Meet the Team
About our team
Opus is driven by the many individuals and groups who create, innovate and collaborate with us. But at the heart of our organisation is our worker-owned and controlled governance board, which steers the direction of our work in Sheffield and beyond.
Get to know us below, or learn more about how we look after each other.
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Ben Jackson
Chair of the Board
Since becoming an Opus member in 2009, I have worked in various roles…
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Abz Dickinson
I am very honoured to have been accepted as part of the Opus family back in late 2022…
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Alban Krashi
Director
I am a driven individual interested in the entangled nature of…
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Amala Anyika
I joined the Opus Board because the work of Opus stretches across and beyond Sheffield…
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Bashkim Muca
I'm a new addition to Opus, starting as the Sheffield Transition Finance Facilitator…
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Debs Grayson
Director
I first came across Opus and the People’s Newsroom Initiative in…
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Efua Uiterwijk
I joined Opus in 2025 as workshop designer and facilitator. I have had a squiggly route to…
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Felicity Jackson
I began my career with Opus back in 2010 as a proofreader for Now Then. Since then I have…
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Jake Barrett
I began my journey with Opus at the start of 2019 when I joined the distribution team…
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James Lock
Director
I have over 10 years experience working cross-sector…
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Joe Kriss
Director
I support the company’s events and coordinate the broadcast output…
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Laura Holmes
Director
I joined Opus as Finance Co-ordinator in February 2025…
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Lucy Gavaghan
I joined Opus as Operations Manager in early September 2025. I am approaching my…
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Jonny Douglas
I imagine a world where the vast majority of people have the means and opportunity to…
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Megan Lucero
I am one of the stewards of the People's Newsroom project at Opus. For over 10 years…
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Natalie Burton
I joined Opus in 2019 as part of the sales team. As a long-time Now Then reader I’ve loved…
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Ola Fagbohun
Director
Over the last 25 years, I have used my extensive knowledge, skills…
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Phia Davenport
I joined the Opus team in November 2021 as Social Media and Communications…
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Sam Gregory
I am a journalist and feature writer at Now Then Magazine, focusing on music, culture…
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Sam Walby
Director
My main role is as Editor-in-Chief of Now Then Magazine…
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Sara Hill
Director
For me, the important and exciting part of Opus is the bringing together of…
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Shirish Kulkarni
Director
I’m a journalist, researcher and community organiser…
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Tchiyiwe Chihana
Tchiyiwe works across multiple undertakings at Opus, some of which include Demonstrators…
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Tim Feben
As a board member and general associate of Opus for much of the last decade, I have recently…