{"id":752,"date":"2021-03-23T18:38:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T18:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/?page_id=752"},"modified":"2024-01-17T15:28:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:28:05","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/?page_id=752","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">                                        <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-17-152746.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1077 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-17-152746.png 522w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-17-152746-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\">Elizabeth Chappell <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\">                                                                                                             Chair  <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">                                                                                                                               Elizabeth is a practicing Buddhist and member of the                                                                                                                                        Nichiren Buddhistorganisation Soka Gakkai International (SGI).                                                                                                                                SGI-UK\u2019s motto is `Trust through friendship Peace through Trust&#8217;.                                                                                                                              In her professional life Elizabeth is a published author,                                                                                                                                    academic researcher and educator.                    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_5866-copy-785x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-800 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_5866-copy-785x1024.jpg 785w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_5866-copy-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_5866-copy-768x1001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_5866-copy-1178x1536.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_5866-copy-1571x2048.jpg 1571w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_5866-copy-537x700.jpg 537w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_5866-copy-169x220.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_5866-copy.jpg 1773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Merium Bhuiyan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vice Chair<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merium Bhuiyan is Vice Chair of Islington Faiths Forum and Trustee of the Holloway Educational and Cultural Centre. Through these roles she speaks publicly on a variety of issues. She is the founder and CEO of CakeFace Makeup, a makeup services company that champions confidence building through workshops and events sharing expertise. Merium holds a Masters in Education and is interested in inclusion and social mobility. She advises on several boards and committees in the community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.26.08-747x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.26.08-747x1024.png 747w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.26.08-219x300.png 219w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.26.08-768x1053.png 768w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.26.08-510x700.png 510w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.26.08-160x220.png 160w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.26.08.png 907w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Mohammed Kozbar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One of the most prominent Islamic centres&nbsp;in the UK<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohammed Kozbar is a Trustee of Islington Faiths Forum representing the Muslim Community in North London and the chairman of Finsbury Park Mosque, one of the most prominent Islamic centre in the UK. He is also a member of the National Council of MCB. Mohammed holds a masters degree in Charity Management at St. Mary\u2019s University. He was a regular IB Times UK columnist and now sits on the diversity panel of the ITV London news. Mohammed is a member of the Police Islington Advisory Group (IAG) and a member of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) London Scrutiny and Involvement Panel in hate crimes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1043 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/002.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/002-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rev Tamsin Merchant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev Tamsin Merchant, Area Dean of Islington, Vicar of St Mary Hornsey Rise, previously working as a University Chaplain in Gloucestershire. Tamsin trained at an Art College in Archway before going on to train as a priest in the Church of England. She has been ordained since 2001 and loves living in Islington. She is married, has 2 sons, and 2 wire-haired dachshunds who are in charge of the house.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.22.41-1-774x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-794 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.22.41-1-774x1024.png 774w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.22.41-1-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.22.41-1-768x1016.png 768w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.22.41-1-529x700.png 529w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.22.41-1-166x220.png 166w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-29-at-13.22.41-1.png 1061w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Revd. Dr. Temilolu Odejide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Dr. Temilolu Odejide sits on the IFF Board and is a medical doctor by training, but now a reverend of the House on the Rock London. House on the Rock (The London Lighthouse) is a registered charity (no. 1102396) and a Protestant Evangelical church, affiliated with Churches Together in Britain and Northern Ireland (CTIB) and the Evangelical Alliance. It is housed at The Rock Tower, 49 Tufnell Park Road, Islington N7 0PS. Rev. Odejide and the Church are very passionate about serving the community, they run a youth club and are one of the largest single givers to the Islington food back. Rev. Odejide is happily married with three children.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rev-JP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-832 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rev-JP.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rev-JP-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rev-JP-325x220.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Revd. Jennifer Potter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Revd Jennifer Potter was the Chair of the Islington Faiths Forum for some years before her retirement from her ministry at Wesley\u2019s Chapel in the south of the Borough of Islington. She continues her link with the IFF as a Trustee. Although officially retired and living in Croydon, Jennifer has a role as a part-time Chaplain in a Care Home but also keeps up her many links with Islington.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/001-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1042 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/001-2.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.islingtonfaithsforum.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/001-2-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\">Mrs Thayanithy Rajakulasingham<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\">a trustee of Islington Faiths&nbsp;Forum<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs Thayanithy Rajakulasingham is a trustee of Islington Faiths forum as the Hindu representative. In addition, she is currently the administrator at Highgate Hill Murugan Temple and a lifetime member of British Hindu Temple Trust (B.H.T.T.). She holds over 30 years of experience at the NHS as a senior phlebotomist, with special expertise in Antenatal. This allowed her to provide her knowledge at a highly regarded teaching hospital that supports the local community with a range of services, where through provision of supervisory leadership, she could coordinate the hospitals Phlebotomy team and service.&nbsp; Mrs Rajakulasingham believes in the importance of serving the community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">                                                                                    <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">                                                                                      &nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Chappell Chair Elizabeth is a practicing Buddhist and member of the Nichiren Buddhistorganisation Soka Gakkai International (SGI). SGI-UK\u2019s motto is `Trust through friendship Peace through Trust&#8217;. 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