Our UK Office Team

Peter Slowe - Director

Peter set up Projects Abroad in 1992. He is involved with all aspects of the business from setting up new destinations to supervising recruitment campaigns in the US and Continental Europe.

Sue Revill - PA & Senior Administrator

Sue spends the majority of her time working directly for the Managing Director, Dr. Peter Slowe. She also works closely with the Administration team, helping to ensure each volunteer application is dealt with efficiently.

Richard Clowes - Deputy Director

Richard coordinates the overseas team and maintains a close contact with our overseas offices. He has to ensure that each of our overseas offices is suitably staffed.

Greg Thomson - Operations Director

Greg coordinates placements around the world, supervises the preparation of volunteers and supervises our destination staff and our IT team. He spent six months in 2004 working as Director of our Ghana programme.

Suzi Lamb - International Development Manager

Suzi liaises with our overseas teams on a daily basis and assists with overseas staff training - most recently working in Senegal, Thailand and Cambodia. She spent fifteen months working as Assistant Manager in Ghana before joining the development team in May 2004.

Terry Thornhill - Operations Manager

Terry co-ordinates administrative and communications matters in our offices around the world. He works closely with our IT team on developing our database and innovatory administrative systems.

Elaine Wynn - International Development Officer

Elaine has worked for Projects Abroad as Assistant Manager in Ghana for 6 months before moving on to work in China. She previously volunteered on a Care project in Sri Lanka in 2006. Elaine joined the UK team in September 2008 and now liaises with our overseas teams on a regular basis.

Andrew Fryer - International Development Officer

Andy joined the UK team in September 2008. He was a volunteer with Projects Abroad in Nepal in 2004 and worked for a year in total as an Assistant Manager during his two spells in Ghana in 2007 and 2008. Andy has a Masters in Development Studies. In his free time Andy enjoys astrology, long walks on the beach and drumming in his Ghanaian band "Aint no fufu when she's gone."

Claire Howlett - International Development Officer

Claire worked as a member of staff in Senegal, Cambodia and Tanzania before joining the UK team in April 2010. Claire graduated from the University of Bath with a degree in International Management and French in June 2007. She enjoys meeting new people and learning about different cultures. In her free time Claire likes to go swimming and watch films.

Abbey Hampton - UK Travel and Administration Manager

Abbey makes sure that volunteers and staff arrive in the right place at the right time by ensuring co-ordination between our recruitment and administration offices, especially for international flights used by our volunteers and staff. Abbey also helps to run our general administration in the UK.

Serena Mitchell - UK Company Accounts Manager

Serena is responsible to the Director of Finance for managing financial matters in our organisation and ensuring each overseas programme is appropriately funded.

Karen Slowe - Human Resources Director

Karen has set-up, and now manages, our travel and human resource systems.

Antony Squires - Administrator

Antony is involved in all areas of general administration, with a particular emphasis on dealing with the initial stages of your application and chasing up visas. Outside of work he divides his time between his passions for cycling, music and darts.

Otgonbayar Togtuun - Director of Finance

Oko is both the Director of our projects in Mongolia and the Director of Finance. Oko has spent time working in Korea and the UK. He now enjoys living back in Ulaanbaatar with his wife and three children. Having studied for his MBA in Korea, he returned home to Mongolia with his Korean wife, Sang Em. He enjoys singing and is famed for his karaoke skills. He is also the current holder of the Projects Abroad poker championship. He was 5 times gold medalist in athletics when he was a high school student.

Usukhjargal - Finance Officer

Usuhuu joined Projects Abroad in May 2006 after graduating in International Business Administration from Computer Science & Management School of MUST. She provides support to Oko in his role as Finance Director. Nobody has ever seen Usuhuu without a huge smile on her face. In her spare time she enjoys reading and also she could not live without music& dance with her friends.

Naranbat - Finance Officer

Naranbat joined Projects Abroad finance team in August 2008 after graduating Mongolian National University School of Economical studies as a finance manager. He provides support to Oko in his role as Finance Director. He's a good team worker, and also very good table tennis player.

Ariunaa Nyamjav - Finance Officer

Ariunaa joined Projects Abroad Mongolia in June 2008 after graduating in Business Administration from Institute of Finance and Economics, Mongolia. She provides support to Oko in his role as Finance Director. She loves travelling to many different places. She likes listening to music, and hiking.

Chantsaldulam Gnabaatar - Finance Officer

Chaagii joined Projects Abroad Mongolia in May 2008 as a finance officer. Although she is just nineteen, she has already graduated Institute of Finance and Economics, Mongolia. In this way she could help her family. She loves music very much and also likes to dance. In her leisure time she enjoys reading fairy tales.

Lucian Arion - Head of IT

Lucian is based in our IT Office in Brasov, Romania. Since he joined Projects Abroad in February 2005 he is constantly trying to improve our flow of information using IT. He is interested in science/politics/business and enjoys spending time with his wife Elena Loredana.

Szilard Gyorgy - Senior IT Manager

Szilard joined Projects Abroad in 2003. He also manages the Romanian IT team and is primarily responsible for developing and managing our online database system and computer network worldwide.

Ciprian Radu - Head of Programming Department

Ciprian joined Projects Abroad in April 2006. He is responsible for maintaining our online database and creating our new operational system. He enjoys playing pool and swimming. He also loves Parkour.

Bogdan Grigoroaia - PHP Programmer

Bogdan joined Projects Abroad in August 2009. He is responsible for maintaining our online database and creating our new operational system. In his spare time he enjoys doing sports.

Marius Ovesea - Web Designer

Marius joined Projects Abroad in August 2007. He assists Lucian with web design and developement. He is passionate about climbing mountains, driving in the rain and enjoys listening to electronic, trance, new age and old music.

Gabriela Bartalis - Web Designer

Gabi joined Projects Abroad in February 2006. She is responsible for our project websites and assists Lucian with web design and publicity material. She enjoys spending time with her two "boys": Fery (her husband) and her dear, special son Francisc.

Loredana Teiu - Web editor

Loredana joined Projects Abroad in July 2006. She assists Lucian with text changes and updates to our websites. Her hobbies are computers, listening to music and nature.

Daniel Axinte - Web Editor

Daniel joined Projects Abroad in January 2008. He works on text changes and updating our websites. He is passionate about theology, music and travelling with his girfriend Oly.

Antonio Gallo - Design Team Manager

Antonio is our lead designer. He is responsible for creating and maintaining our website and publicity material.

Salvador Orozco (Chava) - Graphic Designer

Chava is based in our Mexico office and assists Tonio with web design and particularly enjoys developing new web technologies. Chava used to be part of the Mexico rollerblade team, but now likes calmer activities like spending time with his young daughter.

Senthil Kumar Chairmakkani - Administrator

KC Kumar has been a member of the Administration team since June 2007. He previously worked as an office manager in Tuticorin before joining Projects Abroad. In his spare time, he enjoys reading crime and detective novels as well as playing cricket.

Chandra Sekar Namachivayam - Administrator

N. Chandra Sekar joined Projects Abroad as a member of the Administration team in October of 2008 after working with an IT company in Chennai. His hobbies include playing cricket and listening to music.

Lavanya Mathiyalagam - Administrator

Lavanya joined Projects Abroad in April 2009 as a member of the administration team. Her hobbies include reading novels and collecting stamps and coins.

Desika Dushyanthan - Administrator

Desika joined Projects Abroad in April 2009 as a member of the administration team. In her spare time, Desika enjoys gardening and watching movies.

Anaiappan Nellaiappan - Administrator

Anaiappan joined Projects Abroad in August 2007 after obtaining his BSc in Physics. His hobbies include reading books and listening to music.

Manikandan Chidambaram - Travel Coordinator

Manikandan has been with Projects Abroad since January 2008. As a member of the Travel Team, he arranges all travel for our volunteers and staff. His hobbies include watching TV, cricket, and playing chess.

Sathish Kumar - Administrator

Sathish Kumar joined Projects Abroad in March 2009 as a member of our administration team. In his spare time, he enjoys reading books and listening to music.

Jesuraja Tamil Selvan - Administrator

Jesuraja has been a member of the administration team since May 2009 after working as a lab technician at CBM College. In his spare time, he enjoys watching TV and listening to music.

Ravichandran Arumugasamy - Administrator

Ravichandran joined the administration team in May 2008 after working as a technical assistant with the National Informatic Center. His hobbies include watching cricket and wrestling and listening to music.

Sharmila Devi Kalyana Sundaram - Travel Coordinator

Sharmila joined Projects Abroad as a member of our Travel Team in June 2009 after working in Chennai with an insurance company. In her spare time she enjoys listening to music and solving puzzles.

Nithya Mohan Doss - Travel Coordinator

Nithya joined Projects Abroad in April 2009. As a member of the Travel Team, she assists volunteers in arranging flights to their projects. In her spare time, Nithya enjoys reading books and listening to music.

Sankareswari Ponnusamy - Travel Coordinator

Sankaraeswari joined Projects Abroad in June 2008 as a member our Travel Team. In her spare time she enjoys watching TV and listening to music.

Anusha Thangaraj - Travel Coordinator

Anusha is a member of our travel team. She has been with Projects Abroad since July 2008. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening and painting.

Charles Prabhu Vetrirajan - Administrator

Charles joined the Projects Abroad administrative team in May 2005. He answers volunteers' queries on visas and issues regarding visa documents at the appropriate times. He also assists with invoices, checklists and application acceptances. He enjoys playing and watching cricket, listening to music and watching movies.

Ligaya Kaluarachchi - Alumni Manager

Ligaya, a native from the Philippines, became a member of our Sri Lankan team in January 2005. She moved to Sri Lanka in 2001 after marrying a Sri Lankan. As the Alumni Manager Ligaya manages the Social Media Centre and coordinates alumni related activities. She is in touch with volunteers when they finish their placements and helps develop our alumni volunteer network. Ligaya enjoys spending time with her family and is kept busy looking after her cheeky four year old son.

Shakya Lakmal Wijeratne - Alumni Assistant

Lakmal (Shakee) joined the Projects Abroad team in April 2009. He is a B.A. graduate from University of Kelaniya. He has volunteered locally as a Liaison Officer in several International Conferences, Meetings and Sporting Events. Before joining Projects Abroad he worked with a local NGO. He likes to go out with friends in his leisure time. He works mostly with UK Alumni under the guidance of the Alumni Manager.

Nadee Siriwardena - Alumni Assistant

Nadee graduated from the University of Peradeniya with a BA in English, French and Classical Culture. She worked for an NGO (PLAN International) and for the British Council before she joined Projects Abroad in December 2009. Nadee gets in touch with volunteers to develop the US & Canadian alumni network. Aside from watching rugby matches, she loves singing, listening to music and reading.

Manjula Meemanage - Alumni Assistant

Manjula joined the Projects Abroad team in February 2010. Having graduated in Management, he worked for over 2 years for a humanitarian organization as a program manager. He has attended many training programs on leadership, community development and project management. At Projects Abroad Manjula works on the various Facebook groups created by each destination, on internet forums and helps Ligaya with other alumni tasks. He likes music, reading and travelling and has a keen interest in politics!

Krishan Siriwardhana - Alumni Assistant

Krishan joined Projects Abroad in April 2010. After completing the bachelor's degree in mass media, he worked as a freelance journalist for a few months. He also completed a diploma in International Relations which was suited to his keen interest in International Politics. He now works in the Social Media Centre of Projects Abroad, focusing on Facebook, twitter and other social media. He is interested in blogging and studying new media. Krishan is also a great fan of cricket.

Nadeesha Ranawaka - Alumni Assistant

Nadeesha joined Projects Abroad in April 2010, working for the newly established Social Media Centre. She liaises with the Social Managers in the Projects Abroad destinations and is also responsible for monitoring and promoting the mytripblog site. She recently completed her exams for her IT degree and is currently working on her final year project. She has also completed higher studies in Diplomacy and World affairs and is very interested in international law. Nadeesha is really enjoying learning French.

Ian Birbeck - Recruitment Director

Ian is in charge of our Recruitment team. He coordinates the programme of visits, talks and publicity about Projects Abroad around the world.

Scott McQuarrie - Director, Projects Abroad PRO

Scott grew up in Glasgow and studied Sport and Sociology at Edinburgh University. He joined the UK team in September 2006 after volunteering with Projects Abroad in Ghana where he undertook a sport development project. Scott now manages the skilled and qualified arm of Projects Abroad for graduates, professionals and retired seniors which is called Projects Abroad PRO.

Harry Kent - Programme Advisor

Harry joined the team in 2006 when he spent 5 months working on our conservation project in Botswana. Before he had time to catch his breath he was whisked off to Ghana where he worked over the summer. In his spare time Harry loves to listen to live music and particularly enjoys outdoor activities. When he's not in faraway places, Harry talks to potential volunteers about our projects and attends events at schools and universities across the UK.

Heidi Tanner - Program Advisor

Heidi joined the UK recruitment team in November 2009 having gained eight years experience in the volunteering overseas sector. Heidi has traveled extensively and spent time in many of our destinations including Ghana, South Africa, Morocco, Tanzania, Thailand, China, Israel and Jamaica and has experience of many different projects.

Koreen Walsh - Programme Advisor

Koreen is beginning her B.A. Degree in Spanish, Psychology, Philosophy, Film Studies at NUI Galway. She volunteered with Projects Abroad in 2008 on a teaching programme in Costa Rica and loved every minute of it!

Jessica Warner - Programme Advisor

Jessica is currently studying for her B.A. Degree in Spanish, French, Psychology and IT at NUI Galway. In 2008, as part of her gap year Jessica did a 2 month teaching placement in Liberia, Costa Rica with Projects Abroad, and had the time of her life! In her spare time she loves travelling and socialising..!

Rose Yelland - Recruitment Administrator

Rose provides administrative support to the Recruitment Team. She organises our busy diary of talks, school visits and career fairs, assists with open day logistics and helps to contact volunteers once they've returned from their placements.

Will Pashley - in Australia

Will first joined as a volunteer teacher in Moldova in 1992. Since that eye opening experience he has gone through a variety of jobs and travels and now runs the Australia office from Adelaide. He is a regular sportsman who is frequently found with a cricket bat in his hand.

Karen Panum Thisted - in Denmark

Karen is currently studying for a Bachelor in Business, Language and Culture from Copenhagen Business School. She volunteered in 2004 with Projects Abroad on both the Conservation Project in Mexico and the Conservation Project in Peru.

Frank Seidel - in France

Frank heads our recruitment office in France. He has 15 years of volunteering experience and has edited a guidebook on conservation placements since 1991. A native German, Frank has now settled in Grenoble where he enjoys hiking and ski-touring in the French Alps.

Michael Harms - in Germany

Michael has been working for Projects Abroad in Germany since 2003. He has recenty visited our projects in Ghana and China. Michael studied German literature and spends most of his free time reading fiction and playing football in a semi-professional team.

Laurens Vos - in Holland

Laurens coordinates our recruitment in the Netherlands . He originally joined Projects Abroad as a volunteer in South Africa . In his spare time Laurens enjoys photography. He also loves spending time with his newly born daughter Philien.

Simona Eco - in Italy

Simona has volunteering and working experience in different countries of Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. She is now back in Italy where she coordinates with Serena our new recruitment office, opened on August 2007 in the beautiful city of Naples.

Kana Ueki - Director for Japan

Kana first joined as volunteer journalist in India in the Summer of 2008. She loves travelling in her spare time and learning about other foreign cultures. Now she runs the Japan office from Yokohama. When she has time Kana spends her time diving in the beautiful oceans near the small islands in Japan.
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