Foresight TrusteesSaturday July 31, 2010

Founder member of the organisation. Registered as blind with an extensive knowledge of the disability and services available. Has been involved with various organisations, representing the disability, for over 35 years. Recognised by public sector organisations as the leading voice for the disability in the area.

Tenant Board Member of Shoreline Housing Partnership also on the Shoreline Disability Forum also on North East Lincolnshire Disability Access committee.

Registered as blind. Has been with the organisation since being made redundant from his post in the private sector. Experienced in financial planning and development with skills gained through 20 years working in this role with a leading food processing company. Chair of the financial sub committee.

Volunteer IT tutor for the organisation. Qualified Health and Safety Officer who voluntarily takes responsibility for all health and safety issues around courses and activities. Ex production manager with a leading food processing company. Qualified to A.A.T level in accountancy.

Registered blind retired self employed business woman who managed a chain of small fast food outlets. I have experience in publishing and promoting the organisation through media and the local newspaper. I have been appointed as a community governor at Cambridge Park School having previous experience as a parent governor at both Littlecoats Primary School and Whitgift Secondary School. Registered as blind.

I am married with three grown up children, Marie my daughter is an Administration Assistant at Foresight and my youngest son is currently serving in the Army. I am currently employed by Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education as a Financial Accountant; I am seconded to the E-Factor Enterprise (NEL) Ltd as the Accountant. The E-Factor project is designed to help the unemployed in deprived areas of Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham by giving them all the assistance to become self employed and get off benefits.

Previously to that I worked at Premier Training as an Accountancy / Business Studies Tutor, whilst there I gained my “A units” and “V units” enabling me to assess and verify NVQ’s to level four. Prior to that I have had various Accountancy positions based in Grimsby and the surrounding area. I have been an Accountant for over 20 years. I enjoy Football and I am a keen Grimsby Town Fan, I also enjoy swimming and going on foreign holidays.

I joined Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire (VANEL) as the Third Sector Partnership Contracts Manager in January 2008. VANEL develops, promotes, informs and supports the local voluntary and community sector. As Contracts Manager I manage and report on all contracts relating to the Third Sector Partnership (TSP) in North East Lincolnshire, especially our Community Economic Development contract with Yorkshire Forward. I aim to encourage and support Third Sector partners’ participation in the TSP work and work with agencies and organisations wishing to link to the TSP work programme.

Previously I worked for 9 years as a development manager and consultant supporting, advising and assisting the development of PE and School Sport with schools and education authorities across Yorkshire and East Midlands. Earlier I worked in North East Lincolnshire as a school support officer for two years, having taught as a primary teacher for the three years prior to that in North Yorkshire. Other varied jobs have included work in accountancy, forestry, property renovation and the North Sea drilling industry.

I am a Super Intendant physiotherapist employed by NLAG, and work within the community disability team managing a physiotherapy service to adults with learning disabilities around the North East Lincs region.

As well as having over 25 years experience working in general hospitals and community settings I am a keen golfer and organise the county junior team for Lincolnshire girl’s golf.

I am married with two teenage children and live in Broughton.

I am married and have one daughter and three wonderful grandchildren.

I am the local Development Worker for the East Marsh employed by and working for the local community. I was born and raised in the area and see my role as a trustee of Foresight my chance to give something back to the area that I am so proud of. I have immense pride in being a trustee of this organisation and the services we provide without whom I have no doubt the lives of many of our disabled residents both young and old would be all the poorer.

In my career I have experience as a local councillor, I was a senior trade union official for many years, and have spent many years working in the care sector supporting young adults with both a lack of not only social skills but also a wide range of disability.

I feel that the skills & knowledge that I have learnt from those experiences will help me to support Foresight in a wide variety of ways over the next few years. The organisation is once again at the beginning of a very challenging period as we seek funding and support within the local community to achieve our long term ambitions for the organisation. The long term sustainability of the organisation and the extension of the services and activities we provide are of vital importance in the lives of those who do and will always need them.

Qualified adult education trainer with a background in delivering training to a variety of levels of ability in a variety of subjects. Have worked for the Community Economic Regeneration Team (CERT) for the last 7 years. In those years I have worked closely with Voluntary and Community sector organisations to develop their services and provisions.

My current role involves working closely with Social Enterprise organisations to provide training and support to allow them to be procurement ready. Took on the role of Trustee at Foresight in July 2008.

I work for the registered charity The Federation of Disability Sports Organisations as the Humber Disability Development Officer. This involves supporting the development of new and existing sport opportunities for the disabled throughout North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Hull and East Riding. I have a young daughter and live in Brough.

I am the Chief Executive of Lincoln & Lindsey Blind Society (LLBS), having been employed initially as the Office Manager in January 2006, I took on the role in May 2008 following the retirement of the previous CEO.

Prior to my employment with LLBS I worked in social work, dealing with older people with various disabilities, especially mental health. In 2002 I decided to go back in to education and studied for my BA (Hons) Acountancy at Lincoln University. After obtaining my degree I briefly taught mathematics at one of my local secondary schools.

I have two daughters, one at University and one still in secondary education.

Parent of a service user. I am a retired Teacher who has worked for the Authority for 27 years in local Secondary schools. I am married with two children, the older, Natalie is 25 and attends Foresight on a regular basis, enjoying the interaction she gets form being with her peers. Since Natalie was born, I have been associated with many local voluntary organisations who have provided activities for the Special Needs Child, and much needed respite breaks for their parents. I am a keen squash player and golfer, and I enjoy walking and gardening.