Our team
Our staff
Ayesha Aziz
Legal Officer
Ayesha Aziz joined in 2022, as our Legal Officer, she is a practicing solicitor with over 8 years of Post Qualification Experience in immigration law. Ayesha is also qualified as a Level 2 Senior Caseworker and Supervisor under the Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme.
Dane Buckley
Support Services Manager
Dane leads on growing, developing and delivering services offering practical and emotional support to LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum. His previous role was in the Leaving Care Team (Medway Social Services) and before that he was the Wellbeing Service Manager for the London Irish Centre.
Sonia Lenegan
Legal and Policy Director
Sonia has been a qualified solicitor for over a decade. She has previously worked at Duncan Lewis, the Anti-Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit, and Hackney Community Law Centre. Prior to joining Rainbow Migration, Sonia was the Legal Director at the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA).
Stuart Meyers
LGBTQI+ Asylum Support Worker
Stuart is one of the Support Workers at Rainbow Migration. He joined the team in 2020 and has experience working in charity, local authority, and legal settings providing emotional and practical support to a range of service users. He has an MA in Refugee Care.
Our trustees
Charles Bishop
Since November 2021
Charles is a barrister at Landmark Chambers specialising in public, planning and property law. Prior to coming to the Bar, he worked at the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association and Wesley Gryk Solicitors. He previously volunteered at Stonewall Housing and the Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit.
Jackie Peirce
Since September 2011
Jackie is a solicitor with 20 years’ experience in asylum and immigration. She was a partner in a private practice, a legal advisor at Freedom from Torture and a migrant support centre and was previously Legal Aid convenor for the Immigration Law Practitioner’s Association on legal aid issues.