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Chair -
Dwynwen Stepien BA Econ, PGCE, MBA Dwynwen's passion for education and family
services started when she was a youth worker and parent governor in
Portsmouth. Since then she has worked as a senior manager in local
authorities including Hampshire and West Sussex, her last post being
Director of Transformation. She moved to Emsworth 6 years ago and
recently retired she is enjoying life as part of the Emsworth community
working with the Emsworth Forum and now with the Emsworth Community Land
Trust. |
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Vice Chair - Dr Theo Schofield OBE Theo was a GP in The Medical Centre in
Warwickshire for 35 years. He was involved in primary care team
development and worked with the local community to build a Day Centre in
the Community Hospital, to set up a community transport scheme, and to
develop Shipston Home Nursing. He also held academic posts in the University of
Oxford and was a Member of the Council of the Royal College of General
Practitioners. He moved to Emsworth in 2012, and is Chairman of the
Emsworth Residents Association and a Trustee of the Friends of Emsworth
Community Health.
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Treasurer - Harry F Thuillier BSc Mech Eng Harry has a commercial and finance background and
is Chairman of Racelogic Ltd in Buckingham where he has worked for the
last 20 years. He has been Chair of Governors at a school near
Buckingham and latterly a Governor at a special needs school near
Southampton. He moved to Emsworth early in 2017 and works with the
Emsworth Forum and now with the Emsworth Community Land Trust.
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Secretary - Maggie Gebbett B Ed Maggie was most recently Head of Communications
for a Housing Association and is pleased to do some work in the local
community when not sailing and enjoying her other hobbies. Maggie now
lives on the west side of Emsworth near Nore Barn Woods and belongs to a
number of local societies.
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Director - Mike Ridley MA MSc FRICS.
Mike was educated in Portsmouth and returned to the area in 2016 after a career as a building and business consultant. He was a senior partner in a London-based firm of surveyors and architects and gained diverse experience in project, facilities and asset management and procurement policy for a range of clients. He has had a 30-year involvement with the Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust where he has been a trustee since 2007. Until recently he was also a committee member of the Abbeyfield Dulwich Society and an external adviser to the board of the Royal College of Physicians. |
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Director -
Shirley Farmer Shirley's career spanned the NHS and the
Voluntary Sector working in executive roles in London teaching hospitals
and independent consultancies helping charities develop innovative
funding strategies. She has lived in Emsworth since 1990. |
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Committee - Peter Tier Peter was born in Emsworth and became a naval architect. He managed a self-build project of 10 houses and latterly ran a marine survey Company. He served as Chair/President of Yacht Brokers and Designers Association, chair of ERA and Friends of Emsworth Community Health |
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Committee - Sheila Lawrence BSc(Hons) Sheila is a retired Chartered and State Registered Physiotherapist. The majority of her career was spent in Norfolk rehabilitating inpatients in elderly care. After spending 2 years in Malawi with VSO she came to Emsworth in 2003. Sheila worked on the community team based at Emsworth Victoria Cottage hospital. Sheila represents Emsworth Baptist Church on the Christians together committee. She is also a volunteer at the Emsworth Stroke and Havant Memory groups. |
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Committee - Charles Ashe Charles has lived in Emsworth since 1990 and has been a member of the ERA committee since 2013 with responsibility for planning. His professional background was in shipbroking in London, and latterly recruitment, before retiring in 2012. |
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Committee – Jill Millar Treasurer of
the Emsworth Community association.
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