Our staff
Our staff team are here to help.
Ginny Cullen
CEO
Halema Khan
Operations Manager
Rohan Manghra
Senior Advocate
Di Hoare-Williams
Parents Advocate
Jennifer Brown
Parents Project Assistant
Kirsty Mulrine
LINK group Co-Chair
Rita Lee
LINK and LINK 18-25 Co-Chair
Sarah Hibberd-Ford
Volunteer Coordinator
Jamilla Ahmed
Independent Advocate
Chantelle Orriss
Co-Chair of LINK 18-25
Janet Kane
Easy Read expert by experience
Janet Baralasker
Easy Read expert by experience
Ginny joined CASBA in 2022 as the organisation’s first ever CEO, bringing a deep commitment to strengthening citizen voice and championing meaningful change. She leads the organisation strategically and operationally, supporting staff, ensuring strong governance and compliance, and keeping the experiences and priorities of citizens at the heart of everything CASBA does.
With a clear focus on long‑term sustainability, Ginny is passionate about creating the conditions that allow people to speak up on the platforms that matter, influence decisions, and drive positive change in their communities.
She has worked in the third sector for almost 20 years, holding leadership roles that span advocacy, community development, and organisational growth. Before moving into charity work, Ginny spent several years as an on‑air BBC radio journalist and previously worked in advertising and marketing—experience that sharpened her communication skills and ultimately led her to her true professional home: supporting charities to thrive.
Halema joined CASBA in 2023. She line manages staff and plays a key role in keeping the organisation running smoothly.
She brings over 26 years of professional experience, with 13 years in the charity sector and 13 years in financial services.
Halema began her career in a building society, progressing from Customer Adviser to Manager, before moving into the charity sector. She went on to work for a humanitarian organisation, starting in fundraising and later managing services across the UK, supporting people affected by conflict, poverty and oppression.
Today, Halema brings this blend of commercial experience and compassionate leadership to CASBA, supporting staff and helping the organisation continue to grow and thrive in its work with citizens.
Rohan joined CASBA in March 2024 as a Senior Advocate. His role is to oversee the Pregnancy to Parenthood project, providing leadership and support to the Team and to contribute to CASBA’s overall strategy.
Having become a Carer for his Mother aged 11, he developed an early understanding of how health can be impacted on a daily basis for a loved one. He is a very passionate and ambitious professional who embraces a person centred approach to help achieve goals and positive outcomes with respective advocacy partners and key stakeholders.
Di joined CASBA in June 2024 as an Independent Advocate on the Pregnancy to Parenthood project.
She has lived experience of solo parenting and over 11 years’ experience supporting families across Special Educational needs (SEND) and Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) education.
Di is passionate about information sharing and rights-based advocacy. She values seeing parents feel more empowered, grow in confidence, and better understand their rights so they can make informed decisions for themselves and their children.
Jennifer started working at CASBA in October 2019 as the Heritage Project Assistant. When that project finished she was employed to work on the new Pregnancy to Parenthood Project and the Self-Advocacy project.
Jennifer loves Heritage railways and steam trains, often going on steam train holidays and days out to the Severn Valley Railway. Jennifer has a son and used to train for the Paralympics.
I am the Volunteer Coordinator and have been working for CASBA since October 2024. I am very lucky in this role because I get to work with most people within the charity. In addition to recruiting and managing volunteers, I also get to support the LINK 18-28, LINK 26+ and Ambassador groups.
Working for CASBA is very varied and I really enjoy supporting our volunteers and citizens get their voices heard and make positive changes within their local community.
Chantelle is the Co-chair of Link 18-25, Is a former “Applied theatre” student at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
She is very passionate about inclusion for all. And is dedicated to helping people with disabilities get into work.
Janet has been involved in our Ambassadors group since it started and recently began working to help us check our Easy Read materials.
Janet has been involved in our Ambassadors group since it started and recently began working to help us check our Easy Read materials.
