Sanchia Alasia
Equality Lead
Newham University Hospital Trust
Sanchia Alasia holds a BSc in Politics and Sociology from Brunel University and an MSc in Politics, Policy and Government from Birkbeck College, University of London. She currently works as a diversity manager for the National Health Service (NHS), in London UK. Sanchia is a newly elected local councillor in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and won her seat in the May 2010 elections, successfully taking her seat from the fascist British National Party (BNP). She has recently written a chapter called “Resources and Constraints of Diversity and Equality Officers: Theoretical and Practitioner Reflections” in the recently published book entitled “Equality, Inequalities and Diversity, Contemporary Challenges and Strategies”.