The Board

What are the Board's responsibilities?

The Association's Board of Management serves to ensure that the Association operates effectively, having regard to its objectives and its legal and moral obligation to tenants, those in housing need and the communities in which it operates.

It is responsible for setting, monitoring and reviewing the overall aims, objectives and policies of the Association and overseeing its performance. It is supported by Audit & Risk Management  and Remuneration Committees.

Becoming a Board Member

Board Member vacancies are advertise in the local press, and with Cumbria Diversity Network and The Foyer.  Applications are welcome from people with suitable skills from all sections of the community.  Although Board Members are unpaid volunteers, support is available, such as assistance with transport for attending meetings, to ensure that no one is excluded from becoming a Board Member due to their personal circumstances.

Who is on the Board?

The Board consists of voluntary unpaid Members (maximum number of 12).

It currently has 9 Members, all of whom are recruited on the basis of their skills, experience and knowledge and to reflect the communities the Association serves. They are drawn as widely as possible to reflect the Association's responsibility to all of its stakeholders, including tenants, local residents and others interested in furthering social housing objectives locally.

Members of the Board of Management

(Chair) Henry Barker: Appointed January 2009 - working knowledge and experience of registered providers, active involvement in resident participation and service inspection; skilled in ICT.
 
(Vice-Chair) David Whitehead: Appointed September 2010 - extensive experience working at a senior level for community based registered provider and one specialising in supported housing for older persons.

Christine Kearse: Appointed January 2009 - knowledge and skills in areas of business, community involvement, health care and housing.

John Denwood : Appointed March 2009 - knowledge and practical experience of social housing; active involvement in tenant/resident participation.
 
Kerry Harmer : Appointed September 2010 - working knowledge and experience of social housing sector; particular skills in supported housing for older persons, resident involvement and people development.
 
Margery Manfield-Cooke : Appointed September 2010 - extensive experience working at a senior level for a national registered provider; skills/knowledge of supported  housing provision, HR and strategic management.
 

June MacDonald : Appointed September 2010 - active experience and knowledge of social housing sector, working with communities, local authorities and resident involvement.
 
Roger Roberts : Appointed September 2011 - extensive experience working at a senior level in a local community action trust. An in depth knowledge of local rural housing issues.
 
Allan Dickson : Appointed September 2011 - working knowledge and experience in Housing, Health & Building.