The Board
Prospect’s members elect a Board to direct the organisation. Board members receive no payment for their service.
The Board has overall responsibility for Prospect’s affairs. It decides policy and strategic direction and it monitors performance. It also approves annual budgets and annual accounts. It satisfies itself that Prospect’s affairs are conducted lawfully and in accordance with generally accepted standards of performance and propriety. Day to day management is delegated to the Chief Executive, who is the senior executive member of staff.
As Prospect is a charitable organisation, members of its Board also have the duties and responsibilities of charity trustees.
To be eligible for election to Prospect’s Board, a person must either be an individual member of the organisation or be proposed by an organisation (“body corporate”) which is a member. The Board may co-opt persons to serve on it who are not required to meet these eligibility criteria. Board members are chosen to give Prospect a wide range of skills and experience relevant to its activities.
All members of the Board share responsibility for its decisions. Each has a duty to act in the best interests of Prospect, whether or not they have been proposed for election by another organisation.
The present members of the Board are shown below. Each member’s year of joining the Board is shown in brackets.
Val Brandt BSc (Hons), MA (2009) |
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Chair since September 2010 and Chair of the Remuneration Committee. Has worked in secondary education at senior management level for several years, including pastoral management. By training is a scientist. Is currently involved in working at London University and voluntary work for a charitable organisation placing volunteers worldwide.
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Ken O’Rahilly
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Vice Chair of the Board of Prospect Housinig and Support Services. Currently a Programme Director with a national organisation. Held a number of senior commercial and operational roles in the logistics industry. Currently a LA Governor in a secondary school in West Sussex.
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Stuart Gosling
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Chair of the Quality Assurance Committee. A former local Councillor, a senior volunteer for Crisis Open House programme, a Test Manager for an IT Services company and a former Bard member of Raven Housing Trust.
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Guy Smith
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Chairman from 1992 – May 2004. Previously a Member of the Board of East Surrey College. Retired Group Secretary of Redland PLC.
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Lloyd Young Kong
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Retired from managing his own businesses in the Caribbean. Formerly Deputy Managing Director of Shell International (West Indies) Ltd. Particular experience of learning disabilities.
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Dilys Alan B.Sc (Hons), Dip. Phys. MCSP (2009)
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Retired Physiotherapy manager with interest in people with learning disabilities or mental health problems. Previously worked in hospital and community teams in Surrey and West London. Founder member and Ex-Chair of ACPPLD (south-east). Mobility assessor QEF. Recently volunteer PPI forum member for Surrey and Borders NHS Trust (2004-2008). Currently member of Surrey LINk / HealthWatch. (March 2009)
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Mara Broome (2010) |
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Former civil servant whose career included policy analysis and development, strategic planning and financial management and planning. Currently works as a training consultant, is a board member of the Oxted, Limpsfield and District Housing Association and undertakes voluntary work for Age UK.
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Garry Tinsley (2011) |
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Worked as a Carer / Qualified Nurse since 1977 in a wide range of fields, including learning disability, special needs education and head injury rehab. Currently a Board member with a local Housing Trust. Previously worked with Families Need Fathers, promoting the charity and its work to relevant organisations; running self help workshops and giving support to individual members. |
The Board is assisted by an Audit Committee and Quality Assurance Committee.
The Audit Committee members are:
Guy Smith
Ken O'Rahilly
Val Brandt
Dilys Allan
The Quality Assurance Committee members are:
Stuart Gosling (Chair)
Dilys Alan (Vice Chair)
Ken O'Rahilly
Gary Tinsley
Mara Broome
