MEET THE TEAM
The Love Tank is a lived experience organisation run by a small London-based team with a unique mix of community advocacy, public health, health promotion, capacity building, and equalities expertise.
Think you can enrich the team or you would like to volunteer with us? Get in touch!
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Richard Kahwagi
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
As well as being one of the original co-founders of PrEPster when he was living in London back in 2013, Richie is in charge of everything creative —from concepts and campaigns down to graphics, designs, and visual wizardry.
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Dr. Benjamin Weil
HEAD OF RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE GENERATION
With a PhD from UCL, Ben brought their years of research and teaching experience in Science and Technology Studies to The Love Tank.
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Qaisar Siddiqui
HEAD OF COMMUNITY MOBILISATION & OUTREACH
Joining the team at the peak of London’s MPOX outbreak, Qaisar has been central to our community vaccine pop-ups. His links to the international kink scene has brought new and important audiences to our work.
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Phil Samba
PARTNERSHIP FOR BLACK PEOPLE’S HEALTH PROJECT COORDINATOR
Phil was The Love Tank’s first employee, bringing their connections to London’s queer Black communities into our HIV PrEP work. As well as being involved in the vogue and ballroom scene, Phil coordinates the Partnership for Black People’s Health.
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Asad Zafar
OUTREACH COORDINATOR
if you’ve been pricked, tested or given lube during one of our outreach sessions, then it was most likely done by Asad! In the time they’ve been at The Love Tank, whole new communities of people have experienced our love.
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Rob Kocur
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Rob joined the team in the summer of 2023 as the MAUREEN Programme Coordinator. Outside of work, Rob is best known as the international drag queen superstar Polka Dot and the founder of Polish party SLAV 4U.
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Lizzie Jordan
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
As the founder and Director of Think2Speak, Lizzie brings a wealth of understanding and skills into the operationalisation of small-scale but high-impact CICs. Lizzie is a Non Executive Director of The Love Tank
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Mark Walton
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mark brings his immense knowledge and experience in community-building and organisation development as an Non Executive Director. He’s also the founder and Director of Shared Assets.
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Marc Thompson
CO-FOUNDER & NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Marc brings decades of community-building experience to The Love Tank. He co-founded Big Up in the late 1990s to respond to the sexual health needs of Black queer men and led Positively UK’s peer mentor programme until June 2018. Marc is a Non Executive Director at The Love Tank
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Grant Gulczynski
EVENTS COORDINATOR
Bringing his stunning event coordination skills to the team, Grant coordinates our annual Love Hub as part of Fringe! Film Festival, as well as organising Second Tuesday Monologues.