Meet the team
At DIVA Charitable Trust, we champion visibility, equality and empowerment for LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people.
Our mission is to increase representation, build community and create meaningful change through media, events, research and collaboration.
We believe that when LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people are visible, valued and supported, everyone benefits. Visibility drives inclusion, fosters innovation and inspires pride, in workplaces, in culture and in everyday life.
The Trustees
Marie-Helene
Tyack
(she/her)
Marie-Helene currently leads Inclusion & Belonging globally for Allianz Commercial and is the Chair of the Allianz Global Pride Board. She is a proud queer leader pushing for real inclusion and belonging. She’s championed global policies on transition support, menopause, and domestic abuse, and creates safe, brave spaces to challenge discrimination— helping build a more inclusive workplace and insurance industry for LGBTQ+ people and all marginalised voices.
In addition to being the Chair of the Diva Charitable Trust, she is also a member of the Senior Advisory Board of LINK (LGBTQ+ Insurance network) and a Trustee on the Board of Kaleidoscope Trust.
Abi
Shapiro
(she/her)
Abi started her career in the creative sector, overseeing the Selfridges window displays before moving on to manage and grow an independent design agency.
She then moved into more operational roles and spent ten years working in senior positions in the private sector, before transitioning to the not-for-profit sector, working with charities in areas such as education, health and equality for young women.
Abi is incredibly excited to be part of the DIVA Board and is looking forward to helping the charity continue impacting the lives of LGBTQIA women and non binary people.
Kit
Morey
(they/them)
Kit is Vice President and Commissioning Editor for Unscripted at Channel 5 and Paramount+. They’ve worked on series such as First Dates, One Born Every Minute, The Real Full Monty along with wonderful four-legged content such as Dogs Behaving Very Badly, Lost Dogs with Clare Balding and Puppy School for Guide Dogs. Along with Commissioning Kit is also the Executive Champion for PROUD ERG at Paramount.
Based in Brighton, Kit is a very proud trustee of the DIVA Charitable Trust helping support equality and inclusion for LGBTQIA+ communities across the UK.
Stella
Smith
(she/her)
Stella Smith is an award-winning entrepreneur and advocate recognised for her innovative leadership in technology, finance, and social equity. Leaving school at sixteen, she rose rapidly through the banking world to become Director of Retail and Private Wealth at HBOS before thirty. Now CEO and Founder of pirkx, she is redefining employee wellbeing for the gig economy with a focus on inclusion, accessibility, and meaningful impact. A proud LGBT leader, Stella also serves on boards including Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights UK, Cascade Cash Management, and Charlotte Church’s Awen Project. Her work champions fairness, innovation, and empowerment across business, wellbeing, and the future of work.
Leanne
MacMillan
(she/her)
Leanne leads the Equal Rights Coalition Secretariat, a global partnership of 44 member states and civil society organisations advancing LGBTQI+ rights. With over 30 years’ experience as an international human rights lawyer, she has shaped global policy, advocacy, and strategy, including several years at Stonewall (UK), where she built international programmes tackling hate crime, refugee protection, and LBT+ inclusion. Her career spans leadership roles with the IRCT (Denmark), Freedom from Torture (UK), and Amnesty International, where she served on the senior leadership team, headed the UN Office in New York, and led global refugee programmes. She has conducted research missions worldwide and previously practised as a refugee lawyer in Canada.
Saba
Ali
(she/her)
Saba is an award-winning advocate specialising in intersectionality, cultural abuse, and the challenges faced by marginalised communities. As a queer South Asian with lived experience of trauma, she brings nuanced insight to her work with institutions like the Crown Prosecution Service and the Metropolitan Police Service, focusing on Hate Crime, VAWG, and LGBT+ Black/Brown communities. Saba is a trustee for DIVA Charitable Trust, Safety and Met Liaison Manager at UK Black Pride, Interim Chair for the Ban Conversion Therapy Coalition, LGBTQIA+ Network Lead for the Royal Society of Arts and Advisory Board member for the Centre for Prevention of VAWG. Her leadership spans sexual health, suicide prevention, and mentoring future changemakers for equity and justice
The Team
Roxy Bourdillon
(she/her)
Roxy Bourdillon (she/her) is DIVA's editor-in-chief, an award-winning journalist and the author of What A Girl Wants: A (True) Story Of Sexuality And Self-discovery. She's written for magazines including Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Grazia, Marie Claire and Woman&Home, hosted a lesbian nightlife documentary for Virgin Radio, and been featured by Curve, BRICKS, Nonchalant, The Bookseller and FT. Roxy also won Highly Commended New Editor Of The Year at The British Society Of Magazine Editors Awards. Her work in media has earned her a place in both The Pride Power List in The Guardian and the Attitude 101: LGBTQ+ Trailblazers Changing The World.
Nic Crosara
(she/her)
Nic Crosara (they/he) is DIVA magazine’s deputy editor. Nic is a trans writer from the South West whose words have been featured in publications such as gal-dem, Attitude and HuffPost UK. Nic was previously a regional editor at Black Ballad. They have interviewed actors such as Keanu Reeves, Barbie Ferreira and the cast of Heartstopper. When it comes to musicians, Nic has profiled the likes of Beverley Glenn Copeland, Melissa Etheridge and Tegan and Sara. They’ve also spoken on panels on a range of topics from the power of LGBTQIA+ advertising to how to discuss trans issues in the media.
Ella Gauci
(she/her)
Ella Gauci (she/her) is DIVA’s staff writer. Based in London, Ella is a keen arts and culture journalist, focusing largely on LGBTQIA+ music and film releases. She also has worked on several investigations into LGBTQIA+ issues like homophobic abuse in care homes and the experiences of queer refugees in the UK. Ella has spoken on panels about LGBTQIA+ representation in the media and bi+ advocacy. Alongside being a journalist, Ella also focuses on DIVA’s social media channels.