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Our Team

Edinburgh Community Sponsorship Homes is managed by our Trustees. We have a wide range of experience in different fields, including in the third sector, academia and public service. 

Meet our Trustees below.

Our Trustees

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Fae Mira Gerlach

Co-founder and Coordinator of Edinburgh Refugee Sponsorship Circle, Co-chair of the Edinburgh New Scots Steering group, guest lecturer at University of Edinburgh and Alice Salomon Hochschule (Berlin), Grant Manager and Interim Head of Edinburgh Trust. Fae comes with over 12 years of experience in Community Organising, Organisation building and work for and with people in displacement across Europe. She has a passion for Collective Care, human-centred and sustainable organisational cultures and FOOD.

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Sarah Story

Co- Chair of Edinburgh Refugee Sponsorship Circle, with over 10 years of experience working with displaced people providing legal and human rights info, she is co-founder and former director of refugee info bus - a charity that provided vital news, as well as practical and legal info to refugees who had recently arrived in Greece and Northern France. Currently Sarah works as an Independent Child Trafficking guardian, based in Edinburgh, as part of the national child trafficking support service delivered by the Scottish Refugee Council and Aberlour Children’s charity.

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Dr Regina Serpa

Lecturer in housing studies at the University of Stirling and author of the book ‘Migrant Homelessness and the Crimmigration Control System.’ As a housing practitioner and academic she has dedicated her career to addressing homelessness amongst individuals and families who have a migration background.

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Caroline Part

Business manager of South of Scotland Community Housing, which provides long-term support and advice to community organisations to deliver community-led housing. Caroline’s role is financial management - overseeing grants and end of year spending.

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Muiris Ó Floinn

A civil servant with nearly a decade of experience across the UK Government, including working on Financial Inclusion and Cooperative policy in the Treasury. Muiris has also been a volunteer with Edinburgh Refugee Sponsorship Circle since 2024.

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Andrew Lundy

A Scottish native, Andrew has spent the majority of his career in the energy sector, primarily working in the United States. Andrew has a broad background in finance and accounting, as well as extensive experience in human resources and commercial management.

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Amy Westendarp

Amy has over 25 years’ experience of charity fundraising, communications and BAME communities development work in the field of refugee rights, gender equality, racial justice and homelessness.  She is the Philanthropy Manager at Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit, a legal charity creating change for people who have been trafficked or trapped in slavery by partnering with those with lived experience to break cycles of injustice, exploitation and poverty. She was previously the Co-Chair for the board of Refugee Sanctuary Scotland and a trustee for Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland.

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Mohammad Abushaaban

Mohammad has over a decade of experience in lettings, property investment, and asset management. As Business Services Manager at Cyrenians, he leads the Property Team and oversees the Women in Safe Homes (WiSH) project, delivering safe, secure housing for women experiencing homelessness. Previously, he held senior roles across Scotland's private rented sector, specialising in property management and business development. He brings a strategic approach to housing, combining commercial expertise with a commitment to creating lasting social impact.

 

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