Our Board

	Leonora Thomson Chair of PCHA Leonora is currently a senior manager in the Metropolitan Police managing the Special Constabulary, Police Community Support Officers, Civilian Volunteers and Cadets for Ealing Borough Police. She is involved with the extensive change programme at the forefront of the Met's modernisation agenda. Leonora has been involved with strategic management and policy-making at the highest level of local government and has extensive communications experience in the public sector - broadcasting and the arts.
	Chuks Amaechi Chuks works for a local authority and is also a board member and treasurer of Pathway Housing Association. He has substantial experience in regeneration and community development both in the UK and abroad.
	Mark Cummins Vice Chair Mark is a design and communications consultant, photographer and lecturer. He is former Mayor of London Borough of Brent and is currently a local councillor. He was a member of the London Planning Advisory Committee and chair's PCHA's Community Participation Committee. He is a trustee of several local bodies and Civic Trust Awards advisor.
	Mike McCall Mike is Executive Director of Operations at St.Mungo's, a charity helping homeless rough sleepers.
	Pam Lockley Managing Director of PCHA Pam joined Genesis from the London Borough of Hillingdon, where she was Corporate Director of Housing. She has 24 years of housing experience, having also worked for several councils in London and the West Midlands . Since joining PCHA, Pam's priorities have been to improve PCHA's repairs service and the access tenants have to PCHA.
	Barbara Park After a career in TV production, specialising in science and social history documentaries, Barbara is now a fundraiser for the charity Independent Age. Barbara is also a Victim Support charity volunteer and director of a small housing association.
	Denis Argent Denis is a Chartered Certified Accountant, and the former Director of Resources at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. He is currently Chairman of Herts and Beds E-Learning Partnership and a Trustee Director of The Chartered Certified Accountants Benevolent Fund. He is a member of the group audit and risk Committee and a Trustee of PCHA 2001 Pensions Ltd.
Image to follow	Ross Houston Ross is an Area Manager for The Crown Estate, Vice Chair of West Euston Partnership, Chair of West Euston Health Community Project, and a Director of the Third Age Project in Camden . Ross is also a councillor in the London Borough of Barnet, and a governor of two schools.
	Patricia Otaru Tenant Member Patricia is currently a PA within a Housing Action Trust whose activities include redevelopment and regeneration work. Patricia has over eight years experience in Housing and is a graduate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Image to follow	James Roberts Tenant Member James has been a political activist and union founder, musician, consultant audio engineer, author and yachtsman. Nowadays he is mostly engaged in running a computer consultancy, working as a therapist, and the Board of PCHA. He has a long-term interest in the ramifications of policy changes in Public Housing, and has a non-partisan interest in political decision-making and its unintended side-effects. He is qualified to degree level in psychology and holds a management qualification.
Image to follow	Esther Foreman Co-opted member After completing an MSc in Anthropology from the University of London , Esther went to work in the charity sector campaigning for a variety of causes including Medecins Sans Frontieres and Shelter, the homeless and housing charity. She currently works for Help the Aged. Esther was involved with Sutherland since and now is a member of the PCHA board. Esther lives in Erin Court , Willesden Green where she started the first Residents Association in 2004. Having grown up in Brent, she is also involved in other community initiatives.
Image to follow	Jin IL Kim Tenant Member Jin runs his own architectural office and works as an architectural and planning consultant. Jin is the current president of the KSEAUK (Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in the UK.