UK Staff team
Our UK staff serve as the link between our supporters and mission workers in a variety of ways - from fundraising and keeping supporters informed about our mission work to nurturing relationships between them and our mission workers. Below are just a few of those who work behind the scenes at BMS. Together, we are working for a world where all can experience faith in Christ and the abundant life only he provides.
Finance and Operations Department
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Winkins Lam
Financial Management Partner
Winkins has been heading up our income team since 2022, ensuring your gifts and our other income streams are processed and receipted correctly so that they can be released to fund our mission work. He also has responsibility for legacies made to BMS World Mission. A Hongkonger and unwavering England football fan, Winkins also loves hiking, history books and the Beatles!
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Zanele Wiseman
Governance and Projects Partner
Zanele has worked in several BMS roles since joining in 2021, alongside studying Law, giving her a breadth of knowledge and experience of BMS that has equipped her for this key role, overseeing governance, cross-departmental projects, BMS properties and health and safety. Zanele is South African and speaks five South African languages! She loves reading and music and currently sings for her church.
Department for Communications and Fundraising
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Hannah Sanford
Supporter Engagement Manager
Since 2022, Hannah has been leading our Individual Giving Team, with responsibility over all income generated by individual supporters, from community fundraising through to our major appeals. She loves the remarkable ways individuals support the work of BMS. Hannah and her husband live in Bradford with their two cats, Albus and Banjo. Hannah is a vegan and enjoys experimenting with new recipes!
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Ruth Whiter
Digital Experience Manager
Since 2018, Ruth has been managing, maintaining, and creating content for our website, with the aim of giving supporters the best digital experience of our work. She loves hearing to supporter feedback and is always on the lookout for ways to enhance the website. Ruth and her family live in Bristol. Artistically gifted, she also works as a live event sketcher in her free time.
Department for World Mission
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Kwame Adzam
Heart for the Gospel Ministry Lead
Kwame oversees our strategy for sharing the gospel in places where it is rarely, if ever, communicated, working with our partners and mission workers in the areas of evangelism, church planting and discipleship. He is also on the leadership team for our Department for World Mission. A natural evangelist, Kwame’s passion is to help others know and love Jesus. He enjoys spending quality time with his family, reading and football.
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Sam Chaise
Help for the Journey Ministry Lead
Sam heads up our strategy for growing and developing our work with displaced people, which he does through engaging with our partners and networks and investing in collaborative relationships. He is also on the leadership team for our Department for World Mission. Originally from Canada, Sam has brought his love of biking - fuelled by his other passion - dark roast coffee – across the Atlantic! He is now based with his wife in northern France.
People and Culture Department
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Jackie Chilvers
Safeguarding Lead
Formerly a mission worker in Chad and a registered nurse, Jackie has been working for BMS since 2019. She now leads our Safeguarding Team, ensuring robust safeguarding within our leadership, strengthening safeguarding practices generally and supporting our partners in this essential area. Jackie and her husband live in Frome. They have two adult children. Jackie loves knitting, sewing and reading.
