Sophie Birkin

School Services Coordinator

Sophie started her career in customer liaison in the media industry after completing a BA in Film and TV. Her experience greatly benefits our School Services Team where she supports schools, students and teachers daily. Sophie particularly enjoys monitoring student engagement and attendance to contribute to every Pamoja Taught student reaching their full potential in their online studies.

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Rebecca Cousins

Talent Manager

Rebecca joined the HR team in May 2017, bringing with her a vast amount of talent acquisition experience within technology-based companies. She is a bilingual, committed, enthusiastic and results-driven individual with a successful background in full cycle recruitment and project leadership.

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Carine Gashugi

School Services and Admissions Coordinator

Carine joined the School Services team in 2015 as an intern, whilst studying BA (Hons) in Economics, Politics and International Relations at Oxford Brookes University. Now a permanent member, she specialises in the operation of transfers and Extended Essay enrolments. Carine is bilingual in English and Kinyarwanda and is passionate about development studies and shared access to quality education.

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Phil Moody

Operations Director

Following an initial career teaching and researching mathematics at UK and US universities, Phil has extensive experience in operations, strategy, business planning and change management having previously held Operations Director roles at Detica and BAE Systems Applied Intelligence. He is passionate about delivering key outcomes for clients, employees and the business.

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Philippa Needham

School Services Team Manager

Pip enjoys developing and motivating team members to maximise their potential. Her significant experience at RM Education shows proven record of consistently meeting and exceeding team performance targets to achieve optimum productivity. Pip is passionate about customer service and improving customer satisfaction.

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Sarah Pearce

Senior Business Development Consultant

Sarah has over nine years’ experience within Business and Account Management. Having joined Pamoja in 2015, she has developed an in-depth knowledge of the secondary education market, more specifically the IB. She is passionate about building strong relationships with her clients, to understand their challenges and offer them an appropriate online solution.

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Perry Perrott

Head of Commercial

Perry’s 18-year career has seen him collate a wealth of experience across multiple industries, whilst always maintaining a primary focus on innovation within education and business. His interests stem from an in depth understanding of current and emerging issues within the global education market, and have led to extensive personal and professional development.

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Kate Richards

Business Development Consultant

Kate has been working in international education for six years, and has experience working across the independent arts and in summer schools, as well as with the IB. Her focus is on the importance of an international community within education, and she currently works across a portfolio of schools, developing professional relationships and providing tailored support for clients across the globe.

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Hannah Senel-Walp

Principal of Online Courses

Hannah has served as a curriculum leader in UK schools as well as the British International School of Houston. She has demonstrated success in raising student attainment standards and developing teacher support structures for the delivery of A-Levels, GCSE and the IB Diploma Programme.

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Mitra Soheili

School Services Coordinator

Mitra completed her BSc (Hons) in Psychology in 2013, graduating from Canterbury Christ Church University. Mitra works closely with newly enrolled School Taught schools, and offers bespoke support and guidance to all users. She is passionate about ensuring that all students and teachers are fully assisted throughout their journey with Pamoja.

Man Hong Tang

Technical and Quality Assurance Engineer

Mannie joined Pamoja’s technical team in 2015 after completing his BSc (Hons) in Computer Science and Business Management at Oxford Brookes University. His range of interests spans various topics including music and languages. Mannie is trilingual in Chinese, German and English, and is currently learning Japanese.

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Amy Wright

Admissions Operations Officer

After working at Macmillan Education for seven years, Amy joined Pamoja in 2014. At Pamoja, Amy looks after all admissions operations for new schools and students, including transfers and scholarships. She is a highly organised individual whose focus is on improving the admissions process in order to deliver an efficient and smooth start for everyone joining Pamoja.

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