Board of Trustees
All Charities need a Board of Trustees. The purpose of the Board is to determine, with the other board members, the strategic direction for BHA and to ensure proper performance of the agency's duties. We intend that BHA's Board should reflect the diversity of the communities that we work with, and also bring a wide range of expertise and skills to assist our overall performance and the planning and delivery of our longer term goals.
Board members usually bring with them expertise in a certain area, ie, Organisational Development, Human Resources, Finance, legal knowledge , etc, . We also strive to ensure that the Board membership is representative of both Men and Women, Young and Older People and other key interest groups.
If you would like more information about joining the board, please contact the Chief Executive, Priscilla Nkwenti in the first instance for an initial chat. An application form will then be sent out, along with information about BHA. Once the completed application form is received, you will be invited either for a quick chat with Priscilla or to meet all the board members at the next meeting. You can contact Priscilla by calling Marcella Turner on 0161 874 2159
Minutes
Extra Ordinary Board Meeting 16th December 2011
26th October 2011
11th May 2011
January 2011
Claudette Webster - Chair
Claudette started her career in the National Health Services as an Auxiliary Nurse at South Manchester Hospital in 1981. In 1984/5 she took a change in direction and started working in Local Government, Manchester Social Services as a Domiciliary Carer. The main focus of her role was to provide personal and practical support to older people to enable them to return to independent living in the community. Claudette qualified as a social worker in 1994 and subsequently went on to managing services for older people at different levels, latterly as Acting Assistant Director for Older People Service up to August 2003. In 2006 Claudette returned to the NHS working for Central Manchester Primary Care Trust undertaking a strategic lead role embedding the agenda of Equality, Diversity and Human Rights. Latterly Claudette has also been leading key areas of service transformation with Practice Based Commissioners and City Council Adult services.
Claudette writes “I am so pleased to be given the opportunity to be the Chair of the BHA, a voluntary sector organisation with a proven track record of supporting some of the most vulnerable people in our society. I am passionate improving service accessibility and appropriate delivery of care, and proud to be part of an organisations that strives for continuous improvement in everything that we do”
Claudette is married with 2 children and an ageing cat called Poppy.
Richard Turvey - Treasurer
Richard is currently employed by Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance Limited in the role of Senior Client Manager, factoring over £250,000.
In 1995, he became an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators and is now accountable for the maintenance of £100m of loans and trains others including Peers in risk management.
Nonkosinami Maureen Ndlovu is a highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Maureen has a good knowledge and understanding of issues that affect BME communities, especially of newly settled communities such as Zimbabwean and Angolan communities. She considers herself a good team player and networker. Maureen is open to ideas that lead to positive change in any given situation and welcome constructive criticism.
Karen Gabay is a freelance TV and radio producer who has worked for the BBC and Channel 4 working on documentaries that include Reggae Britannia,Orchestra United Mastermind, Queens of Disco and Total Blackout.
My interest in counselling was born out of my Christian faith, as my spirituality began to impact my day to day encounters. It was my experience of listening to individuals in a faith context that initiated my first training in pastoral counselling. Since I completed that initial training in 1989, I went on to complete an undergraduate degree in Social Psychology at Loughborough University followed by an MA in Counselling at Keele University. It was while studying for my MA at Keele University that I was drawn to the idea of counselling training rather than just one to one work. Once I completed my MA I worked in a number of counselling agencies and as a visiting lecturer at a Further Education College. In 1996 I joined University College Warrington (Warrington Collegiate Institute) as a Lecturer in Counselling teaching on the Counselling, Social Work and Undergraduate Programmes. Then on 11th of September 2001, I attended an interview for my present post at the University of Chester, where I am the programme leader for the MA in Clinical Counselling. I am a BACP registered practitioner and was a Counsellor in a G.P. Surgery for 11 years. I currently have a small private practice in both counselling and supervision. I recently completed my professional doctorate in counselling from the University of Manchester with William West; my interest being the spiritual dimension in counselling training.