Dhara is a passionate engagement professional with a multi-disciplinary approach to community engagement and specific experience of working with marginalised groups.

Having received an MArch in Spatial Practices from Central Saint Martin’s University, where she focused on representing South Asian females in neighbourhood planning and policy, she brings knowledge of design, policy and participatory practices to her work at Soundings.

Dhara currently supports the delivery of outreach and co-design processes for Lendlease and Countryside Partnerships. Her previous experience includes working as an Engagement Officer within an architectural practice where she was involved in the refurbishment of Queen’s Market in Newham, as well as working with organisations such as the Bromley by Bow Centre and Artburst to engage with families and children within economically deprived boroughs.