Our Staff

Indy Cross joins Agenda Alliance with almost 20 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector, as an expert in stakeholder relations, strategic planning, communications and fundraising.

Before leading Agenda Alliance she held senior leadership positions at criminal justice charity Spark Inside; young people’s enterprise charity The Peter Jones Foundation; and Arts Council England. She was previously a Trustee at the charity Birthrights.

Indy has run strategic brand and communications programmes for high-profile organisations, including the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games and the Government Equalities Office, working with the Ministers for Women and Equalities.

Krystal has over a decade’s experience in the charity sector both in the UK and abroad, specialising in high-net-worth-individuals and corporate engagement. Prior to joining Agenda Alliance, Krystal worked for various small and medium charities and NGOs in the international development space.

Her ability to maintain, build and grow donor/stakeholder relationships both regionally and internationally has contributed to her success. She has also used her voice to advocate for people of colour within the sector, through the Antiracism Initiative she set up with two former colleagues. Krystal also currently serves as interim chair at a small women and birthing people charity.

Maria has joined Agenda Alliance with over 15 years of experience, including frontline work in public services, local authorities, and large third sector organisations, both in the UK and internationally. She has built on this cross-sector experience to develop meaningful co-production approaches that have informed impactful campaigns and contributed to legislative change.

Her work has spanned high-profile strategic litigation involving migration rights and the reform of deportation policies in the High Court, as well as influencing decision-makers to embed best practice in statutory guidance—particularly in relation to improved data monitoring of child protection procedures in cross-border placements.

Maria brings a strategic approach to applying research in the development of social policy, with a strong commitment to campaigning for anti-oppressive systems. She holds a degree in psychotherapy from Birkbeck, University of London, complemented by a Master’s in Global Diplomacy from SOAS.

Tara has formerly worked on policy, strategic communications and research.

Prior to joining Agenda Alliance, Tara worked for an MP tackling national issues including the climate crisis and the cost-of-living crisis, working to help local constituents.

Tara has experience volunteering with women’s charities and has been the Women’s Officer on an Executive Committee. She holds an MSc in Gender and International Relations from the University of Bristol, where she studied feminist economics, looking at the ways in which women and minority groups are inhibited by, and excluded from, the economic sphere. Tara has a particular interest in making policy accessible to all.

Teddy is working on Co-Production at Agenda after having supported the organisation's governance, projects and engagement for the past two and a half years, and has a background working across co-ordination, research, and education.

Prior to joining Agenda Alliance, Teddy has worked in research and co-ordination, been part of grassroots feminist campaigning, and supported children and young people both in and outside of school. They still dip their toe into Relationships and Sex Education from time to time, and Teddy is currently working on publishing their MSc Dissertation, looking at how we 'make sense' of liminal gender identities, and challenge the notion of binary gender in the ways that we think.

Zahra is a Consultant with over a decade of experience of working in policy, research, engagement, and communications in the voluntary sector, with a focus on social justice.

She has over five years of experience focusing specifically on criminal justice, and has worked with organisations including Revolving Doors, Clinks, the Zahid Mubarek Trust, Action for Race Equality, and Birth Companions.

Zahra previously volunteered in HMP Holloway’s departure lounge supporting women on their day of release and in deportation hearings, and worked in India for over two years for the Socio-Legal Information Centre’s Reproductive Rights Initiative, advocating for access to contraception and abortion, and ending child marriage.

Prior to joining Agenda Alliance, Bronwen completed a PhD at the University of Warwick exploring digital activism against gender-based violence across the Middle East and North Africa.

This built on her experience working as an editor and writer in women’s media publications in Egypt for several years, roles that centred community building and storytelling.

Always keen to emphasise dynamics of gender and marginalisation, she has also conducted qualitative and quantitative research on decolonial pedagogy, academic freedom, the right to peaceful assembly, transnational feminist solidarities, European foreign policy, the militarisation of UK campuses, and more. Bronwen is an alumna of the University of Cambridge, the School of Oriental and African Studies, and the London School of Economics.

Erika brings over 15 years of experience in project management, working across the NGO and media sectors. Her work has focused on gender, social and climate justice, and social cohesion.

Most recently, she was a Projects Advisor at Peaceful Change Initiative, working closely with civil society in Libya and Syria to deliver locally-led initiatives. Her work focused on integrating gender and climate perspectives and co-designing participatory evidence and learning systems. She co-authored publications exploring civic space, Women, Peace & Security, and conflict-sensitive international assistance.

Previously, Erika worked as a researcher, contributor, and events manager in media and publishing, focusing on Africa and the SWANA region. Her approach is rooted in centring marginalised voices, strengthening collective learning, and building systems for more equitable, just and sustainable change.

Erika holds an MSc in Middle East Politics from SOAS, University of London, and an MSc in International Development from the University of Bologna.