Board of Management JOAN MORTIMER SARAH BUTLER LEONA DANIEL MELANIE DAVIS PAUL FEATHERSTONE PETER FREEMAN ROGER HINTON KELVIN MACDONALD GERRY MAIN IAN MILLAR MARY TAWIAH NICK WILLMORE Joan Mortimer Chair of the Board of Management Joan lives in Brighton and before her retirement in 2011 worked for an international IT and business services company, predominantly working with local government. In the past she was a volunteer at the Brighton Women’s Centre, Women’s Aid and Lesbian Line and is a former member of the Threshold Management Committee. Joan brings strong business planning and strategic human resource skills, as well as experience of risk management and strategic commissioning. She is committed to tackling the causes of poverty, homelessness and exclusion, and has a real understanding of the role of legal services in protecting basic human rights. Sarah Butler Sarah had a career in higher education management. Nine of those years were as a senior manager (director of a division) and part of the senior professional services team, at the University of Sussex. Although she specialised in academic affairs and quality assurance in the last fifteen years, she also had extensive experience of university governance and strategic planning. From 2006 to 2014, she was seconded half time to the national Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), working as an Assistant Director in the areas of standards, quality and enhancement. Leona Daniel Leona Daniel brings a wide range of legal experience to the Board having spent her working life as a solicitor, and has worked abroad in Zambia and Papua New Guinea. Latterly Leona has specialised in family law and she has a particular expertise in children law. She has represented both parents and children in care proceedings. Families involved in care proceedings often have multiple problems, in areas such as housing, debt and substance misuse, where BHT offers such essential help. Leona has business experience having been a partner in a firm of solicitors and also run her own practice. Melanie Davis Chair of the Operations and Personnel Committee Melanie Davis’s background is in TV and media, and as a social justice campaigner. She has been involved with many committees, as a volunteer member and Chair and as an elected Brighton & Hove City Councillor. The committees included environment, community centres, schools, Citizens Advice Bureau, and several arts organisations. Her strengths include motivating teams, recruiting volunteers, fund raising and improving communications. She is currently on the board of the new Brighton & Hove Green Spaces Forum and the Chair of the Friends of St Ann’s Well Gardens. She is also a representative on Community Works. Paul Featherstone Paul joined the Board in April 2020, having previously been on the Board at Sussex Oakleaf. In his early career, Paul was employed in local government and in 2001 was appointed as the Director of Support Services for Martlet Homes, a housing association in Chichester - later becoming Deputy Chief Executive. Paul guided Martlet’s admission into the Hyde Group and became the Group’s Director of Risk and Compliance before returning to Chichester as Managing Director of Hyde Martlet. Paul is qualified as a Chartered Company Secretary and has a Master’s degree in Employment Law. Paul retired in 2014 and enjoys spending time on his sailing boat and loves to travel. As well as other voluntary roles, Paul also enjoys occasionally working as the relief skipper of a small ferry in Chichester Harbour. Peter Freeman Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Peter has a wide experience in management and governance. He is Chair of Governors at Coombe Road Primary School in Brighton. His previous Boards include BHASVIC Sixth Form College, the Institute of Development Studies, Shared Interest Society and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. He retired from the Department for International Development after ten years in senior posts, latterly as Director for Africa. Roger Hinton Roger is a retired chartered secretary who has lived in Brighton for over forty years. He worked in various administrative and teaching jobs before retirement, most recently with the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. Roger has served on the board of the Teachers Housing Association, including a period as its chair. He is currently Honorary Secretary of the Regency Society of Brighton and Hove. Roger brings to the board considerable experience in the fields of governance, business planning and the development and management of social housing. Kelvin MacDonald Kelvin is a Senior Fellow at the Department of Land Economy, Cambridge and is the Specialist Adviser on planning policy to the House of Commons Communities & Local Government Select Committee. He is a Visiting Lecturer at the Department of Architecture and Design at the University of Brighton. He is a contracted Examining Inspector dealing with major infrastructure projects for the Planning Inspectorate. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Shelter and a member of the Committee of Shelter Scotland until 2016. He was previously Director of Policy and Research and then the Chief Policy Adviser to the Royal Town Planning Institute. Gerry Main Gerry Main is a current BHT tenant and former BHT client, and brings a wealth of valuable experience and insight to the Board. Gerry is currently a Project Support Worker for Turning Tides, a community-based homelessness organisation that is active across Sussex. He brings knowledge gained from courses in business, mental health awareness and counselling, as well as an internship with Routes focused on fundraising and promotional activities. He has first-hand experience of the positive role that work and learning can play in recovery. He has also volunteered with local charity Impetus, linking people to community services and groups that improve their health and wellbeing. Gerry said: I think having tenants on the Board will really help with keeping BHT in touch with its roots and commitment towards supporting and working with the most vulnerable people in our society. Ian Millar Ian lives in Brighton and has had extensive executive and non executive Board level experience across a range of public sector and charity organisations including housing. He is a qualified accountant and has led on finance in health, education, criminal justice, financial services and local government. However, he also brings the Trust a track record of having led strategic planning, IT, estates, business development and communications, organisational development and transformational change for a range of large organisations. Mary Tawiah Mary Tawiah is another current BHT tenant and former BHT client, bringing a diverse range of experience and skills to the Board. Mary is a proud tenant of BHT and a graduate of the University of Sussex. During her studies, she was awarded the Sussex Excellence Scholarship and was a student representative for postgraduate students. She has worked for a variety of local organisations, including Southdown Housing, Lavender House, The Outlook Foundation and the NHS. She has volunteered for St Joseph’s Night Shelter, The Brighton Soup Run, St Anne’s Day Centre and Martlets. Everything she does is strongly rooted in her deep love for mankind, as she believes we are all part of one human race. Mary is strongly committed to eradicating poverty and homelessness through empowerment, inclusion and education. Nick Willmore Nick joined the Board in April 2020, having previously been on the Board at Sussex Oakleaf. Nick is a registered social worker who has been practicing since 1991. He is currently working with the Open University as a lecturer on the social work courses, after completing a Doctorate in Business Administration in 2017. Previously Nick has worked in adult social care as a Commissioner delivering support to senior management teams in councils and the NHS. In his spare time Nick maintains several classic cars and motorcycles, although his wife keeps asking if he could take up something smaller like stamp collecting so she can get into the garage. In joining the Board Nick is keen to extend the support available to people with mental health needs and see that BHT continues to listen to front-line staff and all those that use our services. 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