The World Reimagined

Artistic Director. Ashley, a native Californian with Bajan roots, is known for promoting the representation of those not in the room and creating conversations that generate action towards equity. In addition to her work with The World Reimagined, she is the Global Head of Research at Adjaye Associates, an award-winning international architectural firm committed to community engagement through civic projects. At the helm of the Research Team, she works with the firm’s senior leadership to intertwine art and architecture across all categories of projects. She holds a BA in Philosophy and Visual Art from Stanford University, an MBA from INSEAD, and a MSc from the Gender Institute at London School of Economics. Currently, Ashley sits on the Africa Futures Institute Board of Trustees, Prince’s Trust International Africa Advisory Board, the Institute of Imagination Board of Trustees, and The Labour Party Women’s Development Board. She lives between Accra, London and New York City with her family.

Senior Community Programme Manager. With a passion for creative learning and development, Carolyn has worked with businesses, charities, communities and educators to design and deliver behaviour intervention and empower positive change.

Since founding Amulinde Consulting, she has worked with leading change makers such as Diversity & Ability, Diversity Resources International, BeetFreaks and Always Possible to design and deliver engaging learning environments for diverse communities, from executive education to youth development.


Carolyn brings a multi-dimensional expertise, including research, facilitation, design and strategy and operations, enabling her to lead projects from conception to delivery.

Trustee. Fiona is a London-based, multi award-winning Saint Lucian photographer artist, filmmaker and historian. Her work over the last 13 years has explored the various disparities in representation of the Afro Caribbean diaspora within art and mainstream media She created and runs the Know Your Caribbean Instagram account, which shares compelling history, creatively with her large following. She runs creative workshops for children and young people about the history and culture of the Caribbean and its linkages to Africa. Fiona is a powerful advocate for her history and culture and is an Official ambassador for London's Notting Hill Carnival.

Trustee. Toni is finishing his Final Year of Politics at St John’s College, University of Cambridge. He is the former President of the Cambridge University African - Caribbean society and co-Founded the Motherland Conference. He is a member of the Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Group on the Legacies of Enslavement, examining the university’s historical links to slavery. He recently interned at Goldman Sachs and Clifford Chance LLP.

Chair of the Board & Co-Founder. Michelle is an actor, singer and writer. She played Hattie Tavernier in Eastenders; had six top 20 hits; sold a million records, with Sweetness the biggest hit; and has been nominated for multiple Brit Awards. A regular contributor on the Jeremy Vine Show, This Morning and beyond, Michelle is passionate about telling stories that depict the struggles of women, minorities and the working class. She is inspired by her mother, who set up Black Insight, a community organisation in Harlesden to provide education and legal advice. Michelle is currently playing Hermione Granger in the multi award winning play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Trustee. Ruth is a highly successful social entrepreneur as the founder of the multi award-winning youth leadership charity RECLAIM and The Roots Programme, a radical new approach to bridging divides between UK communities. Ruth is a Clore Social Fellow and an Ashoka UK Fellow and was listed in The Sunday Times as one of the 500 most influential people in the UK. She was also listed by Virgin as one of the top six female changemakers internationally; and her many awards include Manchester Peace Activist of the Year 2008, Manchester Woman of the Year in 2009; and the Northern Power Women Award 2017.

Trustee. Gillian presents Sky News at Breakfast and has more than 30 years broadcast experience. She started her career with the BBC in Manchester before becoming a reporter and producer with Radio Merseyside, where she was one of the first to break the news of the James Bulger murder in 1993. Gillian has reported for the BBC’s Black Britain programme, the One and Six O'Clock News, Newsnight and BBC Radio.She has reported from across the globe, including South America, the Caribbean and Africa. She covered the death of Nelson Mandela, the 2016 American Presidential elections from both Washington and New York, and has reported on every UK General election since 2001.

Trustee. Lee is a social entrepreneur and Founder of the Cherry Groce Foundation. He has been an activist for social justice for decades, since his mother Cherry's shooting by the Metropolitan Police sparked the Brixton Uprising. His path has taken him to securing a memorial for Cherry, which will be unveiled in Brixton's Windrush Square in September 2020. Shaped by his personal pursuit for justice, he uses a reconciliatory approach to secure progress. Lee is working to improve police engagement with their local communities and also assists the Inquest Family Reference Group with their strategy of wider support for bereaved families. Lee shares his experiences on platforms across the country and was awarded the Windrush Silent Hero's Award in 2015.

City Partnerships Officer. In her home country of Belize, Kiri worked on gender issues, policy analysis, evaluation of social programmes, and human rights education in both governmental and nongovernmental organisations. Making an honest and genuine social impact has been and remains her core purpose.

Co-Founder and Director of Strategy. Inspired by his family's activism as part of the Anti-Apartheid Movement, Dennis co-founded the social impact agency Ubuntu London, working with leading politicians, global NGOs, and high profile activists, including honouring Nelson Mandela's co-accused Denis Goldberg, Ahmed Kathrada and Andrew Mlangeni. He was previously the Executive Director of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights UK, an educational charity that works to inspire people to make human rights a reality in their everyday lives. Dennis also managed Patricia Scotland QC's successful 2015 bid to become the first female Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. He is a member of the Strategic Council of the Patchwork Foundation and the Committee for the Cherry Groce Memorial.

Chief of Staff. With a background in gallery education, Ella graduated with a Masters in Fine Art from Wimbledon College in 2015. Creating video installations, text and site responsive interventions, she has deeply explored how design affects our behaviours in both physical and digital spaces. She has exhibited artworks internationally and been part of projects at The National Theatre, Victoria & Albert Museum and Napoli Film Festival. While nurturing her art practice and freelance curatorial projects, Ella has also honed her talents in project management and education having worked in a range of art organisations in both public and private sectors.

Trustee. Jonny Oates was born in 1969 and educated at Marlborough College. He was the director of communications for the Liberal Democrats for the 2010 general election and chief of staff to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg through the coalition government of 2010–15. Inspired by Michael Buerk’s world-famous broadcast from the Ethiopian famine, he ran away from home to Addis Ababa in 1985, hoping to help victims of the Ethiopian famine – an endeavour that, unsurprisingly, proved unsuccessful. He subsequently worked as a teacher in a rural school in Zimbabwe and as a political adviser in South Africa’s first post-apartheid parliament. He has been a member of the House of Lords since October 2015, where he focuses on climate change, international development and mental health. Jonny's memoir 'I Never Promised You A Rose Garden' was published in 2020.

Director of Operations.

Learning Programme Officer. Following the completion of a Journalism Degree, Sabrina worked for a range of lifestyle publications, gaining extensive writing experience on several media platforms. Her love of language led her to become an English and Media Studies Teacher. In this profession, she was able to inspire and equip young people with the skill of writing and the analysis of literature. Almost a decade of her teaching career was spent as a Year Learning Coordinator in a South London Secondary School. In this pastoral role she managed the learning experience of 240 students, led a staff team of 12 tutors, I was a Safeguarding Lead, behaviour manager and a strategic academic leader who led the 2016 cohort to achieve the best GCSE results in the borough of Lewisham and in the history of the school. Sabrina is also a Freelance Writer and runs her own Motherhood and lifestyle blog. As well as this she is an Official Emma’s Diary Blogger and regularly commissioned to write motherhood and parenting blogs for this popular parenting platform.

Trustee. In 1989 Dean founded The Watch-Men Agency, a strategic and creative agency specialising in 'how people live in cities'. His background was in fashion, music and image management. The agency now has a wide variety of clients fashion - Afropunk festival - theatre - chocolatier, and a strong reputation for reaching specialist audiences and opinion leaders. His clients have included UK Transplant, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Caterpillar, BFI, Sony PlayStation, Levi Strauss, G-Star, and artists such as Des'ree and Jamiroquai. Dean also participated the production of The Windrush Gala. Dean is also on the board of Jazz re:Freshed and Jamaican music industry association JaRIA.

Senior Learning Programme Manager. Having trained as a teacher, Keisha is a Manchester based writer, performance artist and producer.

Keisha is chair of radical arts funding body, Future’s Venture Foundation, a MOBO x London Theatre Consortium Fellow and a member of Greater Manchester Cultural and Heritage Group, and recipient of The Arts Foundation Theatre Makers Award 2021.

She is currently working with commissioners Eclipse Theatre, York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre to stage new play, The Bell Curves. The script was made in development with Box of Tricks.

She is also working with Fuel Theatre and Alan Lane (Slung Low) to create new children’s show, Izzy, BOSSS & Fractal.

In August 2020, she released a new mini album, Ephemera, in collaboration with Tom “Werkha” Leah and featuring riveting cellist, Abel Selaocoe.

In 2020, she finished touring award-winning solo show, Man on the Moon. Her debut book, Lunar, features her poetry and the show script. Whilst Moonwhile is a poetic mini album featuring music from the show.

She has supported artists such as Kae Tempest, Hollie McNish, The Last Poets, Saul Williams, Amiri Baraka and has performed in Brave New Voices festivals 2008 & 2009. Her work has been presented at venues high profile venues and platforms such as Tate Modern, Blue Dot Festival and the British Council Showcase in Edinburgh.