Appointed 04/08/22

For the past 50 years, Gill’s working life has been in the voluntary sector in the field of social care and health, both as a paid staff member and as a volunteer. She has considerable and varied experience in working with people with learning disabilities, mental health issues (including dementia), hearing loss and informal family carers, having been the Chief Officer of the Carers Association Southern Staffordshire for 16 years until her retirement from full time work in 2012.

Appointed 20/05/20

Simon has lived in Stone for most of his live and attended the local high school. He trained as a teacher and was a deputy headteacher for several years before retiring due to a health condition. He was a governor at two different schools for a total of nine years. He also volunteers with the community speed watch group in Stone and is a patient volunteer for another charity.

Appointed 18/04/23

Phil is 65, has lived in Stone for 16 years and is a retired Managing Director of a Birmingham engineering company.

Phil's experience in the voluntary sector, was 12 years as volunteer and 4 years as trustee of a special-needs youth group in Stafford.

Appointed 29/04/21

Lyn is a retired Human Resource professional with many years' experience in the communication sector with BT, Orange and EE as well a short spell in the NHS. Originally from the Walsall area Lyn has lived in Stone for the last 11 years, getting involved in the community by volunteering at St Michaels First School, invigilating exams at Alleynes Academy and gardening at Sandon Hall!

Appointed 16/11/2023

Hugo has lived in and around the Stone area for all of his life and trained and worked as a Chartered Surveyor mainly in Birmingham, specialising in commercial property valuation until he retired. He is a Parish Councillor in one of Stone’s outlying areas and is new to the voluntary sector.

Appointed on 16/07/2024

After completing my degree, I volunteered at Cannock Citizens Advice, undertaking training and supporting local people with their concerns. I then ran the Rugeley CAB for ten years, before moving to managing and extending the county alcohol and drug service. 

Some years later, I then moved to ASIST, a County advocacy service, until very recently opting for early retirement.

I have always enjoyed supporting people and helping them to find access to positive solutions. Working alongside volunteers and paid staff within a team is an excellent way of doing this.