BRISTOL - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Director
• Member of the Board

Anna is a former Vice Chair of Big Lottery Fund. She has enjoyed a long career in the public sector, as Director of the National Museums of Wales and CEO of the Museums Libraries and Archives Council. She has also served on the boards of a number of grant making bodies, chairing the Barrow Cadbury Trust from 1996 to 2006. Anna is the Lead Trustee for the Young Adults and Criminal Justice programme.

Henry has enjoyed a varied career in construction, property and engineering. Initially as a surveyor and working for consultants and contractors in UK and abroad. Latterly, as board director for Hydrock, a national engineering consultancy. Henry chose to leave full time corporate life at the end of 2019. He now holds a portfolio of roles including; non-exec director of Bristol Together, Hydrock and trustee of We The Curious, a science and arts centre and educational charity in Bristol. Henry is keen advocate of social science, particularly organisational psychology, and the role it plays in defining culture and community. He is also a passionate champion of social value, particularly achieving impact through combining private sector with third sector organisation to leverage shared values.

James joined Bristol Together in 2018, having been recently released after serving a 20-year sentence. At the age of 40, and having spent all of his adult life in custody with little opportunity to gain any personal development or training, James had found it impossible to get a job when he was released. When we first met James, he was living in a hostel, unemployed and with little hope for the future. From the beginning of his employment, James demonstrated a commitment to turn up to work each day on time. He started by working as a labourer at our contract sites, and then on the Newry Walk, Knowle West new build development. Within a few months we had sent James on a digger driver training course. Equipped with these skills he became an invaluable worker for the business during the groundworks phase at Newry Walk, and allowed us to save costs by not having to employ a more expensive specialist sub-contractor. James went on complete a site supervisors training course. With this he was given the task of supervising his own site - a building refurbishment project - which he completed with distinction towards the end of 2019. Today, James is working at the Staple Hill Road new build site, leading the groundworks phase and mentoring new employees. He undertakes the initial induction programme for new starters on the site. James is now an experienced and highly marketable construction worker. We have already increased his pay by 25% since he joined, and when he is ready to move on to his next role, he will achieve a significantly higher level of remuneration. James says "I can't thank Bristol Together enough. They took me on when I had nothing. They helped me get my own place to live and even gave me a loan to pay for the first year. They've trained me and given me opportunities to lead projects."

Job Titles:

• Director
• Founder
• Member of the Board

Paul founded Bristol Together CIC in late 2011. He was also the co-founder of the homelessness social enterprise Aspire. Paul has also had management experience at the University of Bristol's Research and Enterprise Division, and has extensive non-executive director experience within a wide range of charities and social enterprises. He is currently a director of the Castle School Education Trust.

Job Titles:

• Managing Director
• Member of the Board

Paul has worked in residential property development for 14 years. Initially concentrating on refurbishment and extension sites and following on to high-end new build projects. Before this he spent 5 years working in residential property finance. Paul joined Bristol Together in 2018 and has to date completed sites up to a GDV of £2 million, as well as growing the company's building contract income significantly over the last 3 years.