Meet the team at Tools for Self Reliance
Name: Sarah Ingleby
Role: Chief Executive
About: Former teacher who changed career to work with VSO in Zambia for 4 years. Returned to the UK and took up a post with Tools for Self Reliance. After 14 years, and picking up a MSC in Development Management on the way, became CEO in 2012.
Name: Ash Phillips
Role: Africa Programme Manager
About: Ash started working in International Development Programming in 2016, managing early marriage and FGM/C education projects in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. Has since worked with refugee communities in Europe delivering direct assistance and removing unexploded ordnance in Cambodia and Kosovo.
Name: Cecily Bryant
Role: Africa Programme Manager
About: Cecily first arrived in Africa over 25 years ago, living in a Zimbabwean village researching livelihoods and food insecurity. Since then, she has worked across East, Central and Southern Africa and the Caribbean managing a wide variety of development and humanitarian programmes including vocational training, education, and micro finance.
Name: Stuart Bailey
Role: Workshop and Site Manager
About: Studied Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Portsmouth Polytechnic before working as a cable engineer in a sub-sea fibre optic factory. Left to travel, eventually setting up a diveshop in Thailand. More recently living in Norway and the UK, he has spent the last 18 years in the manufacturing and construction sectors.
Name: Nuisha Russo
Role: Trust Fundraiser
Nuisha studied Environmental Science at Southampton University. She has worked as a trust fundraiser for 10 years working for in the fields of youth, disability and international development.
Name: Lauren Smits
Role: Community & Events Officer
About: Lauren has gained experience in the private and government sectors before focusing on non-profit organisations. From being a Supporter Care Officer and a Corporate Charity Coordinator, Lauren now joins the team as our Fundraising and Events Officer.
Name: Vicky Fernandes
Role: Individual Giving Officer
About: Vicky studied Anthropology at the University of Kent before working in conference co-ordination, event management and marketing. In 2015 she joined an environmental charity as Membership Officer within the Fundraising team and now joins Tools For Self Reliance as Individual Giving Officer.
Name: Ben Riley
Role: Volunteer Co-ordinator
About: studied Business Studies at Plymouth University, spent 12 years in the NHS recruiting blood donors before joining an HIV charity as Fundraising and Volunteer Officer.
Name: Sam Northcott
Role: Administration Officer
About: Previously worked at HSBC, the Local Planning Authority and most recently Hampshire Constabulary. Joined the team at the end of March 2014 and deals with the daily running of the office.
Name: Natasha Finn
Role: Finance Officer
About: Natasha worked at Quilter PLC for 6 years as an International Reporting Analyst, and is currently studying ACCA. Before changing career, she worked in various nurseries and has a Foundation Degree in Childhood Studies
