Jenny Crook

Threshold Housing & Support has appointed Jenny Crook area manager for its north Thames operation. She has just finished two months as acting chief executive of Waltham Forest Housing Association. Before that, she was a consultant for 13 years.

Martin Green

The English Community Care Association, a trade body for care home providers, has appointed Martin Green chief executive. Green was formerly chief executive of charity Counsel and Care.

James Waghorn

Jephson Housing Association has named James Waghorn research and information manager. He joins from the Chartered Institute of Housing.

Keynote Housing Group

Bansh Mistry has joined Keynote Housing Group as director of information and communications technology. He was head of IT at Dualwise, a manufacturing company.

Claire Astbury

Claire Astbury is the National Housing Federation’s new regional officer for the east of England. She was housing research assistant at Lichfield council.

Job of the week

Name
Janet Gill
New jobDevelopment manager at Asra Greater London Housing Association
Old job
Land buyer, Presentation Housing Association
To do my job you need...
Flexibility, people skills and determination. Being a good communicator is essential when you’re dealing with 20 boroughs and numerous partners.
My role model is...
A former boss, Angela Epps, who is now regional development director at Metropolitan Housing Trust. She’s an inspirational manager with exceptional leadership skills.
If I were housing minister I would...
look at ways to increase equality of opportunity for the tenants and those housing workers. Some associations could do more to encourage staff of all backgrounds to aim for senior jobs.
When I’m not working...
l Iike to watch Only Fools & Horses and Pop Idol, and listen to Motown and R&B. And I’ve just finished reading Whoopi Goldberg’s autobiography – like her, it’s intelligent and funny.
Housing situation
I’m an owner-occupier living in London.

Source

Housing Today