TRUSTEES
Ian Haworth
Chair of Trustees
Ian has worked in Social Housing for nearly 30 years and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing. His interest in work has always been about putting residents at the heart of decision making. As well as working on front line services, he has also previously managed a number of programmes with other providers to assist residents and their families to get back to work.
Karen Swift
Trustee, Vice Chair
Karen has worked in local government for over 25 years with secondments to the Home Office and The Metropolitan Police. Her local government career started in LB Camden, then a time at LB Enfield and a return to LB Camden. She is currently Divisional Director of Housing and Regeneration at London Borough of Tower Hamlets. During her career she has lead initiatives and operational services related to homelessness, housing options, temporary accommodation, private sector conditions, commissioning, asset management as well as being Head of Housing Strategy at LB Camden for 10 years. Karen has a MSc in International Housing from the London School of Economics.
Fola Ademoye
Trustee
Fola’s academic background is a combination of marketing in the private sector, universities and local Government, combined with an on-going career in the fitness industry. Since 1985 she has continued teaching virtually non-stop. She spent most of her fitness career working with groups and individual clients to develop personalised health and fitness plans for them. She currently teaches Reformer and Mat Pilates and occasionally participates in 5K road races and Park Runs. She travels as often as possible and enjoys being (almost) tri-lingual, speaking both French and Spanish to an advanced level. Totalling 40 years in East London, for the past five years, Fola has resided in Blackwall Reach and loves the area with a passion.
Stefanie Turton
Trustee
Stefanie has worked in both supported and general needs housing for nearly 20 years, after previously working as a Police Officer. Stefanie is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and has managed a number of frontline services, with a specialism in Leasehold and Shared Ownership, she was previously on the Board of the Association of Retirement Housing Managers. She believes its paramount to put customers at the heart of housing services, to listen and work collaboratively to create communities that residents are proud to live in.
Hasina Chand
Trustee and Woolmore School Representative
Hasina is a parent governor at Woolmore Primary School and is a representative from the school located in the heart of the estate. This role ensures the Trust is informed of the local needs of children living on the estate.
Simon Clennell-Jones
Trustee
Simon is a local resident and has lived in Tower Hamlets since 2019. He is a Chartered Environmentalist and Chartered Scientist and has spent over 20 years working on development, ground investigation and contamination remediation projects and now works as Director across within a group of businesses, managing and leading teams delivering services in the built environment sector.