Meet the Board
Hounslow Homes is governed by a board of 15 members. The board is made up of five Tenant Board Members, five Council Board Members and five Independant Board Members
The members of the Board have a wide range of skills, knowledge and experiences covering the fields of finance, personnel, property management, local government, and social housing and tenant participation activities.
Tenant Board Members
Alf Chandler - Chair
Alf Chandler has a long-standing involvement in Tenant Participation. Currently, he is the Chair of Hounslow Homes Board and of the Housing Management Forum for the Central area. Other working groups include the Energy Working Group and Hounslow Homes Editorial Board. Alf has had vast experience in tenant training including international training in Sweden.
Andy Lee
Andy Lee has lived in Feltham for over 20 years and actively engages in community matters. He is Chair of the Frank Towell Court Resident’s Association and is keen to help improve services provided to all residents in the borough.
Ernie Cooper
Ernie Cooper has been has been a tenant since 1976. His experience involves local community work and he was a key member of a local tenant’s association. He has previously been the Vice Chair for Hounslow Federation of Tenants and Residents Association (HFTRA).
Mel Collins
Mel Collins has been involved in public life since 1965 and has extensive knowledge of social housing with a particular interest in supporting vulnerable people. His experience of community work is vast. Mel currently sits on the Hounslow Disability Forum, is Chair of Mission Hall Management Committee and has various roles on many committees including the Police Consultative Group and Hounslow Bereavement Counselling Service. In addition, he has over 20 years experience on a school governing body and has previously been a ward councillor.
Graham Edwards
Graham Edwards is the leaseholder representative for Hounslow Homes. He has been involved in housing management for over 10 years. He currently works for the Office of National Statistics. He sits on the Finance Sub Committee and Housing Management Forum (East).
Councillor Board Members
Councillor John Cooper
John Cooper has lived in Feltham all his life and has been on the Council since May 2002, serving on a number of committees including Borough Council, West Area Committee and Sustainable Development Committee. John is an active member of a number of Hounslow Homes Board Committees, Forums and Working Groups including Best Value & Scrutiny Committee, Housing Management Forums (East and West) and Housing Management Working Group.
Councillor Rajinder Bath
Rajinder Bath has lived in Hounslow for over 40 years and been on the council since 1990, including serving as Mayor in 1998. He is active locally in social and community work. He serves on the Personnel Sub Committee and other commitments include being a member of the licensing Committee, Overview and Scrutiny Panel and being a member of Hounslow Race Equality. He has also been the Chair of Equal Opportunities and Chair of the Multi-Cultural Society.
Councillor Samantha Davies
Samantha Davies is a resident of the borough and a qualified solicitor. She is active locally in social and community work and is currently the Chair of the Gunnersbury Park Joint Committee. She serves on a variety of committees and outside bodies and is the Chair of the Licensing Committee.
Councillor Gillian Hutchison - Vice Chair
Gillian Hutchison has been a leaseholder for over 12 years and is involved in the local Tenant’s/Resident’s Association. She has been a Councillor since May 2006 and is actively involved locally in community work, serving on a number of committees including Tenants/Leaseholder Joint Consultative Committee and the West Area Committee.
Councillor Caroline Andrews
Cllr Caroline Andrews has been a local councillor since 2006 and is active locally in social and community work. She currently serves on a variety of committees including the Audit Committee and Schools Admissions Forum. She was the Deputy Mayor for Hounslow for 2007/08.
Independant Board Members
Mohammad Chaudhry - Vice Chair
Mohammad Chaudhry is a financial analyst with indepth experience of management, cost accounting, capital accounting and project management. He is an active member of the Board and serves on a number of committees and working groups including being the Chair of the Finance Sub Committee and Chair of the Complaints Panel. Mohammad also has extensive experience in dealing with local community issues and other appointments include being Governor of a local secondary school, the Vice Chair of Hounslow Police Community Group and the President of the Pakistan Welfare Association in Hounslow.
Lee Cartwright
Lee Cartwright is a Chartered Accountant and has worked with clients in the social housing sector since 1995, including a range of ALMOs and until recently, was a Special Constable with West Midlands Police.
Sukhvinder Duggal
Sukhvinder Duggal is a Senior Manager for a large accountancy firm based in Central London, and has over 10 years of infrastructure projects in the public sector. His experience includes financial planning and management, Public Private Partnerships and Private Finance Initiative expertise, performance improvement and strategy advice.
Paula Lewis
Paula Lewis is a human resource specialist with considerable experience of working in the public sector, including housing management and local government. she actively contributes to a number of committees and forums and is the chair of the Personnel Sub Committee and sits on the Housing Management Central Area Forum. Other commitments include the Institute of Personnel and Development and community based organisations.
Fiona Cornell
Fiona Cornell is a Regional Operations Director and has an in-depth knowledge of social housing issues. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, the Institute of Project Managers and the Ashridge Business School Alumni.