Board of Trustees

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.

Ellen is a qualified accountant (FCCA) with a Masters Degree in Finance and Accounting, she also qualified as a Chartered Director (CDir) with the Institute of Directors in 2014.

Following 8 years as an audit senior with a Doncaster based practice she held various roles in private companies as Company Accountant or Financial Controller, ultimately spending the last 17 years as Finance Director with Singleton Birch Limited, based in North Lincolnshire.

Following retirement in September 2023 she takes on a part-time role as Business Lead on the Singleton Birch/ Mississippi Lime ERP project.

Andy is a trust board director of a multi-academy trust in Hull having previously been a school governor, and was a magistrate for 10 years. He brings previous experience as a member of the Governance, Audit and Scrutiny Committee of the Humberside Fire Authority and has served on the Humberside Police Authority. 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

Ian is Chairman/NED/Advisor to a number of organisations and a former Chief Executive of a FTSE 250 PLC.

He has extensive experience in Retailing, Logistics, Manufacturing and Healthcare and has offered Senior Management Mentoring to many executives.

I am a registered social worker and currently employed as a Principal Social Worker in a health and social care NHS Trust.

I have worked in social care for 38 years in a range of different roles in various local authorities as practitioner and manager.

I have led staff in integrated mental health services delivered by both health and social care professionals and now provide leadership to social workers in these settings. I am involved in national project work to ensure that social work is valued and understood in health settings

Jim is a Registered Nurse and currently working in a senior operational role in a large hospital trust. He has worked in a variety of clinical and leadership roles in his career to date and has previously been a staff governor for an acute hospital trust.

Jim brings his clinical experience and leadership in the NHS to his role as Trustee for ADS.

Nick is Co-Managing Director of Medisoft: the UK’s most popular ophthalmology electronic medical record supplier. With a broad remit covering operations, implementation, commercial, standards, HR and facilities, Nick is passionate about solving problems in health and social care services and offering employees a great place to work.

Graduating from Newcastle University with a degree in Law he embarked on a career in technology. After a decade in telecoms, with the internet provider Plusnet, Nick moved to EMIS – a patient record software provider for GPs across the UK. Working in the healthcare sector and supplying to the NHS proved extremely rewarding as did helping the business grow through acquisition of various acute, community and mental health systems.

Helen Shay is a non-executive director with Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd, a private pension fund with c£70bn assets, where she also sits on the audit committee.  She is a solicitor whose career has spanned private practice and in-house roles. She was General In-house Counsel at the University of York for over twelve years. Helen is also a charity trustee, previously with a homeless project and currently with an organisation providing services to those with learning difficulties. She is a Social Mobility Ambassador for the Law Society, assisting students from lower socio-economic groups to enter the legal profession.