Our Team

OUR PEOPLE

Danna Walker FOUNDER AND CEO

BA Hons, Dip Arch RIBA, FRSA

Danna Walker is an award-winning electrician, architect, advocate for mentoring, founder and pioneering Black leader.

Danna sees the potential in every person to create change - for themselves, their communities and the world. To help people to make those changes possible, Danna founded Built By Us.

When she’s not mentoring, speaking or guiding workshops, Danna is dreaming of the Southbank Centre and the occasional beauty of brutalism whilst drinking a fourth mug of builder’s tea (soya milk, no sugar).

Delores Clarke, DIRECTOR

Delores’ career in construction started over 20 years ago in carpentry and joinery and quickly progressed to her specialising in Customer Care Management, working for social housing providers, main contractors and developers. She is currently an independent Property Inspector and has worked for a number of main contractors and developers including Vision Modular Systems Ltd, Ballymore, Kier and Osborne.

Her passion for solving complex structural issues led Delores to undertake a qualification in thermography.

When she is not gaining specialist career qualifications, Delores loves to study insects (an interest that was sparked by plaster beetles, which she came across in her work) and she is now looking forward to starting a course in Entomology.

Tiri Murai PROGRAMMES MANAGER

Tiri is the Programmes Manager for BBU who is responsible for managing FLUID, Shape and BUILD

She is currently pursuing her PhD at the University for the Creative Arts as a fully funded researcher and aims to contribute diverse and inclusive scholarly perspectives to the academic space. She is also part of a programme that entails curating and delivering workshops and recently has been commissioned to create online courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students. 

Tiri is creative with a strong mastery of creating strategies that are focused on diversity, inclusion and equality. Able to conduct research, and develop learning content she endeavours to build an understanding of inclusive strategies as well as deliver learning experiences that are aimed at creating positive change and impact in the EDI space. She is passionate about pushing an agenda of diversity, inclusion, equity and equality in her teaching material and in an innovative and interactive approach.

Rosanna Bortoli PR LEAD

Rosanna is a PR & Communications consultant with expertise in the built environment and publishing - she has represented iconic titles such as Who’s Who, Writers’ & Artists Yearbook and the Wisden Cricketers Almanack and hosted legend Magnus Magnusson.

Through collaborating with Danna on a diversity whitepaper A Blueprint for Change, Rosanna’s interest in equality and diversity was ignited. She now guides BBU’s PR & Communications strategy to help the sector to evolve with equality and care for the communities it serves.

The splendour and majesty of the Natural History Museum & St Pancras station make Rosanna smile (even when she was training for the London marathon), but not as much as her beautiful Sri Lankan grand-cat, Mo.

OUR ADVISORY BOARD

Ignacio Delcastillo ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR

Ignacio is a Mechanical Engineer now acting as a Process Business Architect at HSBC who in his spare time partners with Social Entrepreneurs to share his industry experience while enhancing his personal development. Ignacio believes that we are in a technological world were anything is possible, but there is an increasing risk of exclusion in our local communities.

After a decade working in the manufacturing industry and the financial sector, Ignacio knows how to align operations with business strategy in an efficient way. He tries to be aware of new ways of doing things and he is constantly tempted to start his own business adventure...

He is an active supporter of Deutsche Bank CSR area, mentoring young entrepreneurs and as a lecturer in Hatch Incubator Programme. Ignacio holds an MBA from Cranfield University and a MEng in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad Publica de Navarra. He has been also trained as a Sig Sigma Black Belt and he is an expert in lean Manufacturing.

Anne Shepperd ADVISORY BOARD

Anne is an Architect with over 20 years’ experience in housing, regeneration and masterplanning. She has recently set up her own practice Sketch Architecture, specialising in bespoke solutions for residential architecture. Her previous position was as Associate Director with Snell David Architects. In 2013 she was awarded a commendation at the Wandsworth Council Design Awards.  

She currently divides her time between her passion for architecture, and working as a Project Manager with responsibility for Business Development for Microcab a business focussing on the development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and solutions for air quality in cities.

George Sanders ADVISORY BOARD

George is an Energy & Power professional who works in the M&A team at the Danish renewable energy firm, Ørsted.

Prior to Ørsted, George worked for Lloyds Banking Group where he focused predominantly on Infrastructure & Energy mandates. During his time at Lloyds, George was actively involved in the companies’ CSR initiatives by mentoring junior analysts, interns and leading charity campaigns.

In 2017, George began volunteering on the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) mentoring programme which seeks to help UK social enterprises scale-up their operations. George is on the Governing Board of Langford School in Fulham, where he focusses on governance, pupil premium and performance. George holds a BA from Durham University and an MSc from the University of Bristol.