Leema Sumaiya

Leema Sumaiya has extensive experience in social services and education, currently serving as a Personal Advisor for the London Borough of Newham since August 2020. With a longstanding role at City Gateway since September 2011, Leema has held positions as an Admission and Partnerships Worker and Post 16 Admissions Coordinator and Partnerships Worker. Previous roles include a Case Worker at St Giles Trust from August 2019 to September 2023, and Deputy Pastoral and Student Journey Lead at South Quay College from August 2017 to September 2023, where responsibilities also included Student Journey Lead and Admissions. Additionally, Leema has volunteered as a YOT Panel Member for Tower Hamlets Youth Offending from June 2016 to September 2023. Leema holds a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology from Birkbeck, University of London, completed between 2013 and 2017.