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The People Behind Bristol Women's Voice

Our team members and trustees come from diverse backgrounds, all united to make women’s equity a reality in Bristol. 

TRUSTEES

Shoba Ram

Co-Chair

Alice Hulme

Co-Chair

Katherine Hobbs

Trustee

Ellie Jones

Trustee

Tuesday Ibbotson

Trustee

Rosanna Vu

Treasurer

STAFF

Nathalie Sherring

Chief Executive Officer

Debra Newrick

Over 55s Health Project Manager

Carolyn Magson

Caring Economy Campaign Lead

Faye Dicker

Campaigns and Communications Manager

Zahwa Ihsan

Community Engagement Manager

Raisha Jesmin

Communications Coordinator

Shoba RAM

Trustee

Shoba joined the BWV board in January 2024. Shoba Ram is an experienced leader in drug policy, with over two decades of experience working within drug treatment services and the criminal justice system to improve services for those most affected by drug policy.

Shoba brings a strong commitment to reducing the harm and discrimination associated with outdated drug policies. She brings a particular commitment to improving services for women, especially in the context of problematic substance use.

As a trustee of Bristol Women’s Voice and Director of the Women’s Work Lab, she has advocated for and shaped gender-specific services to support women to receive necessary care and support.

Alice Hulme

Trustee

Alice has been an active volunteer with Bristol Women’s Voice for the past three years, contributing to our International Women’s Day Steering Group. She first connected with BWV while researching women’s equality groups in Bristol, and her commitment to championing gender equality has only grown since.

Professionally, Alice serves as the Client Engagement Director at Rise Technical Recruitment, a specialist engineering recruitment firm in Bristol. Working within a traditionally male-dominated field, Alice is dedicated to driving positive change both in her local community and in the industries, she supports through her career.

Katherine Hobbs

Trustee

Katherine joined the Board in June 2024 and works for Frazer Nash Consulting as a Business Analyst

She’s worked in a variety of male dominated industries including government, energy, retail and finance. She founded and chaired a Women’s Network prior to the Frazer Nash Consultancy merger to raise awareness of women’s equality in the engineering and business consultancy sectors. She is an active member of a technology working group in collaboration with Tech UK looking at how innovation can tackle Violence Against Women and Girls and Rape and Serious Sexual Assaults.

She gave birth to a baby girl in March 2023 and this spurred her on more to make her daughter’s future different. Passionate advocate for diversity and equality in and out of work and proud to serve as a Trustee to improve the lives of women in Bristol and further.

Ellie Jones

Trustee

Ellie Jones is a passionate advocate for gender-informed and trauma-responsive practice, dedicated to improving outcomes for women facing multiple and intersecting disadvantages. As Partnerships Lead for The Nelson Trust in Bristol, Ellie plays a key role in transforming how services respond to women and girls with unmet needs.

Ellie brings extensive experience in cross-sector partnership working, strategic influence, and the development of women-centred pathways. She has led collaborative initiatives such as the Women’s Rough Sleeping Census, co-produced events amplifying lived experience, and contributed to safeguarding, commissioning and system-wide strategy.

Ellie is committed to embedding evidence-based, sustainable approaches that honour women’s voices. She brings creativity, strategic insight and a deep commitment to equity, ensuring women’s needs shape policy, practice and long-term change across the city.

Tuesday Ibbotson

Trustee

Tuesday joined the Bristol Women’s Voice board as a Trustee in October 2025 after being involved with the charity through various volunteering opportunities.

Professionally, Tuesday works for David Lloyd Clubs as the DEI and Wellbeing Manager and has a strong HR background. Tuesday studied for her BA Hons in Liverpool and her MSc here in Bristol, both in Human Resource Management. Prior to David Lloyd Clubs, Tuesday spent many years in male-dominated industries, including manufacturing and engineering, which propelled her into the work she does now.

Gender equality has always been a passion for Tuesday, and she is committed to creating inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive. She brings her expertise, lived experience, and energy to the Bristol Women’s Voice board to support the charity’s mission of empowering women and advancing equality across Bristol.

Rosanna VU

Treasurer

Rosanna is the Treasurer of Bristol Women’s Voice, supporting the charity’s mission to make sure women’s voices are heard in every part of city life. With a background in Finance and Financial Technology, she brings experience in financial administration, data analysis, and financial inclusion research.

Alongside her professional work, Rosanna is passionate about financial inclusion, women’s and children’s empowerment, and education. She has volunteered in both the UK and Vietnam, leading community projects and mentoring young people to build confidence and financial literacy.

Rosanna loves connecting with people from different backgrounds and believes small actions—like listening, sharing stories, and supporting each other—can spark lasting change.”

Nathalie Sherring

CEO

Nathalie Sherring joins us from Black South West Network (BSWN), where she worked for 4 years as the Regional Capacity Building Manager, supporting Black and Minoritised community groups across the region.

Originating from France, Nathalie began her career as a secondary teacher before moving to the UK, where she helped to establish and manage the Sure Start Children’s Centres across Dorset. From there, she joined the Dorset Race Equality Council, while also volunteering with Soroptimist International in Bournemouth, supporting the rights of women and girls around the world.

Nathalie brings extensive experience in community development, equality and inclusion, partnership working, and empowering grassroots organisations to create lasting social impact.

 

Debra Newrick

Trustee

Debra joined the board in September 2024. Debra has worked in community development roles for 25 years, supporting marginalised individuals and communities to reach their personal potential through consultation, research, delivery design project management. She has project-managed gender research and trained local diverse women, to capture women’s barriers and amplify women’s voices to support change.

Debra is a qualified executive leadership coach and member of the European Mentoring & Coaching Council, which enables her to ensure that she has continuous professional development to enhance the coaching journey.

Debra has a vast portfolio and her core values are change-making and inclusion, she is a Fellow of Royal Society of Commerce and Arts which enables her to connect with change-makers worldwide, to develop initiatives to design and sustain change.

Carolyn Magson

Caring Economy Campaign Lead

As a parent carer of a child with SEND and intersectional needs, Carolyn has a deep understanding of the issues carers face in the workplace and is delighted to bring both her personal and professional experience to this role. 

Carolyn has extensive work experience in the charity sector, most recently for a SEND charity leading a successful ED&I initiative for parent carers from Global Majority backgrounds, and previously for BWV, working primarily on health inequality projects. She has a history of securing funding to support underrepresented groups, with organisations like Empire Fighting Chance and Open Minds Active. She has also worked as a political organiser and is well connected both in the community and with key stakeholders across Bristol. She runs a resident’s association and has been active and prominent in many campaigns both locally and nationally. 

Previously to becoming a parent carer, Carolyn had a long career in broadcasting, primarily for CBBC and was a key lead in some of their diversity and inclusion initiatives over the years, ensuring all her projects were as inclusive and accessible as possible and winning a CRE (Race in the Media) award. 

Faye Dicker

Campaigns and Communications Manager

Faye Dicker is a broadcaster, voiceover artist and award-winning entrepreneur. She founded the network Freelance Mum, in 2013 after her own experience of balancing self-employment and motherhood.

Since then, she has supported thousands of mums in business and has been recognised for her impact, including being named in f:Entrepreneur’s #iAlso100, Freelance Ambassador of the Year, and among the Top 100 Most Influential Women in the West.

When she’s not behind the microphone or connecting women through her work, Faye can often be found swimming, in a sauna, or singing with the Bristol RnB Choir

Zahwa Ihsan

Community Engagement Manager 

Zahwa has worked in community and social impact spaces supporting both women and young people through initiatives and conversations focused on race, gender, harmful practices and gender-based violence. She is passionate about creating meaningful social change, bringing both practical experience and academic insight to her work. She holds a Master’s degree in International Security.

In her current work, she focuses on supporting women and contributing to work that challenges inequality and drives long-term change.

 

Raisha Jesmin 

Communications Assistant

Raisha joined the team as an intern in May 2025 before progressing to a Communications Assistant. She holds a master’s in Gender and International Relations and seeks to incorporate intersectional feminist perspectives in her work.

Raisha is a strong advocate for equity, inclusion, and social justice. She brings experience from diverse sectors, including education, international development, heritage, and political research.

In her free time, she enjoys writing and graphic design.