Julie was appointed as a Trustee in March 2014 and is a professionally qualified accountant and coach. She worked within the public transport industry for many years as Head of Finance and later as Head of Business Management and was an Executive Board member. She believes passionately that her role as a Board Member is to work within a constantly changing environment to ensure clarity of vision and strategic direction and consistent demonstration of values and culture. Aside from being a Trustee and Chair of Finance Committee, she is a non-executive director and Chair of Audit Committee at George Eliot NHS Hospital Trust. She has for many years used her experience and skills to support others in their own personal development through coaching and mentoring and now uses these skills within her own Coaching business. 

Alison qualified as a solicitor in 1981 and has worked in private practice as well as lecturing in Law. In 1988 she joined the Law Society working in the Professional Ethics Division and later became Director of Regulation Policy and Compliance. Alison is now a legal services consultant and she joined the Board in early 2011.

Councillor Ken Meeson has been a Trustee since 1995 and is currently the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing at Solihull Council with responsibility for Adult and Children’s Services, as well as Public Health. He also Chairs the multi-agency Health and Wellbeing Board and sits on Solihull’s Adult Safeguarding Board. Professionally he spent many years as UK Development Manager for a Lloyds of London underwriting group and now serves on the Local Government Association’s People and Places Board.

Mike has been a Trustee since 1994. He enjoyed a successful career as a Chartered Engineer and is now retired.

Betty has deep ties to the Trust having been a child in Sir Josiah Mason’s Orphanage. She has been a Trustee since January 2010.

Gareth is a serving Councillor with Birmingham City Council representing the constituents of the Erdington Ward. Gareth was appointed as a Trustee in October 2011 and he has a particular interest in housing issues.

Michael retired in 2013 following the sale of the motor group he founded in 1994. Prior to this he held several directorships within the retail motor industry. Michael brings with him wide ranging commercial, financial and customer focused experience gained throughout his career. Michael was appointed as a Trustee in June 2014.

Philip qualified as a solicitor in 1981 and has been practising since then, specialising in commercial property and later working as a self-employed consultant, exclusively providing advocacy in child care and contact cases. Philip is also the Club Secretary of Edgbaston Priory Club, a private members sports club situated near Birmingham City Centre. He was appointed as a Trustee in September 2016.

Jonathan was appointed as a Trustee in December 2016. He qualified as a solicitor in 1993 and is employed by a Retail Bank as in-house Counsel, dealing with a wide range of operational issues. He has worked at the Bank since 2003.