meet the team

Arun Kang OBEChief Executive
Arun is widely recognised as a leading authority on equality, diversity and inclusion and secured his status having graduated with a Masters in Promoting Equality and Managing Diversity.
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Nik TrivediDirector of Development
Nik has been working at a strategic and practitioner level in the public and third sectors in the fields of sport, health, community safety and regeneration for over 20 years.
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Shaheen Bi Director of Projects
Shaheen graduated from Sunderland University in 2000 with a Business Studies Degree, and began her career in the housing sector working for the National Housing Federation and the Birmingham Social Housing Partnership supporting housing policy in the midlands region.
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Amy HeppingstallNational Programmes Manager
Amy has been working at a management and strategic level in the private, public and third sector in sport, education and project management field for over 20 years.
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Jasneet KaurMarketing and Communications Manager
Jasneet trained originally as a journalist with the Press Association and then specialised in ethnic media looking at issues impacting diasporic communities.
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Emily CarterPolicy and Engagement Manager
Emily is a policy and campaigns executive with experience in the private and the third sector. Emily has proven experience with running political campaigns, lobbying politicians, engaging and building relationships with stakeholders and conducting and reporting full consultations.
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Santosh RaiResearch Manager
Santosh has worked in the charity sector for more than 20 years both as a project manager and a charity consultant.
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Marie JaneSenior Administration Manager
Marie is a highly experienced administrator and manager with over 20 years' experience ranging across education, social support, team leadership/development, data analysis and reporting, research, governance, project/budget management and marketing.
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Hafzah PervezProject Support Officer
Hafzah is our Project Support Officer she works alongside our core team to support and deliver various projects that help promote ethnic diversity across the sports and physical activity sector.
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Densign White MBEChair
Densign White became Chair of Sporting Equals in 2016 and has been part of the organisation as trustee for over 4 years and is currently CEO of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation.
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Beverley Mason Senior Independent Director
Beverley has seen first hand how heritage, sports and the arts are vital engines that inspire, fuel and sustain individuals to be their very best, transforming lives and communities. Her father, a former WI forces boxing champion in the Caribbean and her mother a budding pianist provide the bedrock to her values.
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Lorraine Deschamps MBE Trustee
Lorraine was educated in three different continents giving her a unique perspective on cross-cultural matters. Born in Kenya, she spent her early childhood in East Africa, her teenage years in Brazil and pursued her college and university education in the UK, where she still lives.
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Craig EdmonsonTrustee
Craig is a qualified chartered accountant with close to 20 years experience of working in the non-for-profit and charity sector.
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Urvasi Naidoo Trustee
Urvasi is a sports lawyer and governance professional who currently works as Compliance and Contracts Manager at the Commonwealth Games Federation.
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