Trustees
Mr Rik Child
Chair of Trustees
St. Andrews Church Moulsecoomb
Rik has experience of a wide range of Christian expression having lived and worked in a L’Arche Community (Roman Catholic) alongside people with a learning disability, leading a college Christian union worshiping in many different denominations.
Read MoreMr Sabri Ben Ameur
Vice-Chair of Trustees (Muslim)
Vice Chair Brighton Muslim Forum
Sabri is Vice Chair of the Brighton & Hove Muslim Forum a non-profit organisation hoping to serve the religious, social, and cultural needs of the Brighton & Hove Muslim Community. BHMF’s primary aim is to provide support and weekend activities for Muslim children and to work and assist with projects for Muslim women.
Read MoreMr Steve Horne
Trustee
Emmanuel Church, Brighton & Hove
Steve’s background is in paediatric nursing and he trained at Great Ormond Street working specifically in neurology. Steve later moved to Brighton in 1996, working with disabled and ventilated young people, helping them to access education and independent living. Steve is married with four children.
Read MoreDr Claire Ashenden
Trustee
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Claire is a member of St. Joseph’s RC Church and has pursued her interest in religion and interfaith relations through a long career in teaching, both in Sussex and more recently teaching philosophy in Peru. She has an M Phil in Jewish/Christian relations and exegesis in 3rd century Caesarea and has worked as an RE adviser for Brighton & Hove whilst working as a researcher at Brighton University.
Read MoreMr Robert Brown
Vice-Chair of Trustees (Buddhist)
Nichiren Buddhist
Robert is involved in many social initiatives, working for a local authority and an active member of both faith and LGBTQIA+ communities.
Read MoreMr Stuart Diamond
Trustee
Mitzvah Day
Stuart is an active member of the Brighton and Hove Jewish community and works for Mitzvah Day, the UK’s largest faith-led day of social action. This Jewish-led initative brings together people of all faiths and backgrounds, to volunteer side-by-side, building longstanding, genuine relationships.
Read MoreRabbi Dr Andrea Zanardo
Vice-Chair of Trustees (Jewish)
Brighton and Hove Reform Synagogue
Rabbi Dr Andrea Zanardo was one of the founders of the first Reform Congregation in Italy in the 1990s. Right from an early age he took great pleasure in synagogue life and as a result he decided to make it his vocation. Therefore he began the journey from University lecturer in Social History to Rabbi.
Read MoreTim Jones
Company Secretary and Projects Co-ordinator
BHFA
Tim oversees the projects and activities of BHFA, organising events, facilitating the monthly Faith Council meeting and communications.
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