Martin Cheeseman OBE Trustee Chair Expand Martin has nearly 40 years experience in the housing and social care world. He has recently retired from being a Director of Housing & Community Care in the London Borough of Brent and now runs his own housing and social care consultancy.
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.
David Jobbins Trustee Expand David has wide experience of commissioning, strategy, change management and operational management in the NHS and in the voluntary sector.
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 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.
Terry Alafat CBE Trustee 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 joined the board of Trustees at Hestia in September 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.