Meet The Team

Dee Narga,
Program Manager

Dee is an experienced regeneration and transport planning professional, with over 17 years experience in this sector. Before coming to the Trellis Project, she worked as a divisional director of the Prince’s Trust volunteer programme in Birmingham. Dee currently serves as a non-executive director of a primary care trust in Birmingham. She speaks English and Punjabi.

Telephone: 0121 480 3866

Antonina Robinson,
Operations Manager

Antonina is on secondment from Jobcentre Plus, where she has worked since 2000 as a career advisor and refugee advocate. Antonina grew up in England, Hong Kong and Oman and has worked extensively overseas – notably in recruitment in Thailand and with refugees in Denmark. She holds a degree in Medieval and Modern British and European history from the University of Birmingham

Arian Taugozi,
Link Officer

Arian is originally from Kurdistan but has been in the UK since 1999. He moved to Birmingham in 2001 to work as an interpreter. In 2002 he moved to the Midlands Refugee Council, where worked as a Welfare Adviser and later as a Senior Refugee Support Worker. Arian has a diploma in public service interpreting from the Institute of Linguists in London and has worked as a tutor in community languages for interpreters at City College, Birmingham. He speaks English, Kurdish, Arabic, Farsi and Dari.

Telephone: 0121 480 3862

Michael K Misindu,
Link Officer

Michael joined Employability Forum in 2003. He has a degree in Development Studies and an MSc in Development Practice from Oxford Brookes University. Michael has eleven years of experience in community development in Congo, South Africa and the UK. Michael currently sits on the board of the Refugee Education and Training Advocacy Forum (RETAF) and leads Central African Development Action, a Birmingham-based community organizations. Michael speaks English, French, Lingala and Kikongo.

Telephone: 0121 480 3865

Roland Agbor
Link Officer

Roland comes from the Cameroons, where he worked as a laboratory technician and an assistant quality control manager. He also studied for a Higher National Diploma in Science Technology in Nigeria. Since coming to Britain in 2004, Roland has volunteered for the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, the Refugee Council and the British Red Cross. Roland speaks English, French, German, and Pidgin.

Telephone: 0121 480 3862

Musse Ali,
Link Officer

Musse grew up in Somalia. He completed secondary education and compulsory military training before emigrating to Norway in 1988. He completed an MSc in Medical Biochemistry at the University of Tromsø in 1996. Musse has a variety of work experience in medical research, youth and community development, and refugee integration. Musse speaks English, Norwegian and Somali.

Telephone: 0121 480 3864

Marsela Hoxha,
Time Together Coordinator

Marsela is originally from Albania where she worked as a teacher and journalist. She moved to the UK in 2001 and worked at the Midlands Refugee Council in a number of roles, including Senior Welfare Officer. Marsela joined Time Together in April 2006 and is the Project Co-ordinator for Birmingham.

Telephone: 0121 464 3555

Matt Stenson,
Programme Administrator

Matt has a degree in Geography from the University of Ottawa and a Masters in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. Matt has primarily worked in the co-operative and credit union sector. He recently returned from Kenya where he worked on a rural development project for the International Co-operative Alliance.

Telephone: 0121 480 3867