Meet Our Team
At the Community Plaza CIC, we pride ourselves on being a community-led organization. Our management committee and delivery team consist of highly qualified professionals who live and work in the local area. Many of our team members have personal experience with the issues facing our community, which allows us to design and deliver services that are deeply relevant and effective.
We believe that the involvement of local people in both leadership and service delivery creates an environment of trust, understanding, and mutual support, ensuring that our programs meet the real needs of the community.
Director - Mohammed Zafran BEM, BCA
Mohammed Zafran is the UK Global Ambassador for Youth & Community and also in 2024 named the UK Peace Ambassador. Zafran known as Zaf in the UK lost his 30 year old blind sister to cancer. Zaf went on to set up various community programs including Football for the deaf and blind. Zaf’s women in sport project (Freedom for Women) was featured on Sky Sports News with girls running around freely in a sports hall playing football with a scarf on.
In 2010, Zaf lost his 24 year old brother in law to a brutal murder getting stabbed in the head with a screwdriver. Zaf started liaising with vulnerable youths in his local areas to engage them with sporting activities. Till date Zaf has engaged with close to 50,000 youths and has become the UK Goodwill Ambassador for Youth and Community.
Director - Tom McGeever BCA
Tom is a further and higher education leadership specialist. Tom has had a keen interest in improving the lives and opportunities of disadvantaged youths and groups for over 18 years, and this is something he still strives for every day. He is continually thinking of opportunities and experiences that would benefit others.
Tom is a keen sports person himself and has an extensive coaching background, of which he puts to good use in the projects. One of Tom’s life mottos comes from a quote by Geoff Petty ‘Failing to prepare, is preparing to fail’, he lives by this and this is one of his key drivers in life. Thus, he believes that every person, regardless of circumstances, should have the opportunities to prepare themselves to be able to achieve their dreams, however big or small.
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Community Plaza Ambassador - alan Edwards
Alan Edwards is the Regional Manager for Crimestoppers UK, a charity dedicated to helping communities stay safe by providing an anonymous platform for reporting crime.
With a strong background in community engagement and crime campaigning, Alan works closely with local organisations, businesses, and law enforcement partners to empower the public to speak up about criminal activity without fear. Passionate about making a difference, he is committed to building trust and awareness, ensuring that everyone has a voice in keeping their communities safe.
We are partners with the Community Plaza to educate young people about how to report crime safely and anonymously.
Community Plaza Ambassador - Nistor Julian
Nistor Julian is a successful businessman and a role model for everyone in the Romanian Community. Nistor enjoys volunteering and is passionate about supporting traditionally hard to reach communities such as Roma, Gypsy and Travellers.
Nistor came on board with Community Plaza in October 2024 and with immediate effect pledged his allegiance towards the organisation after seeing their outreach work in helping thousands of youths turn away from crime.
Nistor is keen to support Community Plaza so that it benefits every community and also wants to be the pinnacle force behind the homeless project which Community Plaza are working on.
Community Plaza Ambassador - Andre'a Accison
Community Plaza Ambassador - Tom Ross
Tom Ross started reporting for Birmingham’s BRMB Radio station in 1981 and left in 2016 after nearly 36 years. He was group head of sport for 23 years achieving the stations largest ever sports audience and was market leader in the West Midlands on Saturday afternoons.
Tom is committed to passing on not only his experience in the world of sports media, but working with young people to upskill them ready for this career.
Community Plaza Ambassador - Farooq Khan
Farooq worked as establishment Superintendent and as Private Secretary with Ministers in Civil Secretariat, Peshawar. He has 20 years experience in business and is an advocate for providing work experience placements and delivering job club sessions to support and guide young people into gainful employment.
Farooq is a regular volunteer and his commitment to supporting young people into the workplace is unrivalled.
Community Plaza Ambassador - Wasim Khan MBE
Wasim was the first British born Pakistani to be awarded a professional playing contract in England and was a member of the historical double winning Warwickshire team in 1995.
After his playing career ended he has undertaken many roles within the world of cricket and in 2013 was awarded a Member of the British Empire Honour (MBE).
Wasim is the current General Manager for Cricket at the ICC. Wasim has delivered sessions on motivation and perseverance to inspire young people across a range of projects with the Community Plaza.
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