Dr Antoine Rogers

Antoine is a long-term Brixton resident and brings extensive experience across research, higher education, community development and the voluntary sector. His work has focused on social inequality, community engagement, young people and the development of programmes and partnerships that create opportunities for people and communities.

Antoine is currently Head of Programmes at Spiral Skills, a Brixton-based youth charity, where he leads programmes supporting young people across South London. Previously an academic, his research and teaching explored social policy, inequality, race, sexuality and community development. He has also worked extensively with charities and community organisations on research, evaluation, organisational development and systems change.

Antoine is particularly interested in how community organisations can use evidence, insight and lived experience to understand changing local needs and strengthen their impact. As a Brixton resident, he is delighted to join the Board and contribute to the future of an organisation with such a significant history and enduring role in the community.

Dr Katie Johnstone

Katie is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool, where her research focuses on public international law. Katie has previously worked for human rights NGOs in the UK and Cambodia, as well as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the UK Law Commission.

Isabel Saunders

Isabel joined the board in 2025 and has a particular interest in impact development and funding strategy. She is a grant funding specialist and has worked in the charity and legal aid sector for more than a decade, in organisations engaged in social care, education, prisons and youth services, and healthcare. Isabel also sits on a grant-making board for the Masonic Support Charity and – some years ago – was a volunteer law student at Brixton Advice Centre.

Jonathan Senker

Jonathan has called Brixton home since the early 1990s. He brings extensive experience in governance and leadership, gained through work across social care, advocacy, mental health, homelessness support, and public law. As a CEO, he built one of the UK’s largest advocacy organisations and he has played a key role in shaping legislation, policy, and guidance.

Jonathan now chairs the Public Law Project, serves as a Non-Executive Director of a major housing and support provider, and works freelance. He has long admired the work of Brixton Advice Centre and was delighted to join as a trustee in January 2025