Staff

Paula Yassine

Paula is our CEO and has been working with people in the great outdoors for more than 25 years now providing training in forestry, conservation & horticulture for people with disabilities and other disadvantaged members of our community. Paula now spends most of her time ensuring the charity runs as smooth as possible but still prefers getting in the garden with everyone if at all possible and has a particular mission to keep all the garden birds as well fed as possible. Read more about Paula in this profile from Hackney Today or visit this Hackney Gazette piece about her work in the garden.

 

Siobhan MacMahon

Siobhan joined the team as Community Projects Coordinator in September 2018 and is now Garden Manager. They coordinate projects for people with learning disabilities, long term health conditions, mental ill health, and manage volunteers and other community projects in the garden. As well as horticulture Siobhan has a background in support and training, press and campaigns. They are particularly interested in organic food growing, and gardening for mental wellbeing. 

Rita Attille

Rita joined in September 2024 as our new Community Growing Programme Lead. 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheelagh Williams
Sheelagh joined the team as Finance Manager in Autumn 2022.