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Meet The Board!

How the board is made up

The Board of Gedling Homes is made up of 4 Tenant Directors and 4 Independent Board Directors who serve for a period of three years. There are also 4 Council Directors who are renewed each year. Please contact us if would like more information on becoming a Board member.


Our current Board

	Ray Ellis
	Ray Ellis has been recently elected as a Tenant Board Member. Ray lives in Gedling and has a background in housing, having worked for Gedling Borough Council and Gedling Homes prior to his retirement. Ray is committed to assisting Gedling Homes’ efforts in delivering the best possible services for tenants and developing communities and neighbourhoods that people are proud to call home.

Doreen Richardson

A Gedling Council tenant for over 20 years, Doreen currently lives in Carlton. She was a member of the tenants’ and residents’ association in Netherfield for ten years and a Board member of the Netherfield Forum for four years. Doreen says she aims to bring the views of tenants who want to have a say in the future of their homes to the Board as well as contributing fresh ideas to it. She is trained in tenants’ rights, anti social behaviour and community involvement. Doreen has been married for twenty six years.

Lindy Mee

Lindy believes her life skills are of benefit to the Board. Lindy, who lives in Arnold, has been a Gedling Council tenant for over 4 years. She ran her own business for twenty years and made decisions which affected other people. In her early career she was a senior shop steward in a large company, which involved liaising between employers and staff, so has experience from both sides of the coin. Lindy, a trained nurse, likes to be involved in issues that affect tenants’ lives. She is married with two children, a boy and a girl.

Roger Palmer (Vice Chair)

A Gedling tenant for nearly 30 years, Roger established a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme a few years ago and has also represented older people on the Arnold Local Area Forum. He joined the Tenants Consultation Panel in 2005 which was when he began to get involved with the stock transfer process. Roger, who lives in Daybrook, has completed workshops on community cohesion and addressing prejudice. He set up his own insurance broking business and has IT skills. He also has experience in the formation of charities through the Charity Commission. Roger is married with two children.

Paul Stone

After working for over 30 years in Local Government Paul has recently become a Planning Consultant with Signet Planning, covering the East Midlands area. He brings a wealth of experience to the Board including: finance, auditing, housing policy/strategy and regeneration. He lived with his parents in Council accommodation in the 1950’s to 70’s and was a tenant himself in the 1970’s at a time when there was strong community spirit but, in his view inadequate estate management. Paul, a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, feels he has a good appreciation of the issues facing tenants and would bring good problem solving skills and challenge to the organisation. Paul lives in Derbyshire and is married with two children.

Adam Jacobs (Chair)

Adam has worked in a range of local authorities and housing organisations over his 28 year career, much of it at management or director level. Having recently completed an assignment as Deputy Chief Executive for a housing association in North London he is currently undertaking consultancy work. Adam lives near Grantham and brings skills in business planning, human resource management and equality and diversity to the Board. He believes he has a great deal of energy to contribute to the organisation. As the father of three young people, and stepfather to two more, Adam has little spare time, but he keeps fit by refereeing youth football.

Steve White

Currently the Director of Operations at Tuntum Housing Association in Nottingham, Steve has skills in the development of business plans, housing policy/strategy as well as health and social care. He built core housing skills in his early career as a Housing Assistant and then following this as a Housing Manager and has operated at a senior level for 15 years. During his career, Steve worked as a regional manager at Anchor Trust, the largest not-for-profit provider of housing, support and care for older people in England. Stephen lives in Nottingham and is married with two daughters.

Ron Hodges

Ron is Professor of Public Services Accounting at the University of Sheffield Management School. He is a chartered and certified accountant. Ron is currently Treasurer and Trustee of the British Accounting and Finance Association and Group Scout Leader and Trustee of the 3rd Woodthorpe Scout Group. Ron has published work on public services accounting and finance, including the housing sector. He was a member of the expert panel for the National Audit Office study of PFI in Housing and is currently acting as Special Advisor to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee of the House of Commons for its inquiry into the audit and inspection of local government. Ron therefore brings to the Board a range of skills including finance, auditing, and knowledge of governance and regulation.

Council Directors

Jim Creamer

Councillor Creamer has been an elected member since 1995 and has lived in Carlton for 30 years. He is the Labour Borough Councillor for Carlton Hill and County Councillor for Carlton West. Councillor Creamer has always had an interest in housing and was involved with the Stock Transfer Working Group and Repairs Working Group for 3 to 4 years. A telecommunications engineer, Councillor Creamer has two grown up children and enjoys archery as a hobby.

	Patricia Andrews
	Councillor Andrews is the Conservative Borough Councillor for the Newstead Ward and is the Mayor of Gedling for 2011/12.

	Kathryn Fox
	Councillor Fox is the Labour Borough Councillor for the St James Ward.

	Gary Gregory
	Councillor Gregory is the Labour Borough Councillor for the Valley Ward.