Andrew is a director of Dorrington PLC, a privately owned residential and commercial property company that invests mainly in London. He focuses on business development, strategy, acquisitions and sales, financing, investment appraising, business planning, and asset management across both the residential and commercial portfolios. Andrew joined Dorrington in 2005, having started his career in investment banking.

Andrew sits on both the Dolphin Square Foundation and the Dolphin Living Limited Boards.

Deirdra is Director of Place Shaping at Westminster City Council, providing strategic leadership on the form and function of the city for the future. Previously Deirdra was Director for Regeneration and Planning at the London Borough of Newham and involved in the Olympic planning and legacy, strategic transport and large scale mixed use projects including 1000s of new homes.

A Chartered Surveyor for over 40 years and Westminster resident, Bruce has had a career specialising in property management in the private sector, with particular emphasis on charities. Recently the Director of Estates for the Children’s Society and property advisor to St John Ambulance, he was also on the Committee of Management of Dolphin Square Trust for 14 years up to the creation of the Foundation in 2005. He now holds a number of advisory positions in the charity world.

Bruce sits on both the Dolphin Square Foundation and the Dolphin Living Limited Boards.

Jo is a Customer Service executive with over 30 years' experience in the retail industry. Jo has spent the majority of her career as Head of Customer Service across all points of contact with Marks and Spencer. She develops end-to-end strategy to deliver consistent customer experience, delivering and embedding transformational change. Jo also sits on the Board for Moat Housing Association.

Julia is an experienced Development & Regeneration professional, with a career in both public and private sectors. Julia spent 20 years in Executive Director roles at Catalyst Housing, she was responsible for their mixed tenure development programme, asset management, sustainability and health & safety. She now runs her own consultancy business, JM Development Consulting, working with public sector clients and their partners and suppliers to increase the supply of good quality affordable homes. Julia chaired the G15 Housing Association Development Directors Group 2013 – 2017.

Sarah was Development Director at the Royal Academy of Engineering until 2016, having previously spent nearly 20 years as an investment banker. She was a director at HSBC Investment Bank. Sarah now focuses on charities and governance, and currently her other board roles are the Jurassic Coast Trust, which is responsible for managing the World Heritage Site, and Carefreebreaks, a social tech start-up. She was recently appointed to the board of the Vehicle Certification Agency, part of the Department for Transport. Sarah lives in Westminster.

Sarah started her career as an external auditor with BDO Stoy Hayward. Specialising in social housing she moved to KPMG. Sarah moved to London & Quandrant Group and then AmicusHorizon (now Optivo following merger) in 2009. She chaired the G15 Finance Directors’ Group for two years to June 2019. Sarah is the Vice Chair of the NHF’s SORP Working Party and sits on the ICAEW social housing sub-committee. She retired from the Board of Lewisham Homes in October 2019 having served for 10 years, where for the last two years she also chaired the Audit & Risk Committee.

Anna Strongman is CEO of Oxford University (OUD), a joint venture between Oxford University and Legal & General set up to build Innovation Districts and subsidised accommodation for graduate students and the university workforce. Anna was previously Managing Partner of Argent LLP. She spent 12 years at Argent on a range of asset, development and business planning projects. Highlights included leading the Asset Management of King’s Cross, developing Coal Drop Yards and setting up a BTR portfolio with JV partners Related.

Jane Staveley has been a partner in a number of City law firms for over 30 years, and recently retired from Ashurst LLP where she specialised in the procurement and financing of social infrastructure projects, such as: schools, university accommodation, health facilities, MOD accommodation and social housing. Jane was a board member of Thames Valley Housing Association from 2001 – 2013, and Chair of the charitable subsidiary for the last three years of that period.

Richard is a Chartered Surveyor and Head of UK Living Advisory at JLL, a leading global firm of property consultants and agents. He has over 30 years’ experience in commercial and residential property with the last 24 years devoted principally to the affordable housing sector. Richard advises Registered Providers, their funders, investors and other stakeholders on valuation, development and asset management, and is recognised as one of the leading practitioners in this field. Richard has over 20 years’ experience as a board member.

A Chartered Surveyor for over 40 years and Westminster resident, Bruce has had a career specialising in property management in the private sector, with particular emphasis on charities. Recently the Director of Estates for the Children’s Society and property advisor to St John Ambulance, he was also on the Committee of Management of Dolphin Square Trust for 14 years up to the creation of the Foundation in 2005. He now holds a number of advisory positions in the charity world.

Bruce sits on both the Dolphin Square Foundation and the Dolphin Living Limited Boards.

Fenella is Group Treasurer and Director of The Housing Finance Corporation, a specialist, not-for-profit organisation which, since inception, has raised over £3 billion of private finance for Housing Association Registered providers. THFC is also the delivery partner of DCLG for the Affordable Housing Guarantee Scheme. She joined THFC in 2002 having previously spent 11 years at Abbey National Treasury Services in a number of roles including Director of Market Risk, Director of Financial Products and Manager, Capital Markets.

Andrew is a director of Dorrington PLC, a privately owned residential and commercial property company that invests mainly in London. He focuses on business development, strategy, acquisitions and sales, financing, investment appraising, business planning, and asset management across both the residential and commercial portfolios. Andrew joined Dorrington in 2005, having started his career in investment banking.

Andrew sits on both the Dolphin Square Foundation and the Dolphin Living Limited Boards.

Ben is the Chief Executive of Ekaya Housing Association, responsible to the Board for the leadership and strategic direction of the Association. Prior to this, he was the Housing Director and Deputy Chief Executive of Westway Housing Association. Ben has held a variety of senior Housing and Asset Management roles with both large and small organisations within the Housing sector, including three years’ experience as an independent housing professional, supporting organisations through change, performance improvement and service transformation.