Leah Gayer (she/her)

Co-Director (Artistic)

leah@compasscollect.com

Leah Gayer is the visionary Artistic Director and a co-founder of Compass Collective. Since day one, Leah has been at the heart of Compass, overseeing major projects and fostering partnerships with renowned organisations such as Shakespeare’s Globe, Somerset House, TATE, Southwark Playhouse, BAFTA and the National Youth Theatre .She leads on the developments and partnerships, creating impactful collaborations, and driving Compass's mission forward.
Leah’s knack for juggling multiple tasks (possibly attributed to her unicycling skills!) makes Compass an ideal partner for any creative venture. If you have a project or collaboration in mind, feel free to reach out.

Dorothy Hoskins (she/her)

Co-Director (Executive)

dorothy@compasscollect.com

Dorothy joined as Compass Collective’s Executive Director in February 2025. She has a wealth of experience in small and growing arts organisations, most recently having worked for Create, the UK’s leading charity empowering lives through the creative arts.
Dorothy is a Trustee of Fairbeats, a music charity working with young refugees and asylum seekers; she is also Co-Founder and Co-Director of Anthem Music, a CIC delivering creative community music-making projects in south London and beyond. She is also a freelance choral singer. Dorothy is passionate about harnessing the power of the arts to build creative, compassionate communities.

Tom Green (he/him)

Lead Fundraiser

tom@compasscollect.com

Toms role is to help identify potential sources of funders and work with the team to write and submit applications.
He is also leading on the development of our individual giving programme! The aim is to ensure we can maintain our current work and build capacity to do even more in the future.
Tom works as Senior Producer at Counterpoints Arts where his role includes supporting artists and organisations with project development and fundraising, as well as programming events, performances and festivals.

Jay Mailer (he/him)

Welfare Caseworker

jay@compasscollect.com

Jay is a Welfare Caseworker with Compass, currently serving as Maternity Cover Welfare Manager. With Compass, I have also worked as Young Person Coordinator on Centre Stage 2024, Freedom Academy (in partnership with ATG), and The Flip Side (in partnership with the National Youth Theatre).
My journey began as an Actor, having trained with the National Youth Theatre, before becoming a qualified person-centred counsellor with a specific focus on supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and marginalised communities. I bring a trauma-informed and holistic approach to all my work as well as combining artistic engagement with pastoral care to create safe, nurturing spaces where young people can thrive

Sasha Harrington (she/her)

Connect Co-ordinator

sasha@compasscollect.com

Sasha is a movement director and teacher graduating from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama’s MA Movement course. She Co-founded Compass alongside Leah and Mhairi in 2018, since then she has worked on numerous Compass projects. Now an associate of the company she will continue to represent Compass in Glasgow.
Sasha’s practise has a strong core in community and ensemble which exists in all the work she makes and collaborates on. She believes this is a strong way to connect a company of actors and the perfect base to work from when working with a group from many different backgrounds and cultures. Sasha is interested in landscapes and architecture and how these live in the body. The focus of her work is the integration of culture, nature, knowledge and experiences.

Sara La Rocca (she/her)

Welfare Officer

sara@compasscollect.com

Sara is a Higher Education professional and Yoga Teacher who is passionate about the wellbeing of all those she works with. She has volunteered with the Red Cross Young Refugee Services for the past seven years as caseworker, project volunteer and yoga teacher.
Sara joined the Compass Team as the Welfare Support Officer in October 2021 and is responsible for ensuring Compass’s young people have access to the support they need as they transition and integrate into life in the UK.

Mhairi Gayer (she/her)

Youth Participation Manager

mhairi@compasscollect.com

Mhairi is a Co-Founder of Compass and has been there right from the beginning. She has a background in the arts, having trained as an actor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has developed and led many of our projects and is passionate about supporting our Young People to reach their full potential.
She is currently our lead Fundraiser and Young Persons Coordinator, welcoming new young people into the Collective. When not working, she can be found climbing, hiking, running and cycling, most likely in the mountains.

Sanam Monteiro (she/her)

Youth Board Co-ordinator

sanam@compasscollect.com

Sanam is a poet and activist who strives to use her creativity for social justice. She likes to explore her gender, sexuality and ethnicity through drawing, writing and a lot of talking. Throughout her political science studies and her internship at Minority Rights or UN Women, she kept volunteering with refugees and asylum seekers. She wrote words of revolution with refugees in Switzerland. She wrote words of poetry with refugees in London. She is still to find the words with refugees in Morocco. At times she gets dragged into projects and her words turn cardboard constructions and demonstration. In her free evenings, she makes fesenjoon and cycles through the city for a chat and a friendly tea.

Bo Borthwick (she/her)

Social Media Officer

bo@compasscollect.com

Bo has been with Compass Collective since 2022, leading on all things digital and social media. Often working alongside the Youth Board Social Media Officer to share the stories of young people and help projects reach far and wide.
Outside of work, Bo spends time cycling around the city, cooking and watching films. If you have a good recommendation, they’re always happy to hear it!

Leila Seguin (she/her)

Finance & Operations Officer

leila@compasscollect.com

Leila has been with Compass Collective since February 2020 where she first worked at the young person coordinator to become the finance and operations officer. She is also the Lead Safeguarding Officer. Leila is a French musician with a background in International Relations.
She has a Masters degree in Development Studies during which she wrote a thesis on the restorative role music can play in helping refugees rebuild their lives and integrate into the UK. She worked for 5 years as Project Coordinator at the British Red Cross supporting young refugees and asylum seekers.
She has also been involved in many cultural projects supporting vulnerable communities through music and arts. Having lived in Palestine , Jordan and Lebanon, she has recently returned to the international development and humanitarian sectors supporting democracy strengthening ( WFD) and educational programmes ( War Child) in the Middle East.
She is currently learning Arabic and loves spending time in Corsica where her family is from with an integration of culture, nature, knowledge and experiences.

Maz Emecheta(they/them)

Finance & Operations Officer (Maternity Cover)

maz@compasscollect.com

Maz is an accountant with over 6 years of experience with a range of small and medium sized businesses and non-profit organisations. They’re also an artist working in theatre and poetry as Maz Hedgehog

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