The main board of St Leger Homes of Doncaster is made up of 15 members. Board members are not paid and receive only expenses.

The main board consists of:-

Five tenant/leaseholder board members

Five independent board members

Five councillor board members

Sub-Committees

Within the structure there is 1 sub-committee which is the Audit Committee, its membership is exclusive to the Board of Directors.

Directorate Committees

There are 3 Directorate Committees: Customer Services Committee, Property Services Committee and Corporate Services Committee.

St Leger Homes Boards & Committee Structure

Tenant Board Members:

 Brian Naughton

Brian Naughton

Brian lives in Armthorpe, and served as a member of the St Leger Buses Management Panel for six years.  He devotes much of his time working for local tenants.  He is a committee member of the CALM TARA and Chair of the Standing Joint Committee of the Doncaster Federation of Tenants and Residents Association.

 

 Frank Protheroe

Frank Protheroe

Frank has lived in Doncaster all of his life, except for his army career and was educated at Kirkby Ave school at Bentley and Doncaster College. A plasterer by trade, since leaving the army he has lived in Woodlands, Tollbar and Bentley.  He was a local football referee in the 80's and now enjoys watching rugby and football supporting the Dons and Rovers. As well as being a member of the Audit Committee and Property Services Committee within the St Leger Board structure, he is also chair of The Homestead TARA and a committee member of the Bentley New Village Safety Group.

 

 Rodger Haldenby

Rodger Haldenby

Rodger is a tenant and lives in Intake. After securing his City & Guilds in Painting and Decoration at 20, he served nine years in the Royal Air Force Provost Branch. Managerial positions followed with Shell UK Oil, Cleveland Coin International and Retail Outlets in the USA. He is currently with the Northeast Doncaster Citizens Advice Bureau in Thorne as a volunteer adviser and superviser. He is secretary to the Intake High-Rise TARA and has had affiliations with ICE (Intake Community Enterprise) and Intake Action group.

 

Michelle Heeley

Michelle Heeley

Michelle is a tenant in Scawsby and is involved in many activities throughout Doncaster.  She is a Committee Member of The Doncaster Federation of Tenants and Residents Association as well as the Chairperson of the Latin Gardens/Emley Drive Area TARA, Scawsby and the West Area Forum.  She has been a Magistrate for 6 years, is a Governor at Rosedale Primary School and is also a Community Crimefighter for Doncaster West.  Michelle qualified as a Counsellor last year and practices weekly on a voluntary basis.

Godwin Mudzimu

Tiriwanhu Godwin Mudzimu

Godwin, who has a Business Studies Degree, has worked for 20 years in various local authorities as a Chief Executive Officer.  His previous roles have included overseeing a Housing Department.  He has worked in Doncaster as a volunteer with various charities including North Doncaster Development Trust and Doncaster 50+ Parliament and he is Chairman of Doncaster Settlers' TARA.

He previously served for St. Leger Homes as a West Area Board Member.

 

 

Independent Board Members:

 

 John Young

John Young MBE

For over 30 years, John has occupied senior positions in the public sector specialising in housing and the management of direct services. A local man living in Dunscroft, he has represented voluntary, community groups and social enterprises on a variety of policy and strategic bodies. He is author of a major research study on partnership workings in Doncaster and has set up three local social enterprises.  John is Chief Executive to a national award winning community recycling company and has received the MBE for services to the community in South Yorkshire.

 

 Rory Perrett

Doctor Rory Perrett

Rory trained as a mining engineer working at Armthorpe, Bentley and briefly Harworth pits before moving to Mining Supplies on Carr Hill. Rory later moved away from the area pursuing a career in engineering before entering education. Returning to work in Doncaster in 2003, he joined Doncaster College working on business development, and is currently Assistant Principal for Development with interests in economic and social regeneration.

 

             Robert Allen            

Robert Allen

Robert was born and bred in Doncaster. A former Danum Grammar School pupil, who went on to study at Leeds and Nottingham obtaining a Doctorate from the University of Leeds. Since then he has worked in research and development, higher education, environmental management and regional development. Working in Avon, Hull, The Shetland Isles before returning to his home town.  He is currently a Governor of Doncaster College and in his spare time enjoys gardening and hill walking.

 

 

 

Councillor board members:

 

Barbara Hoyle

Barbara Hoyle

Profile awaited.

 Andrea Milner

Andrea Milner

Andrea was elected as a Council member in 2007 and is a Ward and Parish Councillor for Rossington. She is a member of the Planning Committee Visits Group and the Cabinet member for Connected Communities.

 

Chris Mills

Chris Mills

Chris has been a Councillor for the Conisbrough and Denaby Ward since 1999.  Chris chairs the Healthier Communities and Vulnerable People Overview and Scrutiny Panel and sits on the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee.  Other roles include Chair of Governors at Rowena Nursery and Infant School, Vice-Chair of De Warenne Academy and a member of the Governing Body of Dearne Valley College.  Chris has a great interest in housing matters and has held a variety of responsibilitties connected to housing during her period of office on the Council.

Deborah Hutchinson

Deborah Hutchinson

Cllr Hutchinson has been an Independent Councillor in Doncaster since being elected in May 2008 and represents the Great North Road Ward which is Highfields, Scawthorpe, Scawsby, York Road and Cusworth.  She is the group leader for the Alliance of Independent Group.  She also sits on the Committee for Employee Relations and is a Board Member for the Great North Road Children's Centre at Scawthorpe.  Cllr Hutchinson works part-time at B&Q and has been employed there since December 1999.

Jonathan Wood  

Jonathon Wood

Jonathan became a Doncaster Councillor for the Sprotborough Ward in 2008 for the Conservative Party.  He is currently the Cabinet Member for Business, Development, Planning, Regeneration and New Enterprise.  Councillor Wood is a member of the Planning Committee and he is also a Director of the Chamber of Commerce.  Before serving Doncaster he was a member of Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department of Trade and Industry, and Regional Development Agency.