The Board of Management

Richard Farrell (1999) (Chair)

Richard Farrell is a former director of an investment management company and has been involved in local politics for over 20 years. He is also a long standing trustee of Deafness Research, the medical charity for the deaf and hard of hearing. 

Jaqui Hepher (2004) (Vice Chair)

Jaqui, who grew up in the Vale of White Horse, has spent most of her working life in the travel industry. Jaqui has been involved in the tenants movement for many years and, whilst living in Bristol, was Secretary and then Chair of the Ashley Area Housing Committee (the equivalent to our tenant forums). She has also been a Chair of the Estate Management Board in the St Pauls Area of the city. Jaqui returned to the Vale in 2000 and moved into a Vale property in Grove in 2003.

Geoffrey Higham (1998)

Geoffrey has held a wide range of company directorships and has considerable experience of the building and construction industry. He has been Chairman of the Rugby Group, a Director of Pirelli and the Try Group and he was Chairman of the Building Centre. Geoffrey has lived in Abingdon since the late 1980s.

Gareth Reynolds (2001)

Gareth is a qualified accountant who has worked in the distribution, computer and steel industries.

Nigel King (2000)

Nigel is a managing partner of Housing & Support Partnership, a housing and social care consultancy, based in Witney. He has worked in social housing for twenty years and was previously the Chief Executive of a national housing association. He has lived in Oxfordshire for twelve years.

Frederick Russell (2004)

Frederick has been a tenant in Longworth since 1977. He gained a Higher Commercial Certificate in Economics from the London School of Economics and went on to teach Economics and English in the Army Education Corps. Since then he has had various jobs and was a licensed Hackney carriage driver when he retired. Fred has been involved with the Association since the beginning and hopes to carry on the good work that his wife Barbara did as a Board member for 10 years before she passed away in 2004.

Chris Holliday (2008)

Chris is a former Warrant Officer and Resident Board Member with Cottsway Housing Association.  He lives in Witney with his wife and 3 young daughters and has a strong sense of need for social cohesion. 

 

Jenny Vaux (2008)

Jenny is a Director working for the Ridgeway Partnership (Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust).

 

 Steve Abbott (2008)

Steve is a housing consultant having worked in the local authority and RSL housing sectors for over 30 years.  He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institue of Housing with expertise in housing management and development.  He is a trustee of a local Citizens Advice Bureau and is on the Board of a small self help housing association specialising in support housing.

 

Hazel King (2008) 

Hazel is a management development consultant providing training and coaching ot organisations and idividuals.  She has over 20 years experience in major blue chip companies working in direct customer contact roles and managing large operational teams.

 

Bill Champion (2008)

Bill is a retired banking and financial regulator.  He is a trustee of the Daybreak Oxford, which run daycare centres for people suffering from dementia. 

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