About

Meet the team

  • Joanna Gurr

    Founder, Director, Member & Volunteer since 2005, Committee member

    Graduate in Anthropology & Organisational Management

    • Previously worked in the Police, NHS, Medical Colleges, Social Services, Airbnb Superhost
    • Volunteered on Archaeological projects, worked on two expeditions and is a published poet
    • Mother of 2 adult sons

  • Victoria Jackman

    Assistant Director, Member & Volunteer since 2005

    Graduate in Anthropology & Organisational Management

    • Entrepreneur (previously lady taxi cooperative)
    • Set up online learning resources for women in business and travel guides
    • Currently a digital creator
    • Mother of adult son

  • Karen Perrier

    Member & Volunteer

    • CEO of Money Advice Plus, Eastbourne
    • Mother of two adult children

  • Maddie Davies

    Volunteer

    Graduate in International Relations and Politics

    • Currently studying a master's in Conflict, Security and Development at the University of Sussex
    • Volunteering at SPIN since April 2025
    • Enjoys cooking and crocheting

  • Zoe Popham

    Member & Volunteer since 2023, Committee member

    Graduate in Law - LLB (Hons), MA in Screen & Film Production

    • Previously worked for a local authority and the civil service
    • Before that, over 20 years as a TV producer in Asia and Europe
    • Interests: writing, travel and film
    • Mother of a teen

  • Rachel Hand

    Member & Volunteer, Committee member

    PhD in Southeast Asian Studies

    • Experience working in community engagement and events management
    • Mother of two children

  • Paolo F. Bongiovanni

    IT Volunteer

    MSc in Computer Science

    • Founder of software company Mindiply
    • Family chef
    • Father of tweener and 9-year-old

  • Laura Skirmantaite

    Volunteer

    • Engineer and trainee accountant
    • Mother of two children
    • Loves travel

  • Finnian Holland

    IT Volunteer

    Computer Science BSc

    • Avid artist and cyclist