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Sarah Conway – Independent Member and Board Chair
Sarah is an independent human resources consultant with over 20 years experience. She works with public sector organisations on a wide range of issues including performance management, employee relations, resourcing, human resources skills training, selection and assessment and equality in employment. She is also a lay member of the Employment Tribunals.
She became a Board member in 2005. As a Board Member, Sarah wants to make an active contribution to the community in the Harborough district, as well as combining her interests in housing and human resources.
Stewart Harrison – Tenant Board Member & Vice Chair
Stewart is retired and lives in Market Harborough. He served in the Armed Forces for 16 years before joining the Prison Service where he was a Prison Officer for 14 years. Stewart became a Senior Forensic Psychologist with the Prison Service and the Police force.
He is also a Member of the Institute of Management and a Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development. As a Board member Stewart is committed to ensuring we continually improve the standard of affordable homes.
Amanda Burrell - LA Member
Amanda has been a District Councillor for the last 4 years. She was Executive Member for Housing and ICT for 15 months during which time stock transfer to Seven Locks was approved by the Council.
She retains a great interest in social housing and is delighted to be given the opportunity of joining the Board as a representative of Harborough District Council. She is also a member of the planning committee. A particular concern is the provision of sheltered and extra care facilities in the larger settlements of the District as well as affordable housing in rural areas. Amanda is keen to explore the ways to provide affordable accommodation in more rural settlements where there is very little building allowed currently. One way to do this is to identify rural exception sites where houses can be built with input from the local community and Parish Councils.
Valerie Hitchman - Independent Member
Val is currently the Community Services Director with a local authority, with 15 years experience in housing management.
Val has previous experience of being a Board member of a Housing Association and her particular interests lie in improving customer service, performance management and ensuring that the level of service that tenants get from Seven Locks Housing is continually improving.
Ashraf Ahmed - Independent Member
Ashraf is the Resident Involvement Manager for the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). At CIH he managed the Community and Local Governments Innovation into Action (IIA) grant programme and currently manages the Active Learning for Residents (ALfR) programme together with coordinating Equality & Diversity work.
He has extensive background in tenant participation both as a tenant representative where he was the Secretary of his local tenants association for 4 years and as involvement worker for a Housing Association and a Local Authority. This experience helps him empathise with tenants.
He has also served on the Management Committee of Hits Home Trust which manages furnished flats for young people and is a school governor at a school in Oadby. He brings a wealth of experience and skills to the Board.
Jo Lee – Tenant Board Member
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Chris Colledge – Tenant Board Member
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Jo Brodrick – LA Member
Jo Brodrick has been a District Councillor since May 2011 and has lived in Harborough since 1999.
Jo represents the Welland Ward – an area where there are a lot of Seven Locks Housing customers.
Jo works in further education and has a real interest in supporting people in training and increasing opportunities. Prior to working in Further Education, Jo worked in the travel industry for 9 years.
Richard Tomlin – LA Member
Born in Leicestershire, Richard Tomlin has worked in IT Management for 27 years and became the District Councillor for the Brookfield Ward of Lutterworth in 2011.
Richard is also a Parish Councillor with experience of running various Neighbourhood Watch schemes. He has been a School Governor, has also worked on a local improvement team and is a keen environmentalist.
Cllr Bill Liquorish
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