asylum system that she saw the importance of safe and welcoming spaces in helping to build a life in the UK. At OSH she will use her operations experience to bring together our growing list of programmes and strengthen the OSH community. Otherwise find her free-diving in a murky British lake.
AMER
LEADERSHIP & VOLUNTEERING MANAGER
Amer joins us as the Leadership and Volunteering Manager, bringing a deep commitment and extensive experience in youth empowerment, volunteering and community building. Having been part of OSH’s journey since 2023, he has supported young people to grow as leaders, volunteers, and active changemakers within their communities. Amer is passionate about creating inclusive, youth-led spaces and continues to support the programmes that make OSH a home for so many.
TOMI
ADMINISTRATOR
Tomi first volunteered with OSH in May 2024 and quickly fell in love with the OSH’s mission and community. Starting as a volunteer youth leader, she soon took on the roles of Logistics Coordinator and Programme Coordinator on residential trips. Now, she joins the staff team as Administrator.
She is a passionate youth leader and facilitator, and loves connecting with young people and volunteers alike. She is dedicated to creating a safe, welcoming, and inspiring environment where everyone in our community can thrive.
MOIRA
BRISTOL COMMUNITY WORKER
Moira joins us as a Regional Community Worker for Bristol and the South West after volunteering as a leader with OSH from 2023 to 2024. She is passionate about youth-centered, inclusive practices and has played a crucial role in our Bristol Hub activities, residential trips, and our first leader-in-training program
Meet our
National Steering Committee
ANAS
Anas has been part of OSH since 2021
KHALED
Khaled has been part of OSH since 2019.
MEHRAVEH
Mehraveh has been part of OSH since 2021.
MISHKAT
Mishkat has been part of OSH since 2021
TOMI
Tomi has been part of OSH since 2023
TOSIN
Tosin has been part of OSH since 2023
Meet our
trustees
Alex Brookes
Trustee
Alex is the Deputy Director of UK Programmes at World Jewish Relief. She has previously worked in roles across UNHCR and the British Council.
Ezio Fabricio
Treasurer
Ezio is a project manager, who left Brazil in 2007 to work in the Oil and Gas industry in Africa. In 2012 Ezio moved to Europe, taking up the role of Corporate Real Estate manager, working between London and the Hague. Throughout his career, he has been heavily involved in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting. Currently he works as Head of Real Estate at Northern Trust, American investment bank.
Hannah Spark
Trustee
Hannah Spark is a social worker, educator and safeguarding specialist with over a decade of experience working with young people and families. She currently works as a Principal Practice Tutor at Frontline where she leads and mentors teams of experienced social workers, develops high-quality training, and supports the next generation of child protection social workers across the UK.
Hannah is passionate about safeguarding as a means of empowerment — not just protection. She believes deeply in OSH’s mission to create joyful, safe spaces where young refugees can build community, reclaim childhood, and grow into confident leaders.
David King
Trustee
David King was born into a life of hardship and faced child trafficking at a young age. Despite the odds, he used his experiences to create a brighter future becoming an author, a publisher and a law graduate advocating for the rights of survivors of trafficking and exploitation. He worked as an Immigration Caseworker at BID, offering support and hope to refugees and asylum seekers. David joined Our Second Home as a member and board of trustees, bringing his unique perspective to the organisation's mission. David's unwavering commitment to justice, compassion, and equality serves as a beacon of hope for a more inclusive world.
Nic Schlagman
Chair
Nic is a freelance trainer and consultant. He spent 10 years as Head of Social Action and Interfaith at West London Synagogue. He has worked professionally in both education and refugee humanitarian relief. From 2009-2013 he was the Humanitarian Coordinator and then Programme Manager for the African Refugee Development Centre in Tel Aviv. He currently runs a number of direct service projects for refugees and asylum seekers in London including a Drop-in for destitute asylum seeker families, a support project for queer asylum seekers, language and employment support for refugees, and Community Sponsorship for both Syrian and Ukrainian refugees. When not working Nic can be found watching Marvel cartoons with his two daughters.
Raymond Simonson
Trustee
Raymond is the first CEO of JW3, London's Jewish Community Centre – the only one of its kind in the UK – which opened in October 2013. He came into this role with over 25 years' experience in informal Jewish education, leadership development, youth work and community building. He is a qualified Community and Youth Worker, holds a BA in Jewish History, an MA in Applied Anthropology and Community & Youth Work, and is an alumnus of the Cambridge University Senior Faith Leadership Programme. He is particularly proud to be a lay advisor to Amal, a cultural charity that utilises Muslim arts and culture to increase understanding of Britain’s Muslim communities among people of other faiths and none. Raymond is eternally grateful that his wife, an NHS Psychiatric Nurse, and two children are incredibly patient.
Robyn Smith
Trustee
Robyn is a participatory researcher, with a background in youth work. She is passionate about working alongside young refugees and asylum seekers and grassroots organisations to understand what matters to young people in their lives and co-create and evaluate sport, art, and music activities that centre care, joy, and community. Her work is grounded in a belief that research should be accountable to the communities it serves, and she uses participatory and co-production approaches methods to amplify youth voices and social action. Robyn currently works at Loughborough University as a Research Fellow, but her work lives just as much in community spaces, sports fields, and youth centres.
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