Roli is a Director at The Big Life Group and trustee at The Lowry. Before moving into the charity sector, Roli delivered international projects for corporate and not for profit organisations.
During her career, Roli has led community engagement projects across the UK for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and a project to transform private renting in Greater Manchester.
During her career Judy worked in financial services and data in a variety of roles covering operational resilience, data governance, and transformation programmes.
Judy also serves on the board of CIFAS, the not-for-profit fraud prevention service.
Gill is the Deputy Chair at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Previous roles include governing body member for NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group and chief executive for Healthwatch Lancashire. Gill has also had a number of years’ experience of working in the NHS in a variety of clinical, research and board roles.
Matt is a former North West based Housing Association Development Executive and CEO and has over 30 years of executive level experience in the housing sector.
He is also Chair of South Yorkshire Housing Association, a Co-Optee on the Places for People Homes Committee, is a NED for the Ashton Mayoral Development Zone and has established a Housing consultancy business.
Abdul is an experienced councillor with extensive expertise in local government finance, corporate governance, financial performance, sustainability, and organisational leadership. He has a proven track record of delivering effective public services and is deeply committed to ensuring high-quality outcomes and excellent customer service for residents and communities.
He is also a qualified housing professional and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing, reflecting his longstanding dedication to improving housing provision and supporting the development of sustainable, thriving communities.
Keryn is a Community Safety Manager for Cambridge City Council.
She is an experienced Safer Communities professional, with a 10-year record of successfully delivering multi-agency partnerships and projects covering issues such as the resettlement of asylum seekers and refugees, ASB, hate crime, gang violence and domestic violence.
Evelin is a retired former senior banker who spent more than 25 years of her career specialising in lending to the social housing sector, most recently at Santander UK PLC but also with BNP Paribas.
Her previous experience was also gained in private finance initiative project finance.
Annabel is a highly experienced banking and lending specialist, holding both an MSc and BSc in Banking Practice and Management, and is a Fellow of the London Institute of Banking & Finance. She brings nearly 20 years of experience in Corporate Banking, where she has developed deep expertise across complex credit structures and strategic funding solutions.
Annabel is currently a Venture Partner at Rippon Capital, a venture fund focused on the fintech sector. She specialises in complex credit, special situations, and growth financing, supporting businesses through critical stages of development.
In addition, Annabel has managed a private property syndicate funding small-scale developments across England and has a strong passion for heritage property restoration.
Jerome is Founding Director of 1828, a specialist in accessibility design, professional standards and conflict mediation. He is passionate about advancing equity and strengthening inclusive communities. A former Certified Information Systems Auditor with EY and KPMG, he has advised international organisations on governance, information risk, and cyber security.
He is a Trustee of the Chartered Institute of Housing, a Non-Executive Director of Havant Supported Housing Association, and an Independent Member of Citizens Advice’s Equity Advisory Group.
