Meet Our Team

Portrait Muna Abdi wearing a pink hijab and a dark blazer, smiling against a gray background.

Dr Muna Abdi - Founder & CEO

“At MA Consultancy Ltd we offer a range of services that are designed to support individuals and organizations to develop their anti-racist practices.”

Our consultants will help you to develop your racial literacy and by that, we mean having an understanding of the language and core concepts of anti-racism work. This literacy will enable more confident and critical engagements with those uncomfortable but necessary conversations and greater clarity and accountability in our practice. We offer a series of training and development opportunities that are group or individual-based, delivered in a number of formats, to work with clients who wish to delve deeper into intersectional anti-racist practice, and who wish to meaningfully embed and sustain that work. 

The roles we hold within MA Consultancy Ltd

  • Operational Lead

Our Operational Lead oversees the general practices of MA Consultancy Ltd. They are the first point of call for all members of the team as well as our clients.

  • Racial Equity Consultants

Our in-house consultants predominantly deliver the core modules of Developing Racial Literacy on programmes.

  • Lead Consultants

Our Lead Consultants provide programme oversight and debriefs with clients as well as conducting our internal evaluations.

  • External Consultants

Our external consultants are specialists who work with MA to deliver modules of training that are specific to their specialisms.

Racial Equity Consultants

  • Illustration of Amira Samatar in a hijab holding a coffee cup, with a neutral background.

    Amira Samatar

    Specialisms: - Racial literacy training , Critical Race Theory, Mentorship of racially minoritised students in higher education and Black Feminist Epistemologies and Intersectionality

    Location: Sheffield, UK

  • Isabelle Pan smiling wearing red beret and blue floral shirt, standing against blue background.

    Isabelle Pan

    Specialisms: Diversity and Inclusion, Social Justice

    Location: London, UK

  • Jaffer Idris wearing a dark suit and white shirt stands in front of window blinds with a slight smile.

    Jaffer Idris

    Specialisms: People Management

    Location: Sheffield, UK

  • Arwa F. Al-Mubaddel wearing a brown scarf in front of a blurred autumn-colored background.

    Arwa F. Al-Mubaddel

    Specialisms: Gender Bias; Intersectionality; Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; and decolonising Higher Education, Critical and Cultural Studies

    Location: Cardiff, UK

  • Ferhana Jameel smiling in a yellow shirt outdoors with greenery in the background.

    Ferhana Jameel

    Specialism: Racial equity, Intersectionality theory, Identity work theory, Organizational Psychology, Decolonizing content, Learning & Development.

  •  Arif Mahmud

    Dr Arif Mahmud PhD (SFHEA)

    Specialisms: Islamophobia; Muslim Identity; Race and Racism; Mental Health; Higher Education; Social Justice

  • Smiling Dr Riadh Ghemmour with short curly hair and trimmed beard, wearing a dark shirt, against a neutral background.

    Dr Riadh Ghemmour

    Specialisms: Decolonising research, Decolonising the Curriculum, Critical pedagogy and Critical Theory in Education, Social Justice in Education and Antiracism

    Location: London, UK

  • Lauren Russell with curly hair wearing a floral blouse, standing in a modern indoor setting with glass walls.

    Lauren Russell

    Specialisms: Equity and Inclusion, Racial Literacy training, Culture and policy change, Diversifying recruitment practice, Researcher capacity building in healthcare.

    Location: Nottingham, UK

  • Ahmed Memon wearing glasses and a green sweater, standing outdoors by trees and water.

    Ahmed Memon

    Specialisms: Decolonising the University, Social 'movement' building, Decolonising Research and Methods

    Location: Cardiff, UK

External Consultants

  • Close-up of a smiling Ruth Abban (MBACP) with natural hair and a black headband, outdoors.

    Ruth Abban (MBACP)

    Specialism: Adultification Bias, Intersectionality, Racial Identity, Racial Trauma, Racial Literacy Training, Workplace Trauma

    Location: London, UK

  • Dr Alex Mason in a suit smiling in a park with buildings and trees in the background.

    Dr Alex Mason

    Specialisms: Critical Race Theory, Critical Whiteness Studies, Decolonising the Curriculum, Knowledge Exchange and Arts & Humanities

    Location: Sheffield, UK

  • Dr Javeria K Shah wearing a white hijab and black attire, posing with hand under chin against a plain background.

    Dr Javeria K Shah

    Specialism: Race and Socialisation, Social Performance, Decolonising the Curriculum, Visual and Social Cultures, Policy and Education and Qualitative Research

    Location: London, UK

  • Malcolm Richards with a beard and dreadlocks standing outdoors in a park.

    Malcolm Richards

    Specialisms: Social Justice

    Location: London, UK

  • Smiling Prof. Laura Serrant OBE wearing a blue top and colorful necklace on a white background.

    Prof. Laura Serrant OBE

    Specialisms: Global Diversity and Inclusivity Practice

    Location: Sheffield, UK

  • Smiling Prof. Laura Serrant OBE in a purple sweater outdoors

    Prof. Jason Arday

    Specialisms: Race, Social Justice, Education, Mental Health and Cultural Studies

    Location: London, UK

  • Karl C. Pupé with a beard wearing a white shirt stands against a light-colored wall.

    Karl C. Pupé

    Specialisms: SEMH learners, Alternative Provision, Childhood trauma, Behaviour Management and Conflict resolution/negotiation

    Location: London, UK

  • Portrait of Dr Lindy-Ann Blaize Alfred wearing a floral blouse on a white background.

    Dr Lindy-Ann Blaize Alfred

    Specialisms: Racial Equity

    Location: Sheffield, UK

  • Smiling Dr Benjamin Blaisdell with a beard wearing a white shirt, indoors.

    Dr Benjamin Blaisdell

    Specialisms: Race in Education, Critical Race Theory, Equity Coaching, Whiteness and White Discourse, Race and Space

    Location: North California, USA

  • Smiling Liz Pemberton with long black hair wearing a black top against a dark background.

    Liz Pemberton

    Specialisms: Anti-Racist Practices in Early Years, Racial Literacy and Inclusion Practices

    Location: Birmingham, UK

  • Craig Pinkney with a beard wearing a black t-shirt, looking at the camera against a plain background.

    Craig Pinkney

    Specialisms: Urban Youth Specialist, Urban Street Gangs, Youth Violence, Social Media, Race and Crime Racism and Anti-Racist Practice

    Location: Birmingham, UK

  • Zahra Bei with curly hair wearing hoop earrings and a black blazer.

    Zahra Bei

    Specialisms: Intersectionality, School Exclusions, Critical race Theory and Racial Literacy

    Location: London, UK

  • Portrait of a Camille London-Miyo wearing glasses and a purple headscarf, dressed in a matching purple outfit with embroidered patterns.

    Camille London-Miyo

    Specialisms: Education, Decolonising the curriculum, Community engagement and Professional networks

    Location: London, UK

  • Aisha Thomas with an afro hairstyle in a colorful outfit against a bright yellow background

    Aisha Thomas

    Specialisms: PSHE (Physical, Social, Health and Economic Education) and Citizenship, EDIB (Equality Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging), Anti-racist practice, Safeguarding and Leadership transformation

    Location: Bristol, UK

  • Dr Delroy Hall with grey hair and beard wearing a white shirt and black vest, posing against a dark background.

    Dr Delroy Hall

    Specialisms: Loss, Grief and Bereavement, Depression and anxiety, Training in Cultural Competence, Therapeutic Writing and Coaching

    Location: Sheffield, UK

  • Jamel C Campbell in a light-colored shirt leaning on a railing outdoors

    Jamel C Campbell

    Specialisms: EY teams and settings based around approaches to Practice, representation (anti-racist practice) and Staff wellbeing

    Location: London, UK

  • Smiling Dr Lateesha Osbourne with braids wearing a dark jacket, sitting against a light pink wall.

    Dr Lateesha Osbourne

    Specialisms: Higher Education, Intersectionality, Gender + Gender Identity, and Sexuality

    Location: London, UK

  • Portrait of a Kevin J. Brazant with a beard, wearing a black sweater and shirt, on a black background.

    Kevin J. Brazant

    Specialisms: Higher Education, Coaching, Social Justice within Education, Pedagogy + Community