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Meet the team

Whether you are looking to find who can help advertise your event, who makes decisions on grant applications, who to contact for relationship or pastoral support, or who oversees financial, administrative, or community matters, this directory is designed to help you find the information you are looking for.

Head Office

Head Office (also known as Headquarters) is a team of people working either part-time or full-time for the charity. Their responsibilities are varied, but their office base is Lancaster Gate and they operate as a Team and work with communities, trustees, and committees.

Bogdan and Yoshiko Pammer

National Director Couple

Bogdan provides overall spiritual, strategic, and organisational leadership for FFWPU-UK, guiding the direction of the movement, supporting pastors and local communities, and overseeing national initiatives and operations. He works closely with staff, the Board of Trustees, and continental leadership to help fulfil the organisation’s mission and vision. Yoshiko has a particular interest in supporting the sisters, daughters, mothers and grandmothers in our community, as well as families with young children. Together, Yoshiko and Bogdan, serve as the National Director Couple, offering leadership, guidance, and support to members across the UK.

Anna J.

Executive Assistant to Bogdan Pammer and Human Resources Officer

Anna supports the people and administrative side of FFWPU-UK. As the first point of contact for HR matters and Executive Assistant to Bogdan, she works closely with staff and volunteers to coordinate meetings, support recruitment, manage employee administration, and help ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

You can contact Anna to arrange a meeting with Bogdan, report on an event or activity, seek employee support, enquire about recruitment opportunities, annual leave, employee documentation, or any other HR-related matter.

David S.

Operations Officer

David plays a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of FFWPU-UK. He oversees a wide range of systems and services, helping ensure the organisation runs safely, efficiently, and in line with legal and safeguarding requirements.

You can contact David for support with safeguarding, GDPR, health and safety, IT issues, creating new email accounts, volunteer email accounts, DBS checks, organisational policies, archives and archived data requests, LG venue hire for ministries and departments, and certain national events.

Han-sun N.

Communications and PR Officer

Han-sun oversees FFWPU-UK’s communications, including the website, newsletters, social media, and media relations. She helps share stories, promote events, and keep the wider community informed and engaged.
Contact Han-sun if you would like to have a story published, promote an event, submit content for the website or newsletter, request social media support, or make a media enquiry.

Sylvia L.

Director of Finance & Operations

Sylvia is responsible for FFWPU-UK’s finances, operations, and property portfolio. She provides strategic leadership as part of the Senior Management Team and helps ensure the organisation operates effectively and sustainably.
Please contact Sylvia regarding matters about finance, properties, organisational compliance and governance.

Ministries

The ministries consists of employees, volunteers and contractors. They provide services, support, organise events and much more.

Ala Z.

Children Ministry Officer

Betty R.

Blessed Family Department Officer

Elliot Y.

Blessed Family Department Officer

Mieko D.

Outreach Coordinator

Russell G.

British Clergy Leadership Conference Director

Communities

Communities are at the heart of everything we do. FFWPU-UK is made up of six communities: Birmingham & West Midlands, North England, North of Thames, River South, Scotland, and Wales & West Country. Each community is supported by a Pastor or Community Coordinator who provides leadership, care, and guidance to its members.

Below, you’ll find the names and roles of the people who serve these communities. We hope this helps you connect with the right person for your enquiry or support needs.

Adza and Nittaya M.

Pastors for River South Community

Dale R.

Community Coordinator for North of England

Eric W.

Community Coordinator for Scotland Community

Maryann M.

Community Coordinator for Scotland Community

Viola D. and Rodrigo L.

Pastor Couple for Birmingham & West Midlands Community

William and Ruth H.

Pastor for North of Thames Community

Wika Y.

Community Coordinator for Wales & West Country Community

Trustees

Our trustees bring together a wide range of professional expertise, life experience, and a shared dedication to the mission of FFWPU-UK. They work together with the National Leader, Head Office staff and communities to help shape the organisation’s direction, provide oversight and accountability, and support the movement in serving our members and wider community with integrity and care.

Sonja Read

Chair

The Trustee Chair leads the Board of Trustees, ensuring regular meetings take place and that the Board fulfils its responsibility in overseeing the organisation meeting its governance and regulatory responsibilities. The Chair works closely with the National Leader, maintains Charity Commission records, and helps drive the charity’s strategic development and effectiveness.  

Sonja Read is originally from Finland, but married here in the UK and has one son. A passion for creating a better world for everyone from a young age led her to become a humanitarian consultant and public health nutritionist focusing on low- and middle-income countries. Her work has spanned from overseeing field programmes to research and advocacy. She’s always up for an adventure and is currently spending her maternity leave exploring National Trust properties and trying out new recipes in the kitchen.

Huey Fisher

Treasurer

Huey joined the FFWPU movement in Malaysia in 1985. Blessed to Paul Fisher, she belongs to the 6,000 couples blessing. Together they have three children and two grandchildren. She was a Member and Chair of the Finance Committee for South London Church from 2014 to 2022 and as Treasurer / Trustee on FFWPU’s Trustees Board since 2019. Currently self employed, her areas of passion include: Finance, Property, Investment, Young people, Entrepreneurship and Elderly Care.

Kieran Hoyte

Secretary

Kieran Hoyte, born in 1998, is a Software Engineer with a deep passion for worship music and empowering young members through active support and engagement. Since joining the Board in Summer 2022, he has focused on strengthening organisational structures to foster flexibility, growth, and longevity for future generations. Drawing on leadership experience with HARP, CARP, and current committee roles in the North Thames region, Kieran brings a grounded, community-focused perspective to the Board. Outside of his professional and leadership commitments, he enjoys gym workouts, football, Formula 1, hiking, and meaningful conversations over coffee.

Dawn Pollitt

Safeguarding Lead

Dawn Pollitt is married to Daniel Pollitt and together they have three beautiful children. She is a high school physics teacher at an independent school in England, having worked in schools both here in the UK and in America, where she is originally from. With a passion for education, she has worked for a decade as a Sunday School teacher and coordinator in the Bromley/River South Community and is currently the trustee board’s Safeguarding Lead. Dawn loves singing, cleaning, and Wordle!

Chris Jones

Trustee

Chris Jones ( born 1958) and his wife Sachiko participated in the 2075 Blessing in Madison Square Garden in 1982 after he had joined our movement in San Francisco in 1978. They have 2 boys and 2 daughters all born in the US.He came back to the UK after 17 years to his home town of Manchester in 1995 to concentrate on Home Church. Having risen to senior management in HSBC bank he decided to created his own financial planning business to be able to dedicate more time and effort towards providential matters. His ongoing passion is supporting a school founded by a 30,000 couple in Senegal. Through his role as a Trustee he is working to set free our potential in the UK by a revolutionary realignment of our assets.

Koken Takeda

Trustee

Koken was born in Tokyo, Japan, to parents who were part of the 1800 Blessing Couple generation, and was raised in Niigata. He graduated from Sun Moon University in South Korea before moving to the UK 15 years ago, where he now lives in Watford.
Three years ago, Koken established his own consulting company, specialising primarily in the food industry. He is married to his Korean wife, and together they have three children: a 20-year-old daughter, an 18-year-old son, and a 15-year-old son.
Koken considers the church his home and is passionate about giving back to the community. Through his role as a trustee, he hopes to support and strengthen the church community in any way he can.

Simon Jaupi

Trustee

Simon is a Scottish second-generation member whose roots lie in his parents’ home countries of Slovakia and Albania. Having grown up in south-west Scotland, he considers it his home and remains deeply connected to both his heritage and local community.

Having recently completed his university studies, Simon is beginning his career as a resident doctor. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking, going to the gym, playing sports, and bringing young people together through organised activities and events.

Simon is a strong advocate for the family model and is passionate about helping others realise their potential, become their best selves, and pursue meaningful goals in life.

Property Managers

Ann B.

Property Manager at Glasgow Peace Embassy

Dongsoon C.

Assistant Property Manager at Livingstone House

Kumiko L.

Property Manager at Holy Oak Memorial Woodland

Samuel D.

Property Manager at Lancaster Gate & Wontner Road

Simon C.

Property Manager at Cleeve House

Frequently Asked Questions

Have a question that hasn’t been answered above? Take a look at our short Q&A section below for some additional information.

Trustees are volunteers who provide governance, oversight, and strategic direction to ensure a charity fulfils its purpose, complies with legal requirements, and remains financially sustainable. For our members, this means trustees help make sure the movement is delivering its mission and values in practice by reviewing the National Director’s work, asking questions, monitoring progress, and providing support where improvements are needed.

Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the charity’s finances, properties, and other assets, ensuring they are managed responsibly and used effectively to further the movement’s purpose. They oversee major financial and property decisions, approve budgets, publish annual accounts, and ensure legal obligations are met. In addition, trustees select a candidate for National Director to be presented to True Parents or their representative, and help protect and preserve True Parents’ cultural and material legacy in the UK, while recognising that they are not the movement’s spiritual leaders.

Community Coordinators are usually volunteers who organise and support local activities, communicate important updates, connect members with pastoral care and liaise with regional and national leaders.

Pastors are employed in part-time or full-time leadership roles. They carry out many of the same community-building responsibilities while additionally providing spiritual guidance, pastoral care, teaching, worship leadership and overall guidance for the community.

If you would like to support your local community or start a community-level initiative, please get in touch with your local community team.

If you are not affiliated with a local community but have an idea or project, you can contact us using our enquiry form.

You can also make a donation to support our activities.

Please send your event details and announcement request to our communications team at comms@ffwpu.org.uk. The communications team will review each submission and decide whether and how it can be shared through our national channels.