He's a Chartered QS with over 40 years’ experience working in the construction industry, the last 25 years operating at senior executive and managing director level in businesses delivering projects across multiple sectors, including private and social housing where he is experienced in new-build delivery and planned & reactive maintenance programmes.   

In addition to his role as a member of Yorkshire Housing Residential Board, Charlie is also active in the social housing sector in other non-executive roles – he is on the Board of FCHO (First Choice Homes Oldham) and their development arm - New Living Homes and leads on their sustainability and decarbonisation working group. He has also been a Board Member at Incommunities and is currently a Member of Dewsbury Town Board, focused on the major regeneration of the town centre. 

Charlie is currently working as an Associate Director at Turner & Townsend, a leading project and cost management consultancy, supporting regeneration projects for City of York council.

Nick’s passionate about improving services, delivering growth and creating great places.  

He’s a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and has worked in both the private and public sectors. His main expertise is in environmental, planning and housing issues. 

He started his career with Mason Clark Associates before joining Hull City Council to lead its plans for large scale neighbourhood regeneration. He’s now assistant director for neighbourhoods and housing, responsible for delivering a range of housing and community functions in the city. 

Jim knows the private housing sector like the back of his hand. He’s got 35 years’ experience under his belt, working at senior director level with Keepmoat Homes and Strata Homes, driving their growth and strategy ambitions. 

He was a committee member of the Home Builders Federation for 10 years, focussed on general housing issues and emerging government policies.  

Jim was also a member of an advisory group that was set up to help Doncaster and Wakefield Council  achieve their social housing targets. 

Juliana is an Independent Member of our Homes and Places Committee.

Juliana currently manages the Migration Foundation, a grant-making charitable fund of Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) and has over 15 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector in both operational and charity board and advisory roles.  Her main drivers for working in this sector have always been tackling social injustice, removing barriers for people so that they can fully participate in society, and working collaboratively to find solutions to complex social issues.

Juliana believes having a home is a human right and having a welcoming place to be proud of is the foundation for leading a happy and fulfilling life. She also believes people should have a say about decisions that affect them, and social housing tenants should have their voices heard by their landlord in a meaningful way. Juliana brings experience in two key areas Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Customer Voice in Governance.

Supporting the national housing agenda, Jaedon brings extensive experience in consumer regulated industries, housing and financial services. Prior to becoming a Non-Executive Director, Jaedon was Chief Customer Officer at Leeds Building Society, routinely consulted as independent subject matter expert by Government, developers, trade bodies and the Bank of England. He continues to work with a small number of organisations, championing the provision of affordable homes, energy efficiency and sustainable communities.

Board member of Castles & Coasts Housing Association, Community Housing Group and Deputy Chair of Ecology Building Society.

Phil Pemberton is Director of Assets for The Riverside Group. He has over 40 years knowledge and experience in Asset Management having operated at senior level in both the public and private sector delivering holistic asset management and integrated housing services.

Phil has a passion for innovation, transformation and change and has led on many projects implementing new technology, developing services and improving efficiency and effectiveness. He's a committee member of the NHMF, and Direct Works where he plays a leading role in supporting collaboration, and shares best practise with partners and suppliers from many different sectors. Phil's an experienced non-executive, too.

Co-opted Member, Homes and Places Committee
Executive Director of Customer and Communities, Ongo Homes
Non-Executive Director & Deputy Chair, Lincs Rural Housing Association

With over 22 years in the housing game, Kevin brings a wealth of experience and a genuine passion for making a difference. Starting out as an internal auditor at Gentoo, Kevin quickly realised his true calling was in housing and worked his way up from the frontline to leadership positions. Now, he’s the Executive Director of Customer and Communities at Ongo Homes, leading the charge to make sure tenants have the best experience possible.

At Ongo, Kevin’s been busy creating new ways of working, all driven by what customers actually want and need. From improving how calls are handled to making sure everything works seamlessly to help sustain tenancies, he’s all about making things better. And it’s not just about the big picture – Kevin’s also big on coaching, helping grow and develop leaders at all levels. As a qualified coach operating at the executive coaching level, Kevin brings a coaching mindset to his leadership, ensuring that his team thrives and delivers excellent service.

When he’s not working with Ongo, Kevin’s also serving as a Non-Executive Director and Deputy Chair at Lincs Rural Housing Association, bringing his know-how to the wider housing sector.

For Kevin, it’s all about transforming services, ensuring no one gets left behind, and delivering the best for customers every day. He’s committed to making a real difference in people’s lives.

Sharon is a highly experienced development and property professional with over 30 years C-Suite experience across commercial and affordable housing sectors. She successfully led multi-billion pound national regeneration capital programmes in complex environments including at Jacobs UK and Homes England the governments regeneration agency. Passionate about delivering sustainable, customer centric and high-quality affordable housing whilst driving innovation and excellence.

Conan has extensive knowledge and 28 years’ experience in construction and the social housing sector, including 13 years at Director level, to become a well-recognised strategic leader in this field.

Currently the Asset Director at A2Dominion Group, a provider of 38,000 homes in London & the South. In addition to his role at Yorkshire Housing he is Board Member for English Rural Housing and a Board Trustee for Beamish Museum.

Born and raised in Yorkshire, Conan attended college & university in Leeds and served a five-year Building Surveyor apprenticeship at Harrogate Borough Council. He spent the following 10 years with Home Group, a national social housing landlord before joining NorthStar Housing in Teesside, his first Director role. Since then, he has held Director roles with Gentoo Group based in Sunderland & Your Housing Group in the North West before taking on his current role with A2Dominion in London.