EMPOWER HOUSING ASSOCIATION - Key Persons
John is currently Executive Director for Orione Care a small charitable housing association providing a range of housing, care and support services and also providing life chances to people worldwide.
John has spent many years delivering excellent housing management services for various organisations. His commitment to Empower Housing Association is personal as well as professional as he has a family member that lives in supported housing (with another provider), it is for this reason that John wants to ensure front line services continue to be delivered at high standards.
With a combination of experiences in supported housing, housing, tenancy management, asset management and community engagement, linking to a passion for good governance within the housing sector John is proud to be a Non-Executive Director supporting Empower Housing Association.
Mark has been involved in social housing the majority of his career. As a qualified accountant his current role is Executive Director of Finance & Commercial at Together Housing Group, one of the largest housing providers in the North. He has held a number of NED roles in the past & is currently a Group Board Member at Livv Housing Group.
Michelle has been employed by EHA since 2003, when the company started trading. Michelle has experience in Rent Management and oversees the day to day running of the office. Michelle has the following housing qualifications: Chartered Institute of Housing Level 3 National Certificate in Housing, AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting, and BA in International Hospitality Management.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive at Community Gateway Association
Rob is the Chief Executive at Community Gateway Association, taking up the position in 2017 following 6 years as Executive Director of Resources. Rob is a qualified accountant and prior to joining Community Gateway worked in both local government and housing association roles across the North West. Rob is also an experienced non-executive having served on the board of housing, education and charitable bodies. As well as supporting Empower Housing Rob is currently a non-executive on the board of Arawak Walton, the largest independent black and minority ethnic Housing Association operating in the North West, and a Trustee of Preston Vocational Centre, a charitable organisation providing construction based training and development opportunities to young people in Preston.
Sara joined Empower in November 2022. She is a qualified accountant and has worked in finance for over 35 years . Sara has over 20 years experience in the social housing sector working at a senior/executive level and was previously Executive Director of Resources at Salix Homes in Salford.
Sianna joined EHA in June 2023, she is a part qualified accountant and has worked in finance in both the private sector and health sector for over 5 years. She will manage our financial and accounting systems and will provide information to support business decisions. Sianna is also our Data Protection Officer.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive of Castles & Coasts
Stephanie was appointed Chief Executive of Castles & Coasts in July 2017. Prior to that, she was Chief Executive of Two Castles Housing Association, from 2005. In leading the organisation, Stephanie has extensive experience of business planning, risk management, governance and service improvement and she is passionate about the right values and behaviours driving success in business.