Friends of Hanover Committee members (ID 1132)

• Alexandra Abraham
  Chair
  Alexandra Abraham

  Alexandra is Chair of FoH and has two children at Hanover. Her career has centered around working with inspiring young people from underserved communities in the UK, Canada and South Africa; across the education, corporate responsibility, international development and charity sectors. Alexandra is delighted at the opportunity to play a role in connecting and facilitating fun for our whole school community.

• Iona Akbar Khan
  Treasurer
  Iona Akbar Khan

  Iona has been a member of FoH for three years and is currently the treasurer. She has one child at Hanover. She has lived and worked locally for 14 years and is keen to continue to contribute to the school and the amazing and diverse community it fosters.

• Chen Elimelech
  Chen Elimelech

  Chen has one child at Hanover and one baby who is looking forward to joining the school! She has more than 10 years' experience in Operations roles and is happy to share her knowledge. Chen loves to travel and meet new cultures, and is enthusiastic about food, cooking and yoga. She feels lucky to be part of Hanover's school community, and the opportunity to have an impact on our children's educational and social lives.

• Joe Radmore
  Joe Radmore

  Joe Radmore is from Devon and has two children at Hanover. He has been active for many years in various community improvement projects. Professionally Joe is an entrepreneur and also works in the corporate world trading ships. His hobbies are modern history, music and anything to do with the ocean.

• Ken Loh
  Ken Loh

  Ken is in his second year on the FoH committee and very proud and glad to be a part of it. He hopes to bring an element of fun and his love of music and art to the group and the events that we organise. When not busy being a dad, he also runs a product design team of a startup in the public transit industry.

• Lisa Recker
  Lisa Recker

  Lisa has lived in Islington for 15 years, and is originally from the US. She works at a design consultancy with a background in Masterplanning. During lockdown, she got out her watercolours and started a side project of writing and drawing children's books. Lisa has one child in Reception, and is passionate about connecting people and making Hanover the best it can be for our community.

• Maria Abellan
  Maria Abellan

  Maria joined the FoH Committee in 2022 and has a son at Hanover in year one. Maria trained as an Archaeologist and specialised in Osteoarchaeology focusing mainly on prehistory. She has always been interested in understanding cultural diversity and is keen to support her local community through education and sports; seeing these as a way forward to a brighter future. Maria is a great believer in a little help going a long way.

• Maria Savage
  Maria Savage

  Maria has been a committee member for five years and the co-chair for two of those years. Maria is now the business manager at Hanover and helps to link the school leadership and priorities with Foh fundraising targets and objectives. Maria has one daughter at Hanover.

• Helene Parisot
  Helene Parisot

  Helene, a French expatriate residing in London for 13 years, is a self-employed entrepreneur juggling three businesses. Her services span Project Management in Retail Construction, Visual Merchandising & Brand Identity, and brand/business launch support, with a strong emphasis on Operations, Digital, and Technology. She's also a proud mother of two daughters, one in secondary school and the other in Year 4 at Hanover. Eager to contribute to our lively school community, she is fully prepared to dive in and facilitate positive change in any capacity!

• Zehra Ozayas
  Zehra Ozayas