Trustees
Between them, our Trustees have a wealth of professional business expertise and also have vast experience of working with people with learning difficulties. The following people serve on our Board:
Ian Armstrong - Events Manager for GMBC and sits on our board in a personal capapcity.
Katherine Zeserson - Director of Learning and Participation at The Sage Gateshead.
Martin Wilson - Director of Tin Arts.
Steve Frake - Director of JFS Law
Jane Freeman - Director of JFS Business Services Limited
Karen Griffiths - Fund Manager at Community Foundation
Tina Cook - Reader at University of Northumbria
Towards a Shadow Board
It has always been the aim of the company to ensure that people with learning disabilities are involved in most of the company's decision making processes. We achieve this by ensuring that learning disabled company members hold their own weekly meetings, attend board meetings, report to the management committee and have genuine participation in company decision-making. The company, via its Trustee Board and staff members, are currently researching methods by which a shadow board of people with learning disabilities can be recruited. We are currently researching Charity Commission publications and guidance1 regarding this issue and will continue with our research until a Board, best suited to the company, is recruited.