Maggie Lennon, Director maggielennon@bridgesprogrammes.org.uk

Maggie started working with asylum seekers and refugees in 2002 by setting up the Bridges Project in response to the growing racial trension in the city following the introduction of a dispersal policy of aslylum seekers to Glasgow. The programme has grown continuously since then and in 2005 became the Charity the Bridges Programmes Ltd. Previous to working in this field Maggie was a bookseller and former Editor of the Weekend Scotsman.

Suki Mills, Assistant Director sukimills@bridgesprogrammes.org.uk

Suki joined the team in 2005. She is responsible for managing the case work of the staff,  liaising with and recruiting companies to the project and desining nddelivering varius training courses for clients.

Patricia Kanyandekwe,  Administrator patriciakanyandekwe@bridgesprogrammes.org.uk

Patrica joined the team in 2005. She is the first point of contact to arrange an interview or to receive information about the programmes we run.

Elio Ajmone, Youth Project Co-ordinator elioajmone@bridgesprogrammes.org.uk

Elio joined the team in 2005 and is responsible for running our programme for unaccompanied minors in the city, including the development of the new Life Skills Development Course.

Liz Porter, Case Worker, elizabethporter@bridgesprogrammes.org.uk

Liz joined the team in 2007 and is responsible for case work and for developing the service to enhance the value of the project and to ensure that clients' time with us is a positive and practical step towards economic integration. Liz has years of experience working with other groups who were far from the workplace.

Chamberlin Ngouajio, Youth worker, chamberlinngouajio@bridgesprogrammes.org.uk

Chamberlin joined the team in 2006 as a part-time youth worker and works on the youth project and has been responsible d for co-developing the new Life Skills Development Course.

Trustees:

Jim Gaffney, Laing O'Rourke Scotland, (Chairman of board of Trustees)

Linda McTavish, Principal Anniesland College

Maureen Clark, South Lanarkshire Council

Professor Alan Mac Gregor, University of Glasgow

Elizabeth Maguire, Glasgow City Council

Maggie Lennon