Our Team

Culture House Team

At Culture House we have a small, dynamic and passionate team of experienced and dedicated staff and volunteers. Get to know the team.

As a registered charity, we are governed by a board of Trustees who oversee the running of Culture House. As this is a first not just for Culture House but also a first in the UK; we have relied on the support and guidance of many people to progress towards our mission to share Somali culture.

We have collaborated with the wider Anti-Tribalism Movement team to assist us through the decades long experience they possess in the charity sector and being leading examples in the Somali community. This project was pushed forward through the hard work of many external consultants endeavouring to bring about our vision for a Somali heritage and cultural space.

Core Staff

Intisar Yusuf

Operations Director

As an Operations Director, Intisar is responsible for shaping and overseeing the strategic planning and vision of Culture House. Intisar is a cultural curator with 10 years project management experience and is keen to use this experience to promote and showcase Somali Culture. Intisar is particularly interested in collaborative work with the community using creativity to uplift culture and heritage.

Ahmed Ibrahim

Centre Manager

Ahmed is the centre manager at Culture House. He is responsible for the day to day operations at Culture House. Specifically looking after the building overseeing everything from compliance, maintenance, bookings for venue hire and events to supervising employees. Ahmed has been part of the Anti-Tribalism Movement since its inception. He has held a number of roles with 4 years experience as a centre manager at both Culture House and the Anti-Tribalism Movement’s prior building.

Abeer Ali

Learning Officer

Abeer is the Learning Officer at Culture House. As a Learning Officer she plans and delivers cultural learning activities to anyone seeking to understand or engage with Somali culture and heritage. Abeer has a BSc in Politics and a passion for community engagement. Abeer has previously been a Community Support Worker at a Somali Non-Profit, focusing on advocacy, community outreach, as well as sharing heritage and arts. She is continuing her journey in supporting community members to access and participate in arts and cultural programs.

Consultants

Abira Hussein

Researcher and Curator specialising in Somali heritage

Gail Boyle

Senior Curator in Archaeology & World Cultures

Jonathan Hagos at FreeHaus

Space Visualisation Consultant

Luke Unsworth

Objects Photography Consultant

Drakon Heritage

Jenni Butterworth and Pieta Greaves are our Conservation and Collection Management consultants

Dr. Shobha Das

Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant

Wider ATM Team

Bishara Mohamud

Sagal Afrah

Yasmin Moalin

Sakaria Hassan

Abdirachid Fidow

Trustees

Our active Board of Trustees is made up of experts with extensive experience in peacekeeping, human rights, policy formulation, advocacy, charity management, service delivery, research, finance and lived experiences.