Hilary Parker LLB LLM (Cantab) Solicitor Year appointed - 2002. Chair of Three Rivers Housing Association. Partner at a law firm in Newcastle and is a former law lecturer at Hull and Newcastle Universities. Non-Executive Director of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust.

Bill Worth Year appointed – 2005. Vice-Chair of Three Rivers Housing Association. Retired Chief Executive of North Durham NHS Trust. He previously held senior management positions in Gateshead and South Tyneside Heath Authorities and other NHS organisations in Liverpool and West Midlands. He is Chair of Northern Pinetree Trust, member of the management committee of Craigilea Nursing Home, a Board Member of County Durham Probation Service and governor of two schools in County Durham.

Jo Boaden LLB MBA Year Appointed - 2009. Director of Information for Business and Enterprise North East. Former Chief Executive of the North East Regional Assembly and Director of HMR Pathfinder 'Bridging NewcastleGateshead'

Karen Wilkinson-Bell BA (Jt Hons) Postgraduate DMS MBA MCMI. Year appointed as Co-optee - 2009. Karen is Regional Director of HRH The Prince of Wales's charity, Business in the Community, and former chief officer of Relate North East.

Chris Newton BSc (Hons) MBA MSC MRICS MBIFM Year appointed as Co-optee - 2009. Head of Facilities Management at HBOS. Former Head of Property Services at The Co-operative Group. Chris started his career in property development and general building contracting prior to working for the Co-operative Group.

Marie-Therese Pinder BA (Hons), ALA, CQSW Year appointed - 1979. Retired Social Worker with City of Newcastle upon Tyne. Member of Management Committee of Durham Young People’s Centre Association: End House.

Peter Hunter MIEH Year appointed - 1996. Chair of Care & Repair in Derwentside. Retired Chief Environmental Services Officer with Derwentside District Council.

Steve Anderson Year appointed - 2005. Chair of Group Audit Committee. Retired Finance Director of South Tees NHS Trust. Prior to that, Steve worked for South Tees Health Authority, Coopers and Lybrand as a Management Consultant, water authorities in Wales and North West. He started his career in local government. A founding member of the ‘Free From Pain’ charity in Teesside.

Susan Dodds - Tenant Board Member Year appointed - 2006. Tenant Board Member and Chair of Residents Advisory Group. Tenants Advisory Committee member for past 15 years, the Bridge newsletter editorial team, retired retail employee of John Lewis, and former matron in children’s public school. Susan has also been a resident for the past 27 years.

Daniel Keenan BA, CQSW Year appointed - 1983. Retired Manager/Social Worker with City of Sunderland.

Dennis Strange, Tenant Board Member Year appointed - 2004. Tenant Board Member. Residents Advisory Group member, the Bridge newsletter editorial team, former tutor and assessor in adult and youth training (literacy & numeracy) and former telecommunications installation engineer.