Meet the Team

I bring a wealth of business experience, a sound knowledge of administration, skills in staff management, as well as expertise in sales and marketing. In addition, I have 7 years experience as a carer and dealing with the Local Authority, Adult Social Care, and the NHS.
I have a degree, other qualifications, and tremendous experience, and yet I found difficulties in dealing with bureaucracy. As a result, I want to offer help, through Care & Repair, to those less fortunate than I.

I first found out about Care & Repair when I was asked to advise the organisation about the intellectual property issues relating to the Leeds Directory service. I agreed to become a Trustee of Care & Repair because I was impressed with the outstanding work of the organisation and wanted to help support and promote it, particularly amongst my friends, family, medical and legal community. I also felt I could bring a different skills set and approach due to my legal training and knowledge, and also contacts within the legal industry that may benefit Care & Repair.
Also, I help to care for a number of elderly relatives, and we are doing all we can to ensure they continue to live independently at home. Hence I understand and am committed to the ethos and aims of Care & Repair.

I became a Trustee of Care & Repair to learn about the not for profit sector and to understand how I could share my business knowledge and experience with others. 7 years later I am still learning and sharing my business insights. Equally, I am humbled by the unwavering dedication and determination of the team at Care & Repair to improve the quality of life for others.

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As well as a Board member for Care & Repair, I have recently become a Management Committee member of Leeds Older People’s Forum, and recently sat on the Board of Women’s Health Matters – all of whom are either Charities or Third Sector organisations. My reasons for becoming a Trustee of Care & Repair is that I believe I can contribute in the further development of an excellent organisation.

I am Vice-Chair of Leeds Older People’s Forum and sit on the UK Advisory Forum for Ageing. I have well developed inter-personal, networking and communication skills, and have an inside knowledge of how central government operates, maintaining useful key contacts at senior level in DWP and some other Government departments. I was invited to be a Trustee of Care & Repair in view of my background, and believe that this places me in a strong position to be an advocate for the role of Care & Repair in the health, housing and social care agenda, both locally and at a national level.

I wanted to be a Trustee of Care & Repair because they helped my terminally ill wife, and I wanted to give something back for their help, support and effort.

As academic lead for the University of Leeds Health Services Innovation Hub, I focussed on helping to develop collaborations between the University and Charities in Leeds to promote the use and sharing of information to help develop and improve services.I hope that my expertise will be of use to Care and Repair, and that I will be able to help this excellent organisation keep on providing the wonderful support it gives.

I qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 1984 and I have worked for Leeds City Council for 30 years. I am a Disability Team Manager, working closely with Health & Housing and Care and Repair, recommending adaptations and equipment enabling disabled people to remain as independent as possible. I also manage the hospital discharge scheme that is run by Care & Repair Leeds which provides minor adaptations to enable customers to remain in their own homes or to prevent them having to stay in hospital. I am an Observer on the Board reporting on behalf of Adult Social Care.