Meet the team
The team behind EPEV
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Joys Violette Njini (she/her)
Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales Mentoring Project ManagerJoys has extensive experience within the Third Sector, particularly in supporting and empowering asylum-seeking and refugee women from around the world. She is passionate about fairness, social justice, equality of opportunity and women’s empowerment. She believes that to achieve a fairer and more equal Wales, there must be a diverse representation in Public and Political Office. As a former Wen Mentee herself, she recognises how vital this project can be in making Wales a more diverse and equal society.
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Annmarie Brown (she/her)
Women’s Equality Network Wales Mentoring Project OfficerAnnmarie is a passionate advocate for equality and social justice and is committed to promoting inclusion and diversity in all areas of her work and life. She has a broad range of experience of working with a range of diverse individuals, in a variety of settings including education, criminal justice, and third sector organisations.
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Linus Harrison (he/him)
Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Mentoring Project OfficerLinus is committed to creating and developing equity in all areas of society. A former mentee himself, he has gone on to gain two public roles to support inclusion and the fair treatment of diverse groups. Having worked in the third sector, he is currently leading research on making mainstream media more accessible to marginalised people.
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Shaun Bendle (he/him)
Disability Wales Mentoring Project OfficerShaun is the mentoring project officer for Disability Wales. Shaun gained Undergraduate and Masters degrees from Swansea University. He works part time for disability Wales while completing his PhD at Cardiff University.
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Emina Redzepovic (she/her)
Stonewall Cymru Mentoring Project OfficerEmina is based in Cardiff and grew up in Neath. She is very passionate about human rights, equality and social justice. She has own freelance business specialising in brand strategy and campaigns. Her background is mainly in charities and the creative sector in Wales. In her free time she can be found reading, chilling with her cat and dancing badly to YouTube dance workouts.