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 supervisor. 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 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.

Linda Teasdale

Linda was born and brought up in Mexborough, and recently became a tenant in Barnburgh.  She became an independent member of the West Area Board of St Leger Homes when it was first set up.  She became a Tenant Board Member in November 2010.  Linda has always had an interest in housing and completed the Chartered Institute of Housing National Certificate in Housing and qualified as a Housing Practitioner. 

Alan Tolhurst OBE - Chair

Alan first became connected with Doncaster in 1983, when he commanded RAF Finningley.  Amongst his other senior RAF appointments he was the Air Adviser to the British High Commissioner to Canada and Personal Staff Officer to a NATO Commander.  On leaving the RAF he became General Manager of Universiade GB Ltd, the company which organised the XVI Universiade (World Student Games) in Sheffield.  In 1991, he started his own Management Consultancy and was appointed as Chairman North Nottinghamshire Health Authority; he has chaired NHS organisations ever since.  He holds a variety of charitable appointments as well as being, since 2005, Chairman of Doncaster/Sheffield Airport Consultative Committee.  In 1992, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for South Yorkshire and was made an OBE in 2008.

Jayne Brown OBE

Jayne is a resident of Doncaster and was educated at the then Thorne Grammar School.  She is presently Chief Executive of NHS North Yorkshire and York and was previously Chief Executive of NHS Doncaster.  Jayne joined the NHS in 1990 and has held numerous senior management posts in both trusts and health authorities.  Prior to joining the NHS she worked in local government and in the private sector specialising in human resource management and organisational development.  She was awarded the OBE in 2004 for services to the NHS.

Linda Christon

Linda has worked in the public sector for over 23 years.  She has extensive experience in housing and social care services, and was formerly the Regional Director for the Commission for Social Inspection (now the Care Quality Commission).  She has also worked as a management and organisational development consultant.  She has a law degree and post graduate qualification in housing administration and property management and a Masters degree in business administration.  Linda lives in Barnsley and has spent most of her working life in the Yorkshire and Humber regions.  She is currently a non executive director of Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust.

Suki Jandu

Suki has lived and worked in Yorkshire for the last 20 years in a range of roles within social housing, regeneration and regulation.  Commencing in a front line housing service role working with homeless households, Suki has led the successful development of housing services and new homes, developed projects improving the quality of life for local people, and currently works as an independent consultant supporting services managers and organisational leaders to develop and deliver their strategic aims.

Barbara Hoyle

Barbara has been a Conservative Councillor in Doncaster since 1999 and serves the Torne Valley Ward.  She is a member of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board, Healthier Communities Panel, the Licensing Committee, and is a member of the South Yorkshire Police Authority Liaison Committee.

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 responsibilities connected to housing during her period of office on the Council.

Deborah Hutchinson

Cllr Hutchinson is a Labour Councillor and represents the Great North Road Ward which is Highfields, Scawthorpe, Scawsby, York Road and Cusworth.  She also sits on the panel of Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Re-generation and Environment Committee 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.