Terrie Alafat CBE Chair of Trustees Expand Terrie Alafat is chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), the independent voice for housing and the home of professional standards and was appointed as Chair of Trustees for Hestia in December 2018. Before joining CIH in 2015 Terrie was director of housing in the then-Department for Communities and Local Government, with overall policy responsibility for the supply and management of housing across all tenures, housing growth, and homelessness prevention and support. As part of this, she also led on sponsorship of the Homes and Communities Agency. She has worked in the civil service covering various housing policies and programmes since 2003. Terrie was given a CBE in 2013 for services to homeless people. Terrie began her career in the UK in social services policy development in a local authority and was director of housing and corporate strategy in the royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea until she moved to the civil service. Her academic background is in social policy and research.
Anil Shenoy Trustee Treasurer Expand Anil Shenoy was appointed a Trustee in September 2015 after being a co-optee on the Finance and Fund Raising Sub Committee. He is a Director of Institutional Business at the fund manager Henderson Global Investors, developing investment solutions and managing institutional client relationships. He is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
Alex Hyde-Smith Trustee Expand Alex joined the Hestia Board of Trustees in January 2017 and brings with him over 20 years’ experience of Direct Marketing, with ten of those dedicated exclusively to the not-for-profit sector. Alex served as the Deputy CEO of a UK charity, The Limbless Association, until 2010 when he left to establish a new charitable organisation, called Limbcare as one of the two founding partners. Since 2011 he has worked at Marie Curie, one of the UK’s largest charities that provides care and support to people living with a terminal illness and their families. Alex is the Fundraising Director and responsible for a team of over 300 fundraisers throughout the UK generating roughly £100m of annual fundraising income each year. He is a member of The Institute of Fundraising.
Vic Rayner Trustee Expand Vic Rayner joined the Hestia board of Trustees in November 2016 and has many years’ experience of working in the voluntary and community sector, with a particular focus on housing, care and support sectors. She spent seven years as the CEO of Sitra – a leading national membership body championing excellence in housing, health, care and support. As CEO, Vic sat on a wide range of governmental and sector wide bodies including DWP, DCLG, CQC and ADASS steering groups. Vic played a key role in the work that Sitra has been leading in the sector on the connection between health & housing, driving forward strength based working and personalisation. She represented Sitra on the European PUSH network, Housing First European learning group, and was responsible for Sitra’s status as lead partner in a Europe wide programme. Vic is the independent Chair of the Brighton and Hove Fairness Commission, tackling inequalities and promoting social justice within the locality. She is also a Director of the London Housing Foundation, funding innovation and best practice in homelessness provision. Vic has an MBA (Distinction), MA and BA (Hons) in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.
Mike Trup Trustee Expand Mike has some 35 years of international business experience, during which he held management positions with a family company, the international divisions of Fortune 100 companies and most recently grew his own company from start-up to successful exit.
Malcolm Jenkin Vice Chair Trustee Expand Malcolm is the former Operational Director in the London Probation Trust with over 30 years’ post-qualifying experience in the Probation Service. In his capacity as lead Director for Public Protection, he was Chair of the London MAPPA Strategic Management Board (MAPPA SMB) for over 7 years and also represented the Probation Service on the Archbishop of Westminster’s Safeguarding Children Commission, an advisory board to the Archbishop on matters of alleged child abuse perpetrated by priests in the Catholic Church. He became a Trustee with Hestia in May 2013 and chairs the Approved Premises Sub-Committee.
Christina Marriott Trustee Expand Christina has been Chief Executive of Revolving Doors Agency since 2015, the charity working for those in the cycle of crisis and crime, and joined Hestia as a Trustee in January 2019. Following an early career in advertising and 15 years as MD of her own business, her more recent career has focused on social justice. She has held roles as an academic, with a research focus on health inequalities, she has worked in mental health and she led a national research programme for the Mental Health Act Commission and then CQC. Before joining Revolving Doors, she was national lead for health inequalities in the NHS.
Liz Zacharias Trustee Expand Liz is a senior manager and business development professional with many years’ experience in the supported housing and social care sector as a consultant and senior executive. This includes experience of working within a national care and support organisation and as a commissioner of supported housing and independent living services where she developed commissioning strategies for older people, people with mental health and learning disabilities as well as socially excluded groups and rough sleepers. She is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development. Liz also holds a Diploma in Fundraising from the Institute of Fundraising and previously spent five years as the lead on strategic growth for two housing organisations where she secured significant growth through public sector contracts. Liz Joined Hestia as a Trustee in January 2019.
Lauren Bowes Trustee Expand Lauren is a senior strategist within the Home Office where she is responsible for supporting Ministers to develop and deliver the Department’s strategy. Prior to joining the Home Office, she worked at the Cabinet Office supporting on the Government’s highest priority economic and domestic policy commitments. During this time, she was part of the team that lead and delivered the Government’s first strategy on loneliness. She joined the Civil Service as a social researcher at the Ministry of Justice working at the Sentencing Council. Before joining government, Lauren worked as a researcher within media, publishing and market research companies. Lauren joined Hestia in March 2020 and is a member of our Approved Premises subcommittee.
Aisling Thompson Trustee Expand Aisling Thompson is a senior manager with over 20 years of experience in healthcare including clinical, operational and commissioning roles. She is Deputy Chief Operating Officer at Whittington Health and leads on the provision of adult community services in Haringey and Islington. Aisling has a particular interest in quality improvement and has worked in this area in the NHS and defence industry. Aisling was co-opted onto the board in December 2019 and is a member of our Performance Review Committee. Aisling has an MBA and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Rebecca Pritchard Trustee Expand Rebecca (Bex) Pritchard is Director of Services for Crisis. She is a member of the Senior Management Team and leads Crisis’ direct services for homeless people in England, Wales and Scotland. Bex has worked in homelessness and social care for over 30 years, starting in January 1989 as a volunteer on the Southampton Resettlement Programme. She has worked in the voluntary sector, private sector, local and central government; providing, developing and commissioning supported housing and social care services, including drug and alcohol treatment. She has served on a number of voluntary Boards including Richmond Fellowship, Evolve Housing + Support, and has been a member of a NICE Guideline Development Group – ensuring homelessness was considered in best practice guidance on effective transitions between hospital and the community for people with social care needs. Bex joined Hestia’s board of Trustees in December 2019 and serves as a member of our Performance Review committee.