Board of Trustees

Jon is a Director at Positive Impact Communication & Training Ltd, specialising in training around media communication skills. Jon is an Approved Trainer, Accredited Practitioner, former Regional Group Chair and current Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). He is a graduate in management sciences, former MD at Television & Radio Techniques Ltd and an Officer in the British Army.

Ursula is a retired Chartered Accountant (FCA) with professional experience of, accounts, audits, corporate advisory, insolvency and financial services.  She has formerly been a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit of Hull & East Yorkshire NHS Hospitals and North Lincolnshire PCT. She is a Geography graduate and began her career with Thornton Baker (now GT) before joining EY.  She has always had an interest in the Charitable or Third Sector and she hopes that her skills will be beneficial to the Board, ADS and our service users.

John is currently an Organiser/Promoter of the Renew Politics, Rebuild Trust Campaign and have positive, recent/current experience as a Leader in Civil Society and a Human Rights Activist.

The Renew Politics, Rebuild Trust Campaign is a campaign to re-make politics so that it can re-connect with the public and serve our interests.

Through people power, politicians can find it in their own interests to become more responsible.

John was a Trustee and Chairman of the Primrose Centre Ltd, a Breast Cancer charity based in Bromley, South-East London.

John is also an activist/member of a number of organisations, including Amnesty International, Liberty and Greenpeace.

Previously, John had a successful track record as Transformational Leader, who maintained a high quality performance record over 14 years as an NHS Chief Executive.

John was a practitioner of values based and systematic management that delivered excellent patient/client-focused care.

John transformed two poorly performing hospital trusts into top performing organisations and was improving a third when my career came to an end.

Andy is a member of the Governance, Audit and Scrutiny Committee of the Humberside Fire Authority, having previously served on the Humberside Police Authority. He is also a school governor and was a magistrate for 10 years. His corporate career was as an HR Director at Britvic Soft Drinks, Bass Brewers, and Wedgwood. An English graduate, he began his career at M & S before moving to Northern Foods

Kevin has over 38 years experience in the UK electricity supply industry including Killingholme Plant Manager, Group Manager to Global HSE Manager for E.ON. A Chartered Engineer, he is a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and a licensed NLP Practitioner. A registered STEM Ambassador Kevin spends time in local schools helping children understand the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). He is a member of the Wrawby Post Mill Preservation Society which  helps preserve our industrial heritage. On early retirement in 2013 Kevin formed his own company and now works as a consultant.

Denise retired  in 2016 , as a registered nurse Denise held many nursing posts during her 45 years of service in the NHS , latterly as Associate Chief Nurse Surgery/Critical care at the North  Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust. Denise is delighted to be working within the ADS hoping that her skills acquired over the years will  be beneficial to colleagues and the service as a whole.

Michelle has recently retired as a Chief Inspector in the Police.  During her 30 year career she worked in both Operational and Neighbourhood policing across both Humberside and West Yorkshire.  She is experienced in partnership working across the Humber region.  She now manages the Corporate Complaints department for Hull City Council and is a School Governor.