Board of Directors Amal Abbass-Saal Barbara Okoliko Tom Abbass-Saal Mrs. Henrietta Adebanke Olujobi Karen (Amber)Leafe Sangita Doublard Mehrdad Khallaghi Leigh Morgan Patricia Knight

Mrs. Amal C. Abbass-Saal amal@celebratingculturaldiversitynetwork.org Following her training in sand play as well as counselling, child, adolescent & family psychotherapy Amal actively builds cross-cultural and cross generational bridges over the last 16 years. Having supported BME communities and networks in Hamburg and Berlin (Germany), Birmingham and London (UK) her outstanding achievements in dedication to promoting young BME talent, was honoured with a nomination as "Best Black Business Women in Birmingham". Amal, of dual heritage, is a married mother of 5, and one of 10 founding members of CCDN. In Dec. 2005 she was elected as one of 6 Local Strategic Partnership Representatives for the Hastings Community Network and she now serves on the South St Leonards Area Management Board. “My name Amal means 'Hopes and Inspiration' and as such I wish to communicate and help develop and implement creative visions, fuelled by community cohesion celebrations that help raise self esteem and a sense of belonging and positive multi cultural identity. “   Back