Governance

Di has worked in the sector for 40 years, specialising in project management and development of social housing. She joined the Board in 2006, became vice chair in 2009 and has been chair since 2010. The early years of her professional life were spent in Hackney- working on the redevelopment of property for local authorities and housing associations. Since moving to Cambridge in the late 80’s she has worked for most of the local housing associations and still works in East London where she has project managed the building of Foyers for young single homeless. As Chair of ksh she is proud to support and lead the board in maintaining and growing a small vibrant local housing society. 

John joined the Board in 2006 just before retiring from Lloyds TSB. John chaired King Street’s Audit and Risk Committee for four years and takes a particular interest in the Society’s finances. In nearly three decades of work for the bank John had been involved in all kinds of corporate lending, company restructurings, corporate finance, corporate planning, business disposals, mergers and acquisitions and international business. Knowing Cambridge as an undergraduate, and then as a resident since 1983, John is keenly aware of the issues surrounding housing in this area. When he was a boy in Essex, John’s mother was a Housing Officer in Dagenham, so housing is ‘in his DNA’

Elizabeth is a partner at well known firm of solicitors in Cambridge where she heads up the Social Housing Team. She is a property lawyer with a particular specialism in residential development. She applied to become a board member of King Street because she has lived in Cambridge for more than 20 years and is acutely aware of how affordability of housing affects the people who live here. She hopes to bring her professional experience to the table and put it to good use.

Gill has worked in adult learning for 12 years and has worked at the National Gallery, Glasgow Museums and the Fitzwilliam Museum. Gill is also a fellow on the Clore Leadership Programme. She has lived in Cambridge for almost 6 years, 5 years of which have been spent living in a King Street property. Gill hopes that her professional expertise in audience and client participation as well as her leadership training will be a helpful addition to the board.

Chris has lived, worked or studied in the City for over 20 years, and has been a King Street Housing Board member since 2008.
He is a Chartered Accountant who qualified with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Cambridge, and now works locally for a large, family owned business in the City. Chris served as a Cambridge City Councillor for 6 years, including as a member of the Council's Housing Management Board. He maintains a keen interest in housing policy, in particular how to ensure the future growth and economic prosperity of Cambridge is supported by sufficient affordable housing.
Chris helps to bring financial expertise and understanding of our local authority partners to the King Street board. 

David is a computer programmer at Queen Mary (University of London). Areas that he has worked in include: cancer research; Java software development; nanotechnology; optical physics; working with small technology businesses and startups in Cambridgeshire. David has worked on the Board for more than 10 years and has made a direct contribution to the work at King Street on a wide array of issues, such as constructing and reviewing policies; IT systems; website; sustainability; etc. He also says that he has enjoyed and benefited from working with many bright and knowledgeable people on issues relating to housing and beyond.

John is the Director of JM Housing Network Ltd and has lived in Cambridgeshire for some 20 years. JM Housing Network provides housing consultancy services, interim managers, training, coaching & staff development for housing organisations. John has more than 20 years senior management experience working for both local authorities and housing associations at Head of Service / Assistant Director level. John is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing and a member of the CIH Influence Board and the CIH Eastern Region Committee.

Karen is a freelance HR Consultant and specialises in dispute resolution, change management, and effective employee communications. She is a voluntary Adviser for Citizen's Advice Bureau and mediator for Cambridge Mediation Service. Karen has lived in Cambridgeshire for 12 years and has experience of working in the social housing sector. A combination of her Cambridge residency, CAB work and social housing experience has made her aware of the housing issues facing the area. She was particularly interested to serve as a Board Member of the Society because it is a local housing provider seeking to help meet the housing needs particular to this area.

Terry has lived in Cambridge, on and off, all of his life. and worked in Lord Chancellor’s Department for 28 years. That job entailed working in a variety of County Courts and Crown Courts. From 1972 to 1988 Terry was elected as a member of Cambridge City Council.  It was during that time that his interest in housing was kindled. He became a Tenant Inspection Adviser for the Audit Commission in 2005, and completed 15 Inspections of registered providers. Terry has no formal housing qualifications but hopes he can offer the board a view of its activities informed by local knowledge and experience.