The following team oversee the smooth running of Sunday Suppers. If you would like to contact any one of them, please send us an email, and we will forward it to the appropriate person.
Victoria (Russell) Lawrence – Chair
Vicky is a retired construction lawyer; she specialized in dispute resolution and is a qualified arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator. Honorary President of the Adjudication Society. Trustee of the Worshipful Company of Constructors Charitable Trust (charity number 274573). Member of the Parochial Church Council of St Peter’s church, Hammersmith.
Vicky previously volunteered with Glass Door Homeless Charity for over 20 years. She is co-founder and project manager of Sunday Suppers.
Armorel Manasseh – Deputy Chair
Armorel has worked in education for over 25 years, initially teaching history and geography.
After qualifying in 2015 as a specialist teacher and assessor for children with literacy difficulties, she has supported children on a 1:1 basis in several primary schools in west London. She is a delivery partner for the charity AllChild (charity number 1160947).
Armorel has regularly volunteered for Glass Door Homeless Charity and has been part of the Sunday Suppers volunteer team since the start.
Efua Mercer – Treasurer
Efua was recently appointed as Treasurer Trustee of Sunday Suppers and has volunteered with the charity for over two years. She is also on the governing board of a London primary school, reflecting her commitment to causes that make a real difference to lives in her local community.
Professionally, Efua brings almost 20 years of experience in financial services, including sustainable finance, governance and risk oversight for global banks and asset managers. She currently works in Deals advisory at a Big Four firm.
Rhiannon Sawyer – Safeguarding Lead Trustee
Rhiannon currently leads strategy for a multinational charity tackling online child sexual abuse.
Her previous directorial work has spanned policing and the children’s voluntary sector, including for Hertfordshire Police’s Police and Crime Commissioner, leading around 250 children’s services in England for a major national children’s charity, & London’s Violence Reduction Unit.
Prior to this, Rhiannon’s career was mainly in the children’s and youth sector in education & in children’s homes, and also in the prison and community-based criminal justice system with adults, young people and children, specialising in gangs, VAWG and addiction.
Rhiannon is also a trustee of a London-based youth charity and a school governor.
Juliana Goode
Juliana is Operations Manager at Add Living and has worked in property management for over 20 years. Her experience has given her a strong understanding of the importance of safe, secure and well-managed homes, and the positive impact that good housing can have on people’s lives.
She is a trustee of Rivercourt Methodist Church and, after volunteering for several years with Glass Door Homeless Charity, is now a regular volunteer with Sunday Suppers.
Juliana is passionate about supporting people and communities and is keen to bring her professional experience, alongside her voluntary work and commitment to helping others, to her role as a charity trustee.
Stephen Lawrence
Steve is a retired computer analyst, specializing in the retail sector. He is a trustee and former Treasurer of Rivercourt Methodist Church.
Steve previously volunteered with Glass Door Homeless Charity for over 20 years and is co-founder of Sunday Suppers.