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The Language Shop - who's who

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Meet the managers of the Language Shop. Find out how they contribute to delivering the services provided by the Language Shop.

Jaimin Patel
Language Shop Manager

Jaimin Patel has been the Manager of the Language Shop since 1996 and has played a pivotal role in ensuring that it is one of the best language services in London. He has a wealth of experience and is committed to ensuring that communities in East London have access to high quality services that stem from a social inclusion perspective.

Contact:
Email: jaimin.patel@newham.gov.uk
Tel: 020 8430 3663


Aprile Harman
Operations Manager

Aprile Harman is the Operations Manager of the Language Shop and has been with the London Borough of Newham since 1990. She began as the council's in-house Sign Language Interpreter and became the Operations Manager in 2005. Her knowledge and experience within the Deaf community and as a Sign Language Interpreter is a valuable asset to the Language Shop: this has contributed towards the increase in demand of this service, making it the second most requested language in 2007/2008. (Bengali being the first).

Contact:
Email: aprile.harman@newham.gov.uk
Tel: 020 8430 3603

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