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Rob Thompson (Chairperson)

Rob has worked in the Charitable Social Housing Sector for over 24 years, following a career working with Social Services and the Royal Navy.   Rob has a great deal of experience with financial management and staff management, supporting others through change management processes.  He has sat on a number of resident management committees as well as a number of regional working groups.

 

David Emerton (Vice Chair)
David has been a Christian since the 1970’s and worships at All Saints Church, Preston on Tees.  He is married to Linda and has three grown up sons.  David was an Accident and Emergency Consultant at North Tees Hospital from 1993 to2019 and Medical Director 2010-2016. He was a member of the Governing Body of the Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group 2020-2022.

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Andrew Malcolm (Treasurer and Chair of the Finance and Funding Committee)
Andrew became a trustee in 2019 having previously served on the board of Middlesbrough College for 6 years, chairing their audit and risk committee along with serving as a trustee at several schools and special needs charities.  Andrew is a qualified accountant with 30 years financial experience and has worked in the social housing sector for 25 years as well as working in Education, NHS, Construction and Private sectors.  Andrew is passionate in his support for those who are disadvantaged in any way.

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Julie Allan 

Throughout her career Julie has worked with people experiencing difficulties and challenges in their lives, endeavouring to support them to improve their lives and opportunities.  Her career with the Probation Service and partner organisation has given her a vast array of knowledge and skills that support the Senior Leadership Team to improve the work that goes on within A Way Out.

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Dr Michelle Carr

Michelle has an Honours degrees in Psychology and Applied Forensic Psychology and is a registered and chartered Forensic Psychologist.  She has spent her career working within the prison and secure mental health care.

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Hassan Bahrani 

Hassan has a BSc (hons) in Computer Studies and is the Director of IT, Cyber and Data Security with Thirteen.  His skills bring much needed technology and security experience to the A Way Out board.  Hassan is also a strong leader with a strategic mindset with a focus on change management, budgeting and has experience managing large teams.

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Dr Helen Williams 

Helen is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Sunderland and has a PhD from the University of Leeds where she explored how young people learnt about sex and relationships.  In her capacity as Senior Lecturer she has researched women’s experience of the criminal justice system and more specifically their experiences of male violence.  Helen writes and teaches about the sex industry.  She has volunteered at Rape Crisis Tyneside and Sunderland for over 12 years.

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Joanna Norman

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