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\nMeet each\u00a0team member<\/span><\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1432677902390{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}” el_id=”team-bio” el_class=”biography”][vc_column_inner el_class=”” width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text css_animation=”” el_class=”speaker-info”]Monika Richards \u2013 Project Co-ordinator, Sussex Adolescent Mentoring Service (SAMS)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUpon listening to the speakers from Breaking Down Barriers I was struck by the impact their deeply personal accounts of being discriminated against made on the listeners. It created a non-judgemental environment in which all participants could share and explore their own perceptions and I love this innovative way of learning.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Monika\u2019s experience sits in the creative industry, community and public sector. After 5 years working for the Arts Council England, Monika began to work freelance with a focus on project management, diversity work and facilitating professional development initiatives. Monika is passionate about using creative means for deeper engagement between organisations, communities and individuals.<\/p>\n

Monika is an accredited Coach and a member of the National Association for Writers in Education, Arvon Foundation and Relational Dynamics 1st.<\/sup>. Monica coaches and mentors young and marginalised people in their learning journey using her creative coaching skills in 1-2-1 sessions, group action learning sets, workshops\u00a0 and generally for a range of people to reach their career and personal ambitions.<\/p>\n

In her artistic practice Monika is a spoken word artist, poet and is also a published writer who works to commission and also collaboratively lead on participative literature projects in educational and community settings. 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