Linda Butcher
Chief Executive
Linda Butcher joined SMK in September 2008, having been active in the voluntary and community sectors for more than two decades.
Linda's campaigning experience includes:
- Supporting the miners, as well as campaigning against rape and violence, in the 80s;
- Lobbying with other parents for more - and better - local childcare facilities and resources in the 90s;
- Taking action with others, as a single parent, to successfully change Housing Corporation policy on the use of chemical treatments;
- Helping to build, and act upon, a significant body of evidence to enable homeless or disadvantaged individuals to get the employment and training support they need and want.
From 2001-2008, Linda was Chief Executive of Off the Streets and Into Work (OSW), a charity that worked to alleviate poverty, homelessness and disadvantage, leading the development of the organisation from a London-based programme into an award winning, transnational network of organisations and individuals. OSW and CRISIS merged in 2010.
From 1992-1994 she worked for homeless charity St Mungos; followed by the Training and Enterprise Council in central London (later the LSC) where she was responsible for strategic partnerships, regeneration projects aimed at tackling social and economic exclusion, and capacity building initiatives until 2001.
Since 2008 she has been a member of the London School of Economics Research Ethics Committee.
Linda is a trained cabinetmaker and polisher and ran her own business making and restoring furniture.
Contact details: linda.butcher@smk.org.uk, 020 7697 4041
Harmit Kambo
Communications Manager
Harmit has worked in the voluntary sector for ten years. He started his career as a volunteer at a national homelessness agency, and has since worked in a variety of capacities, including event management, fundraising, marketing, policy and lobbying, training, project management, grant-making and strategic development.
Joining the team in November 2008, Harmit leads on our communications work and manages Campaign Central, a website to connect, support and inform campaigners.
Harmit recently completed an MA in Photojournalism.
Contact details: harmit.kambo@smk.org.uk, 020 7697 4042
Clare Parry
Campaigner Support Manager
Clare joined the Sheila McKechnie Foundation in October 2008 bringing with her more than a decade of experience working in the international development sector in both London and Johannesburg.
Clare manages the SMK Campaigner Awards Programme working with each of the award winners to develop their campaigning skills during the course of the awards programme. Clare also manages SMK’s external events and a regional pilot project, Reaching UK Campaigners, which aims to enable SMK to test a low-cost and potentially sustainable regional/devolved structure and strengthen the quality and equality of our support to campaigners across the UK.
Contact details: clare.parry@smk.org.uk, 020 7697 4044
Mustafa Korel
Marketing and Events Administrator
Mustafa joined SMK in October 2010 and comes from a background in the voluntary sector and has strong community links within Hackney.
Prior to his joining, Mustafa has gained over 6 years experience in administration, finance, office and event management. He has had campaigning experience during his work as a volunteer.
Mustafa has also worked with the Unreported Crime Project, which has given him knowledge of working with and developing workshops for young people.
Contact details: mustafa.korel@smk.org.uk, 020 7697 4043
Alice Moore
Communications and Marketing Officer
Alice joined SMK in January 2012, coming from a background of voluntary sector experience within the fields of marketing, communications and research.
Before joining SMK Alice undertook two communications and marketing internships, both with human rights based charities. As a volunteer, she has campaigned for local and national issues and taught in a Romanian school.
Alice studied Politics and Modern History.
Contact details: alice.moore@smk.org.uk 020 7697 4045
Freelance Coordinators
In addition, we have five Freelance Coordinators as part of SMK's Reaching UK Campaigners project:
Ben Ballin, Sophie Cowdell, James Magowan, Kirstie Shirra and Amanda Stone. Please click here for more information.
