Bob has worked in the Social Housing Sector for 40 years , working at Senior level for Grimsby BC , N E Lincs Council and retiring as Director of Housing and Inclusion from West Lancashire BC.
Bob wishes to bring his experience , skills and expertise to help LACE Housing provide 1st class services for customers
Beth has worked within the Construction Industry for over 30 years and progressed to obtaining Chartered Builder status in 2010.
After working for Lincolnshire Cooperative as their sole Building Project Manager, Beth set up her own company D2 Projects Ltd in 2010 and works as part of the design project team responsible for delivering refurbishment and new store schemes for Lincolnshire Cooperative, alongside private project management on single residential developments.
This varied work has given Beth vast experience and knowledge of delivering large environmentally aware projects to a strict budget, timescale and to current legislation.
Beth hopes that her experience will support us with our future developments.
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James' professional background is within Financial Services, having started his career locally in 2016 working for NatWest, and more recently joined Barclays Bank in 2018. James career has included; customer facing roles, the leadership of large operational functions and financial and corporate governance leadership for a cross boarder business division.
James currently leads Barclays Vulnerable Customer function, supporting recently bereaved, insolvent and vulnerable customers. This role has really awoken James’ passion for how businesses can best support vulnerable customers.
Outside of work, James has a passion for housing and building, something that was developed through deep family connections within both of these sectors.
James is the Chair of the Audit and Compliance Sub-committee.
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Carol has recently retired from the NHS after working across the Lincolnshire NHS System for most of her career. She feels very lucky to have held a number of roles that have enabled her to work with a wide range of colleagues, from the NHS, Voluntary Sector and Local Authority, as well as many of the people using these services.
Carol has had a varied career and more latterly supported and led service improvement and service re-design projects, particularly looking to improve care for people living with long term conditions and frail older people across Lincolnshire.
When the opportunity to join LACE came along, Carol felt that her skills, experience and on-going interest in improving services for older people would fit well with the Associations values and vision.
As well as joining LACE Housing, Carol is also Chair of the Board of Trustees for Age UK Lincoln and South Lincolnshire, which has enabled her to gain experience over the last two years as to the role and responsibilities of a Trustee and to recognise the synergy between the two organisations.
Carol is the Chair of the Board of Trustees for Age UK Lincoln and South Lincolnshire.
Nick has worked within the social housing sector for over 26 years, 20 of which as Chief Executive at LACE Housing. As a member of the Chartered Institute of Management, Nick has gained considerable experience, knowledge and understanding regarding the housing, care and support needs of older people.
Nick is Chairman of the Greater Lincolnshire Housing Association Partnership and Lincolnshire Independent Living Partnership.
For over 15 years Nick has provided services to Education and currently serves as a Director of a local Academy.
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After 19 years, Diane stepped down from her role at West Lindsey District Council in May 2023, and is bringing her wealth of experience to LACE. During her time at the Council, Diane held a
number of roles - starting as a part-time officer, enabling affordable housing and monitoring homelessness. In 2020, she was appointed as a member of the Senior Management Team as Assistant Director for Homes and Communities.
Jane is a member of the Audit and Compliance Sub-committee.
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Sophie has worked in the housing sector for over 15 years and is a People Management professional.
Having previously worked in PR and media agencies, Sophie has a wealth of knowledge in change communications and stakeholder relations.
Sophie is qualified in Lean Management, holds a PR Degree and an Advanced Diploma in Internal Communications, and is a Chartered Practitioner with both the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD).
Sophie is a member of the Lincolnshire Housing Partnership leadership team, heading up the Culture Department, and enjoys running, reading and travel.
Sophie is an employee of Lincolnshire Housing Partnership.
Jeffrey followed careers in auditing, both external in the public sector and internal in manufacturing. Jeffrey retired in the early 90s. Since then he has worked in academia teaching and researching corporate governance at universities in London and Birmingham. Jeffrey is currently a visiting professor at the University of Lincoln and founder member of the UK Charities Internal Audit Network. He currently has a particular interest in sustainability matters across the sector.
For the past ten years Jeffrey has been active at board level in the social housing sector and hopes to bring this and his other experiences to add value to LACE
Jeffrey is a member of the Audit and Compliance Sub-committee.
Jeffrey is the Honorary Professorship of Corporate Governance Assurance at the University of Lincoln.
Ian is a member of the Audit and Compliance Sub-committee.
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To provide such a wide range of services we require the support of a dedicated team of staff, board members and volunteers. Together, we have the skills, knowledge and experience required to ensure that our services provide our residents with a much-improved quality of life and a higher standard of living.
