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 Independent 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.
Mohammad Chaudhry - 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.
"I joined Hounslow Homes to bring in commercial thinking and deliver financially efficient service to all our tenants and leaseholders"
Andy Lee - Vice Chair (Tenant)
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.
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.
"I became a board member because I wanted to gain a better understanding of how Hounslow Homes works and an understanding of how housing is managed within the borough of Hounslow.Having been a board member for the past three years, I feel I have gained a great deal of knowledge of the issues that are dear to our residents hearts. I very much want to continue in this role - I have enjoyed my time as a board member"
Paula Lewis - Vice Chair (Indpendent)
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.
"I joined the board to influence Hounslow tenants opportunities for quality housing and therefore improve their quality of life, and to offer my Human Resources expertise"
Tenant Board Members
Alf Chandler
Alf Chandler has a long-standing involvement in Tenant Participation. Currently, he is the Chair of the Housing Management Forum for the Central area. Other working groups include the Energy Working Group and Hounslow Homes Editorial Board, and is the former chair of the Hounslow Homes board. Alf has had vast experience in tenant training including international training in Sweden.
"I came on to the board to enhance tenant participation and to improve the quality of life of tenants and their families. I also want to see Hounslow Homes build housing for rent not for sale. I also support our own direct labour organisation as the best way of ensuring cost effective repairs and maintenance"
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).
"I became a board member as it is a good way to be involved in the decision making process"
Graham Edwards
Graham Edwards is a 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).
"I have always had a keen interest in management services and would like to be associated with an organisation seeking to be the best in the country"
Councillor Board Members
Councillor Barbara Harris
Barbara Harris was born in Feltham and has lived in the West area of the Borough for all her life. She has been a councillor since 2006 and was deputy Mayor in 2009. Previously trained as a nurse, Barbara has a great interest in health and well being and is very active in ensuring services to all particularly the elderly are fit for purpose. She sits on a number of committees including David Henry Waring Home and has recently been nominated the link councillor for Housing Management Forum.
"I joined the Board because I hope to help in the crusade to improve social housing, which I hope in turn will improve residents health and wellbeing"
Councillor John Chatt
Councillor John Chatt is the Labour Councillor for Cranford Ward. Elected in 1986, John has been Mayor, Deputy Leader and Leader of the Council twice for 9 years and 2 years. He was re-elected in May 2010 and is Chair of the Pension Fund and Chair of the Audit Committee. His career at Heathrow Airport 31 years spanned from qualified engineer to Terminal Manager for BAA. John has served on the Association of London Government, was a Director of The Greater London Enterprise Board, a former member of the London Tourist Board and Director of The London Pension Fund Authority. He is also a Director of The Chiswick House & Gardens Trust.
"I joined the Board to carry on the good work that has been the aim and objective of all the people involved with this enterprise".
Councillor 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, Hounslow Bereavement Counselling Service. In addition, he has over 20 years experience on a school governing body.
"I joined the Board as I feel that as a councillor and with my vast community experience I can bring tenants and leaseholders closer to the Board and the Board to the everyday problems that people face".
Councillor Sue Sampson
Sue Sampson is a single mother of 3 children and has lived in the London Borough of Hounslow all her life. Sue has worked in the Social Housing sector for the past 20 years and has previously managed the Repairs Department and budgets, Gas Servicing Contract and Customer Service Team. A newly elected Councillor representing the Isleworth ward Sue currently sits on the Borough's Adoption Panel, Overview and Scrutiny for Client and Partnership, Isleworth and Brentford Area Committee(IBAC), Central Area Committee and the Tenant and Leaseholder Joint Consultative Committee. She is also on the Governing Body of an exceptional EBD Special Needs Primary School in Cranford.
"I have joined the Board of Hounslow Homes in order to share the extensive knowledge & experience that I have gained throughout my years working in a fast paced customer focused environment. I share Hounslow Homes' vision, passion and commitment in being the deliverer of excellence by becoming the best service provider in the country ."
Independent Board Members
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.
"I want to bring a broader perspective to Hounslow Homes so that services can aspire to be the best in class"
Martyn Kingsford
Martyn Kingsford is a Chartered Surveyor and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing. He was for eighteen years Director of Housing at Kensington and Chelsea and Chief Executive of Kensington & Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation. He has over 40 years experience of working in the housing field. Martyn has extensive RSL Board experience and has, since 1975, chaired three Housing Associations including being Chair of Richmond Churches HT. He is Honorary Policy Adviser to TAROE, the national tenant organisation, is a member of several NHF and CLG working groups and was on the Board of Nottingham City Homes (an ALMO).
Caroline Wagstaff
Caroline has spent 26 years working in social housing, with local authorities and registered social landlords. Much of her work experience has been in challenging inner London Boroughs. Caroline has specialised in housing management, but has experience in running regeneration schemes and managing repairs and maintenance. She currently works for a national registered social landlord and is responsible for the management of 13,000 homes in the south east of England. Caroline is particularly interested in finding new ways for residents to influence the services they receive and ensure continuous improvement of services over time.
'I joined the Board to work with colleagues, residents and staff to continue towards excellent housing services for all our customers. I hope the knowledge and experience I have gained will help contribute to this vision and in turn broaden my own experience and knowledge'.