meet the team
The people behind the Black Funding Network
Angela Ferreira
Currently, the Managing Director of Douglas Road Productions, Angela has held senior roles at broadcasters including Commissioning Editor at Channel 4 and Executive Producer at BBC Television.
Passionate about the development of the next generation of storytellers and content creators, Angela has mentored hundreds of diverse young people providing access to the industry. In recognition of her work, in 2020, Angela was honoured as the Inaugural recipient of the British Film Institute ‘Soul Sisters’ Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film and TV.
Erika Brodnock
Erika is an entrepreneurial and driven MBA with 12 years of coaching, well-being and inclusion experience, currently researching how artificial intelligence can be used as a force for good in the creation of social justice.
Patricia Keiko Hamzahee FRSA
Patricia is an advisor, impact investor and philanthropist. After more than 20 years in investment banking and financial communications, she now supports social enterprises to attract funding and advises private capital providers on their responsible investment strategies.
As co-founder of Extend Ventures, Patricia has worked extensively to diversify access to funding for Black and minoritised ethnic businesses. She promotes similar access for Black-led nonprofit community organisations through her co-founding of Black Funding Network and GiveBLACK.
Patricia is a Board Director of Responsible Finance, sits on the Investment Committee of Better Society Capital, and is a Trustee of Runnymede Trust, Ballet Black, Stratford East, and International House New York. She is also a member of the Steering Group for Women in Social Finance and the Diversity Forum.
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