Team

Micah Gold

Director

Micah is an experienced senior consultant and facilitator. With a strong track record of enabling communities, he develops partnerships, influences, and motivates at all levels of organisations, and drives change.

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Micah has a wide range of experience of managing projects that deliver efficiencies to housing organisations, local authorities and the third sector, and supports the development of communities, their assets, and organisations. His expertise includes community engagement and insight, service improvement and programme development, and organisational development with a strong focus on impact and learning. Micah’s formative experience includes senior roles in local government and the third sector in housing regeneration, neighbourhood renewal, community safety and youth and community work. Micah gives oversight to all of Mobilise’s projects to ensure robust methods are employed and tangible outcomes are delivered.

Nina Burich

Principal Consultant

Nina brings her academic and research expertise in engagement, social housing, urban studies, and estate regeneration, together with over two decades of experience working across sectors.

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Often overlooked in regeneration, her PhD dissertation explored how young people use and experience social housing and the impact of regeneration on them. Nina has worked across sectors for over two decades from grassroots to national charities undertaking research, reviewing and designing services, and evaluating impact. Nina was the resident engagement and social value lead for Kingston Council’s joint venture estate regeneration programme and won the London Planning Award for Best Resident Engagement Outcomes. She joined Mobilise in 2023, bringing strong research, strategic and analytical skills alongside excellent interpersonal, communication and written skills, having published materials for a variety of audiences. She works collaboratively, using co-design where possible, to improve services and outcomes while sharing experiences, learning and knowledge.

Sara Borchard

Senior Consultant

Sara is an experienced consultant providing support and analysis across a range of Mobilise projects with a focus on project management, community engagement, and event planning.

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Sara has a master’s degree in financial journalism from New York University and her first career gave her extensive skills in research, the written word, communications and key messaging. She pursued an additional master’s degree in Development Planning, developing her interest in communities and placemaking. She has since developed significant experience in local government, project management, and economic development. As a member of the Town Centre Management team at Brent Council, Sara supported the activities of the borough’s town centre partnerships and contributed to delivery of local regeneration programmes. Sara also has extensive experience curating events and working in partnership with local community organisations.

Holly Young

Senior Consultant

Holly’s degree in Psychology and Masters in Health Psychology have informed her work through principles of behaviour change as well as the importance of evidence based approaches. Volunteering in the student-run Nightline at university led her to a career in the charity sector. 

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Holly’s work within small to medium sized charities brings to Mobilise a valuable perspective of the realities of the ‘hands-on’ work, as well as the leadership viewpoint of the challenges of strategy planning, change management and governance issues. Holly has expertise in staffing, volunteer recruitment, service development, grant-funded pilot projects and change management. She enjoys working with people involved at all levels of non-profit organisations and contributing to the difference they make for people and communities. Her lived experience makes her a strong advocate for places, opportunities and wellbeing for children and young people. Holly is passionate about human rights, particularly disability rights, health and education. The principles of participation, choice, inclusion and empowerment drive her work.

Russ Bubley

Associate director

Russ is dedicated to furthering social and environmental impacts through robust evidence and access to financial capital. Russ holds an award-winning PhD in computer science.

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Russ works with charities seeking to evidence the outcomes they achieve, alongside those that seek to raise money from investors, applying his financial services industry knowledge and experience to the problems of social impact investing.

Dolyanna Mordochai

Associate consultant

Dolyanna is an accomplished senior executive with over 25 years of strategic and operational leadership experience in the voluntary and community sectors as well as local government.

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Dolyanna’s expertise spans education, health, and social care, with a focus on disability, autism, Special Educational Needs (SEN), mental health, and wellbeing. Her journey started as a volunteer and progressed through frontline roles to chief executive. Her career is driven by a deep commitment to equality, empowerment, and ambition for those impacted by exclusion, disability, or trauma. She has led diverse organisations, from small community-facing teams to large national and international charities. Holding an MSc in Voluntary Sector Management from Bayes Business School, Dolyanna has a proven track record of supporting organizations to develop solutions to complex challenges, lead innovative partnerships, and remain people-centered in their decision making.

Deborah Brooks

Associate Consultant

Deborah is a skilled and experienced consultant specialising in organisational strategy, diversity and inclusion, governance, and performance management within the public and voluntary sectors.

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With a distinguished career as a Senior Civil Servant, Deborah has held roles in both the Cabinet Office and the Department for Education. During her tenure, Deborah spearheaded the Government’s work on Early Years policy, shaping strategies to support the development and wellbeing of young children. She also led a transformative programme aimed at enhancing governance standards across Whitehall, ensuring accountability and effectiveness in public service. Additionally, Deborah was instrumental in initiating and driving the cross-government Diversity and Inclusion programme, fostering a culture of equity and representation throughout the civil service. Her deep expertise and strategic vision have established her as a trusted advisor and leader in her field.

Jasel Nandha

Associate Consultant

Jasel Nandha is a social value professional with extensive experience across public and private sectors. She specialises in building cross-sector partnerships and engaging communities to drive impactful social value outcomes.

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Since January 2022, Jasel has been advising high-profile businesses on community-led initiatives. Clients include Greater London Authority, Future of London, Countryside Partnerships, British Land and The National Portrait Gallery. In January 2022, Jasel joined as a Trustee to Badu Sports, a youth based charity developing and inspiring young East Londoners.

Ian Richardson

Associate Consultant

Ian is the former Chief Executive Officer of Community Alliance Broxbourne and East Herts, a prominent infrastructure charity operating across multiple sites in Hertfordshire and London, with a team of 45 dedicated staff.

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With over 30 years of experience in statutory and voluntary-based community services, Ian has developed a wealth of expertise in the strategic planning, governance, and capacity building of community-based organisations. His leadership has been pivotal in ensuring the effective delivery of diverse services tailored to meet community needs. Ian also brings substantial experience in the management of community buildings, overseeing operations to maximise their impact as vital local resources. Additionally, he has a strong background in human resources, effectively navigating complex HR processes to support and develop teams. Ian’s career reflects a deep commitment to empowering communities and fostering sustainable organizational growth.

Richard Sved

ASsociate Consultant

Richard Sved is an experienced senior manager with a strong track record of strategic and operational excellence in the charitable sectors, with experience in fundraising, governance and strategy development.

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Richard has led the fundraising team at eleven national charities, and also has experience of policy, communications, mentoring, governance and organisational strategy development, having advised over 50 charities and served as a trustee for four organisations over a fifteen year period. The author of two publications published by DSC, Fundraising Strategy (co-written with Claire Routley) and Charity Fundraising Templates, his key strengths lie in income generation, charity governance, and strategic planning.