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Trustees

Nick Holman, Chairman, has been a Guild Trustee for 10 years and is the Chairman of Vickery Holman Property Consultants. Nick is a past President of Plymouth Rotaract, and Chairman and President of Plymouth Round Table and a Non-Exec Director of Enterprise Plymouth Limited. Other voluntary sector activities include Chairman of Havencare (Plymouth) Ltd, Director of Brook Housing Ltd, Director Routeways Centre Ltd and Trustee of the OPM Club. 

Judy Leverton, Vice-Chair has been a Guild Trustee for 7 years. She has been involved in Health service provision in the city and the south west region for a number of years. Her last appointment in the NHS was as Chair of the South West Peninsula Strategic Health Authority. Judy is currently Chair of CAB in Plymouth.

Mike Lincoln, Treasurer, has been a Guild Trustee for 3 years. He is a qualified accountant and runs a Management Consultancy proving
services to the Public Sector. Prior to operating own company, Mike had an extensive career in the NHS including posts in Shropshire, Gloucestershire, Cornwall and Devon. He is a former Chair of the South West Branch of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. Mike has a special interest in Financial Training and Education and has recently obtained a qualification in Mentoring from Lancaster University.

Eoin Fowell qualified as a Barrister in 1996 after serving in the Navy. He
later transferred to the solicitor's side of the profession,
specialising in employment law. He has retained his rights of audience in all courts, is a regular Tribunal advocate and has represented clients at all levels up to the Court of Appeal.
He is a Graduate of Common Purpose which brought him into contact with a range of communities in the city and sparked his interest in working with the Guild.

 Kelly Baker has been a Guild Trustee for 3 years. She has worked for EDF Energy for 17 years and is responsible for managing a team that specialises in looking after their most vulnerable customers. She is also responsible for the implementation of the EDF tariff designed to help   eradicate fuel poverty. Kelly helps customer increase their income  through partnership working and to reduce their energy consumption.

Sam Parrett has been a Trustee for 2 years. Sam is Vice Principal at City College Plymouth. Sam has worked in FE for over ten years, and joined the College in 2005. She has overall responsibility for a range of curriculum areas, the College's HR provision, and for Enterprise Development. Sam is a member of the College's Senior Management Team and a Fellow of the CIPD. 

Claire Hill was co-opted to the Trustee board in May 2008 and is an ex Guild Employee. She has extensive experience of working in various community and voluntary sector posts in Plymouth including Devon and Cornwall Housing Association, The Harbour Centre, Groundwork Trust. Clare also has extensive teaching experience and is currently a Lecturer in Sociology at South Devon College.

Greg Chambers is originally from Somerset and is a student at Peninsula Medical School. He has been an IT professional in London for five years after studying at Leeds University. He has also lived in Italy for two years. He has been a trustee of a small home-tutoring charity in London as well as volunteering with homelessness charities and in a hospital for two years. His main areas of interest (but not necessarily expertise) are mental health, homelessness, prisons and ex-military personnel.

Steph Rodgers was co-opted as a trustee in March 2009. She is a Community Engagement Officer for the National Trust in the Plym Valley. She has a wealth of experience in youth and community work and has worked with many groups and organisations across the city during the last 15 years. She also has a background in marketing and public relations.

Gaynor Southerton left Liverpool thirty years ago where she was a training instructor with a major mail order catalogue company. After moving to Plymouth she ran a playgroup whilst her children were small and then moved on to become the management accountant for a commercial radio station. 3 years ago she had to cope with the life changing blow that she had Multiple Sclerosis. Gaynor did not give up but was determined to adapt to her new situation and feels that being encouraged to attend the REATCH Day Centre in Whitleigh was key to moving her forward. She now produces a monthly newsletter for REATCH and is Chair of their Comfort Fund Committee. Joining the DAN (Disability Action Network), which is part of the Guild, has also led to her becoming a member of the Physical and Sensory Disability Partnership Board in the City.