We have a small but growing team of experienced professionals with backgrounds in regeneration, community development, planning and funding. We are managed by a small Board who ensure that our activities continue to benefit the community.
Core Team
Tony Mullin
Director
Tony has 20 years of regeneration experience working for various local authorities and regeneration partnerships in the north of England.
Abi Hart
Research and Community Liaison Officer
Abi is an undergraduate Psychology student from the University of Leeds undertaking a year in industry. Interested in mental health, well-being and social research.
Sydney O'Connor
Research and Community Liaison Officer
Sydney is an undergraduate student studying management and marketing at the University of Leeds. She is particularly passionate about using the principles of business to create social and environmental value.
Board
Robin Beveridge
The Board
Robin has over 20 years experience of regeneration in the North East of England.
Taiba Yasseen
The Board
Taiba is an advocate for charitable and community causes who has been Chief Executive of two organisations covering Equalities and the Arts. She is a specialist on community engagement and citizenship, and a champion for fairness and justice, recently working nationally with the DWP. Taiba is also a playwright, director and actor who has toured three plays nationally to promote better cultural understanding. Taiba also advised and worked on the award winning Channel 4 series “Make Bradford British”.
Associates
Jo Ellis
Associate
Jo is a qualified Town Planner, with almost two decades’ experience in community development, regeneration and environmental protection.
Amelia Robson
Associate
Amelia is a second year student studying human geography and planning at Leeds Beckett University. She particularly enjoys the planning and community involvement side of the course and has been nominated for the ‘Women in Property’ award.
Anna Laing
Associate
Anna is a postdoctoral Research Fellow at Northumbria University, researching and developing an employability strategy for geography graduates.
Elena Horton
Elena is a sociology and social policy student in the final year of her undergraduate degree at the University of Leeds. She is particularly interested in social problems and inequality at a community based level.
Taiba Yasseen
Associate
Taiba is an advocate for charitable and community causes who has been Chief Executive of two organisations covering Equalities and the Arts. She is a specialist on community engagement and citizenship, and a champion for fairness and justice, recently working nationally with the DWP. Taiba is also a playwright, director and actor who has toured three plays nationally to promote better cultural understanding. Taiba also advised and worked on the award winning Channel 4 series “Make Bradford British”.