making communities visible in
policy-making
The Social Equity Centre is dedicated to addressing the underrepresentation of first-generation migrants in the UK public sector. Recognising the challenges they face in accessing roles and influencing decision-making, our mission is to remove these barriers and amplify their voices.
In 2024 we launched our Equity Advisory Board, a vital step in our mission to challenge existing perspectives, reduce bias and broaden our understanding of diversity. Comprising professionals from a wide of backgrounds and cultural perspectives, this board provides critical insights and guidance as we work to drive meaningful change through fair and equitable practices.
The board meets quarterly, playing a crucial role in shaping our initiatives, including our three-year grant project funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Their collective experience is instrumental in helping us achieve our goals and make a positive impact on the communities we serve.
Join us on our journey towards greater inclusivity and social equity. Below you can learn more about our board members.
Jacobo is the Managing Director at Wards Corner Community Benefit Society, a democratic organisation pioneering on community-led development in Seven Sisters, North London.
He has worked with the Greater London Authority and community organisations to promote democratic participation and migrant inclusion. Jacobo is passionate about advancing social justice, increasing the visibility of Latin Americans in the UK, and creating more equitable opportunities for migrant communities..
Ruth has spent almost 30 years helping organisations solve difficult problems by understanding people's real experiences.
Her background combines commercial strategy, human-centred design and lived experience leadership, giving her a perspective that bridges sectors that don't always speak the same language.
She works with organisations that want to move beyond consultation towards genuine co-production, helping ensure that lived experience informs strategy, governance and service design, not just engagement activity.
Ruth is a Trustee of Waythrough and speaks regularly on co-production, service transformation and the practical value of lived experience in creating better public services.
Sarah is the Managing Director of Pinch Point Communications, Vice Chair of Manx Care and Chair of Gingerbread.
With a background in journalism and over 20 years' experience in corporate communications, she specialises in strategic communications, change management and organisational leadership. Sarah has held a number of non-executive and trustee roles across the public and voluntary sectors and is a respected board adviser, mentor and speaker, with a particular interest in ethics, diversity and inclusive leadership.
Son is a community organiser at Act Build Change, where he supports communities to build collective power and drive social change. Previouslym he organised with POMOC, working to strengthen the political participation and representation of Eastern European migrants in the UK.
His experience includes organising around housing and migrant rights, as well as providing frontline support to people affected by the UK's hostile environment. Son is passionate about community organising, democractic participation and advancing social justice for migrant communities.
