Our Staff
Leadership
Interim Co-Executive Director
Melanie has been at Justice Centre since 2015 and is responsible for Justice Centre’s fundraising strategy as well as running the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize.
Interim Co-Executive Director
Life at JC
- Responsible for ensuring Justice Centre’s work to challenge inequality is sustainable, including through innovative platforms such as the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize, which brings difficult conversations to a more accessible forum
Life Pre-JC
- Over 10 years in finance and fundraising, bringing a human rights focus to her work including sitting on the steering committee of a multi-year Asia-wide project to challenge modern slavery
- Last job before joining Justice Centre was COO of Asia-Pacific Fundraising for Macquarie Group’s investment.
Life Beyond JC
- Reading, baking and hiking as much as possible while juggling two small and noisy children.
Interim Co-Executive Director
Jessica acquired her accountancy qualifications in Hong Kong and became a CPA in 2011. She has worked in different sizes enterprises, from SMEs to larger corporates such as BNP Paribas and Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
Interim Co-Executive Director
Life at JC
- Making sure the financial operation of JC runs smoothly and effectively by providing transparency. I also aim to be available and to provide any support I could in all forms of operations and I’m a proud working mom!
Life Pre-JC
- Certified Public Accountant, worked at various corporates such as BNP Paribas and Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
Life Outside JC
- Movie lover; Animal lover
Welfare Advisor, Legal Team
Raquel is a UK qualified lawyer with a background in immigration, asylum and human rights law. In the UK, Raquel worked for Wesley Gryk LLP, one of the UK’s leading immigration law firms.
Welfare Advisor, Legal Team
Life at JC
- Increasing well-being of refugees and torture survivors through access to services like health, housing, income support and education
- Facilitating a Women’s Group that celebrates the strength, resilience and courage of refugee women.
Life Pre JC
- Legal aid lawyer in the UK working on cases involving immigration, asylum and human rights.
- Last job was working at an NGO with foreign domestic workers on cases involving employment and human rights.
Life Outside JC
- I love getting out and about with my kids in nature, watching a great play, dance or music performance and curling up with a good book.
Staff Team
Executive Assistant
Life at JC
- Hazel mainly provides administrative support in Justice Centre. She is very happy to be part of the Justice Centre family.
Life Pre-JC
- Hazel used to work in the administrative aspect for companies of varies sizes before joining Justice Centre.
Life Outside JC
- Hazel has a son who keeps her very busy with his plenty of questions.
Partnerships Manager
Laura has a proven track record of creative fundraising and driving advocacy programs.
Partnerships Manager
Life at JC
- Facilitates dynamic partnerships with organizations and individuals who share our vision.
- Organizes the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize.
Life Pre-JC
- Political junkie, US campaign finance expert, and grassroots organizer.
- Graduate of James Madison University.
Life Beyond JC
- Seeker of all things fun, exciting, and new.
Development Manager
Maggie holds a bachelor degree in Fine Arts and Translation from The University of Hong Kong and an Executive Certificate of CSR from HKU Space.
Development Manager
Life at JC
- Soliciting like-minded organizations to support our vision and work through grants
- Work with the programmes team to ensure our institutional donors are well aware of how their support translates into lifesaving actions for our clients.
Life Pre JC
- Building connections between corporations and non-profit sector to build a better world for children for a decade
- Spent four years in Singapore helping to build their non-profit sector capacity and supported the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (and having fun in Singaland!)
Life Outside JC
- Catch me at Stanley Main Beach on weekends, 50% chance that I will be on a dragon boat enduring the training under the sun (or rain).
- At other times, find me at any interest class, cafes or outside Hong Kong.
Advocacy and Communications Officer
Life at JC
- Responsible for managing the production of all communications, marketing and media strategies and products to realise Justice Centre’s mission.
- Responsible for a wide range of advocacy initiative in support of Justice Centre’s policy agenda
Life Pre-JC
- Specialising in International relations, Preston holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences with a minor in Media and Cultural Studies from the University of Hong Kong. He visited the school of Diplomacy and Political Science at Yonsei University, Korea for his overseas exchange programme, and served UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in HK as Protection Intern during his university education. Preston was also a Mini-Pupil at Temple Chambers and Alan Leong SC’s Chambers.
- Upon graduation, Preston spent a year at Goldman Sachs on a project management role supporting the leading global investment bank’s in-house business development.
Life Outside JC
- Hiking; Spending time in Haruki Murakami’s fictional worlds.
- Baking is a new challenge.
Research & Policy Officer
Life at JC
- Advancing human rights in Hong Kong through Justice Centre’s policy and advocacy work.
Life Pre JC
- Working various odd jobs whilst pursing my tertiary education from the University of Hong Kong with a double degree in Literature and Law.
Life Outside JC
- Hiking, reading, snuggling with my dog.
Justice Fellow (Policy, Research and Advocacy)
Life at JC
- Assisting in any research and advocacy work that advances human rights in Hong Kong.
Life Pre-JC
- Working at different organisations to advocate for the rights of the most vulnerable.
Life Outside JC
- Snuggling with my dog, and enjoying a good documentary.
Legal Services Manager
Isaac Shaffer is a UK qualified lawyer with over a decade’s experience of directly representing asylum seekers and refugees before Courts and Tribunals.
Legal Services Manager
Life at JC
- Responsible for supervising and managing Justice Centre’s legal work, and particularly the organizations support of strategic litigation to help improve the rights and protections in HK.
Life Pre-JC
- Over 10 years working as a lawyer on public interest and human rights litigation.
Life Outside JC
- Reading as much as I can and listening to as much music as possible. Walking and running. Learning about wildlife and plants.
Legal Officer (Clinics)
Annie has a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Government and Laws) degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Hong Kong, including an exchange year at Sciences Po Paris.
Legal Officer (Clinics)
Life at JC
- Oversees our diverse Clinical Legal Education programmes, training the next generation of human rights lawyers.
- Provides information and support to forced migrants and lawyers navigating the process of seeking protection in Hong Kong.
Life Pre-JC
- Worked in private practice in the UK, holding the government to account by representing migrants and children on a variety of legal matters, before joining Coram, the UK’s oldest children’s charity.
- Managed the outreach programme for the migration team in Coram Children’s Legal Centre, delivering legal advice to vulnerable migrant families and young people.
Life Outside JC
- Strapping her toddler to her back and exploring Hong Kong one trail at a time!
Legal Officer
Life at JC
- Responsible for providing legal services to asylum claimants and torture victims, guiding them through the Unified Screening Mechanism (USM) process in Hong Kong and liaising with outside professionals to ensure a strong case is brought forward.
Life Pre-JC
- Over a decade working as a US and Irish immigration lawyer, handling corporate, family and humanitarian matters. Spent a year and a half working on a bonded labour abolition project in South Asia.
Life Outside JC
- Discovering new beaches in Hong Kong, eating dim sum and trying to communicate in broken Chinese.
Justice Fellow
Life at JC
- Jenny is a part of the legal team at Justice Centre. She works directly with clients, assisting where ever possible whilst liaising with Pro Bono parties to ensure the clients get the very best representation.
Life Pre-JC
- Started legal career by working as a Research Assistant at a Barrister’s Chambers
- For around 3 years, worked at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, as an Associate to a number of decision makers.
Life Outside JC
- Jenny also has a degree in Art History, she enjoys creating art, reading and spending time with family and friends.
Legal Services Coordinator
Pritika is a law graduate from India and post graduate (LLM) in Corporate and Finance laws from The University of Hong Kong.
Legal Services Coordinator
Life at JC
- Understand the condition of people who need help visit us seeking assistance and offer preliminary advice and moral support.
- Ensure that our legal team can provide legal assistance to clients who are victims of difficult conditions of living, like danger to life, harassment etc.
Life Pre-JC
- Over 7 years of experience working as Legal Manager for Union Bank of India, India.
- Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Indian Law Society’s Law College, Pune, India and Master’s degree (LLM in Corporate & Finance Laws) from The University of Hong Kong.
Life Beyond JC
- Exploring art work by way of bottle painting, sketches and drawings, reading fiction books and listening to music.
- Explore different places for food and travel.
Legal Services Coordinator
Life at JC
- Responsible for providing administrative, legal coordination and support for Legal Services team to ensure services are provided professionally and efficiently.
Life Pre-JC
- Prior to Justice Centre, Katherine volunteered at Citizens Advice Bureau and a Law Centre in London. She also spent 3 years working in the food services whilst pursuing her Law degree.
Life Outside JC
- Outside of work Katherine enjoys playing tennis and hiking.
Legal Casework Volunteer
Life at JC
- Conduct interviews with claimants, conduct legal and factual (including country of origin) research, and write interview and research-based reports.
- Contribute to developing legal service information and processes and assist with the coordination of intake and referrals for new/existing clients.
Life Pre JC
- Evan is a recent law graduate from the University of Exeter, and one of the founding members of his University’s first award winning legal clinic.
Life Outside JC
- Playing basketball, watching NBA and playing his flute.
Join the Team!
If you have the passion and skills, consider working with us and make a better, fairer and more just society in Hong Kong. We have paid positions and volunteer opportunities available now.