About Carmen

Carmen is a freelance facilitator, leadership coach, and consultant with over 20 years of experienceacross frontline services and leadership in the social justice and business sectors. For the previous 10 years, she was independent advocate and founding director of a grassroots service for refugees and people seeking asylum who have been trafficked.

Carmen navigates the complexities of professional and personal trauma often within oppressive systems and holds a holistic approach to life and work which values learning and human connection.

She is passionate about justice and is working on various projects that aim to help create systemic change. Ethics and compassion underpin her work, and she brings an understanding of the importance of history and culture to peoples’ lives; and how that can influence and inform organisational matters.

Carmen is an expert facilitator - kind, warm, inclusive, knowledgeable… She was very engaging and facilitated our group to have sound, thought provoking conversations on a personal and systemic level… Uncomfortable issues were spoken about in a way that made me inquisitive.Taye Training Delegate