Trust Staff

Elizabeth Wedmore is the Trust’s Administrative Director. She came to the Trust from Bexley Heritage Trust, where she was Director, responsible for two Grade I listed houses and the museum collection. Previously she was bursar of a leading independent school in London, and Assistant Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery. She holds an M.A. in French and Russian from Oxford University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Julie Broome is Programme Director for the Civil and Political Rights programme. She came to the Trust from the CEELI Institute in Prague, where she was the Programme Director responsible for conducting rule of law-related trainings for judges and lawyers from countries undergoing transition. Previously, she was a Programme Manager for Central and Eastern Europe with the American Bar Association’s technical legal assistance programme, based in Washington, DC, and a Programme Associate at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation in Seattle. She holds an M.A. in International Studies from the University of Washington and an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law from the University of Essex.

Liz McArthur is Programme Officer for the Civil and Political Rights programme. She holds an M.A. in Human Rights and Democratisation from the European Inter-University Centre in Venice and has a joint honours degree in Law and French from the University of Glasgow. Prior to joining the Trust she worked as Research Assistant to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak, accompanying him on fact-finding missions to Mongolia and China. She is the co-author of “The United Nations Convention Against Torture, A Commentary” which was published by Oxford University Press in March 2008. She was also a human rights officer with the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in Warsaw and has worked at the Ministry of Justice in London.

Kelly Ann Quinn is Programme Director for the Women’s Rights programme. Prior to joining the Trust she was the Deputy Director for the Empowerment & Civic Engagement unit of Winrock International. She implemented programmes to increase opportunities for women and girls - urban and rural, students and professionals, and politicians and lay advocates – throughout Africa and the former Soviet Union. She also spent three years in the Russian Far East directing a project to prevent trafficking in women. Kelly holds a BA in International Studies from the American University and did graduate studies in Development Anthropology at George Washington University.

Radha Wickremasinghe is Programme Officer for the Women’s Rights programme. Prior to joining the Trust, she was the Programme Manager for Asia at Womankind Worldwide. Previously, she was a Programme Manager at Christian Aid, managing their partnerships in Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Thailand and Cambodia. She was the Coordinator of the Dalit Solidarity Network UK, and a freelance consultant conducting research and evaluations of humanitarian and development programmes. She holds a BSc honours degree in Economics (Trade & Development) from the London School of Economics, and a post-graduate Diploma in Development Management from the Open University.

Beth Fernandez is Programme Officer for the Minority Rights programme. She has worked within human rights civil society organisations for ten years and has managed numerous human rights capacity-building projects in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union. She joined the Trust from ILGA-Europe where she worked to support LGBTI organisations in conducting strategic human rights advocacy, monitoring and documenting violations, and planning for strategic litigation. Prior to that she worked for Interights where she managed training projects for lawyers on international human rights standards. She has also volunteered for refugee service and policy organisations. She holds a Masters degree from University College London in Human Rights, and a BA in Politics and Russian from the University of Leeds.

Theodoros Chronopoulos is Programme Director for the Social Justice programme. Prior to joining the Trust he was the Canon Collins Trust’s General Manager and before that he worked as a Campaigner for ActionAid International UK. Theodoros holds an MSc in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics.

Tom Lee is Programme Assistant for the Social Justice programme. Before he came to the Trust he was a Research Assistant in the strategy division of the British Red Cross, where he was involved in the implementation of an innovative research agenda. Tom holds a BA in History from the University of Bristol and an MA in East Asian Regional Development from the University of Leeds.

Sheetal Patel, the Major Grants Administrator & Finance Officer, previously worked at the emergency healthcare organisation MERLIN, where her job involved travelling to various conflict zones to train staff and evaluate Merlin's financial systems. Before that she worked at Imperial College, London. She holds a qualification from the Association of Accounting Technicians.

Lucy Doig is the Trust’s Office Manager. Before coming to the Trust she spent five years as Senior Caseworker and Office Manager for Joan Ruddock, the Member of Parliament for Lewisham Deptford and a former Climate Change Minister. Lucy holds a BA (Hons) in Combined Arts from Durham University.