Justice First


	Additional Founding Members Maureen Hall Unit Manager for Teesside Probation Services. Former Redcar and Cleveland Councillor. Member of NE Coalition for Asylum Rights. Dennis Oliver Through his work as an enabler with The Scarman Trust, Dennis has wide experience of working with people seeking asylum. Rowena Sommerville Community Programme Manager at Tees Valley Arts - has worked with refugees and people seeking asylum for five years mentoring talented individuals; running projects using music, photography, writing, animation, textiles and more; and organising celebratory events that bring the whole community together. Ian Jeffrey Ian has many years experience as an elected member both at County and Unitary level. He represents a diverse ward where residents have multiple needs. Ian chaired a local Forum that brought together practitioners working in the field of asylum. Val Jones Valerie Jones is an Immigration Solicitor who represented asylum seekers in Middlesbrough and Stockton for 6 years, but currently acts for refugees in South Yorks. Valerie still lives in the North East and is committed to maintaining legal representation in increasingly difficult times for people fleeing persecution and human rights abuses. Chris Coombs Chris is an elected member of Stockton Council who represents a ward where many of the refugee community have settled. He is vice chair of Cleveland Police Authority. Staff Our Executive Team: Kath Sainsbury & John Rogers. Our Field Officer is Kath Sainsbury and our Practice Manager is the Revd. John Rogers, both of whom have extensive networking experience in humanitarian support for those seeking asylum and in the vital work of re-connecting them to the legal process. Back

Additional Founding Members

Maureen Hall
Unit Manager for Teesside Probation Services. Former Redcar and Cleveland Councillor. Member of NE Coalition for Asylum Rights.

Dennis Oliver
Through his work as an enabler with The Scarman Trust, Dennis has wide experience of working with people seeking asylum.

Rowena Sommerville
Community Programme Manager at Tees Valley Arts - has worked with refugees and people seeking asylum for five years mentoring talented individuals; running projects using music, photography, writing, animation, textiles and more; and organising celebratory events that bring the whole community together.

Ian Jeffrey
Ian has many years experience as an elected member both at County and Unitary level. He represents a diverse ward where residents have multiple needs. Ian chaired a local Forum that brought together practitioners working in the field of asylum.

Val Jones
Valerie Jones is an Immigration Solicitor who represented asylum seekers in Middlesbrough and Stockton for 6 years, but currently acts for refugees in South Yorks. Valerie still lives in the North East and is committed to maintaining legal representation in increasingly difficult times for people fleeing persecution and human rights abuses.

Chris Coombs
Chris is an elected member of Stockton Council who represents a ward where many of the refugee community have settled. He is vice chair of Cleveland Police Authority.

Staff

Our Executive Team: Kath Sainsbury & John Rogers.

Our Field Officer is Kath Sainsbury and our Practice Manager is the Revd. John Rogers, both of whom have extensive networking experience in humanitarian support for those seeking asylum and in the vital work of re-connecting them to the legal process.

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