Our Board of Trustees includes:
Bob Sleight (Chair), Peter Horah (Vice Chair), Caroline Breed (Company Secretary), Florence Metzger (Treasurer), Angela Clarke, Allison Howe, Angeline Peters and Leonie Rose.
Bob Sleight
Chair of the Board
Bob has been Chair of the Board since 2004. Trained in accountancy, he joined BP in 1970, initially working as a Research Chemist in the Petrochemicals business. For most of the last ten years before retirement, Bob was responsible for the commercial aspects of process technology licensing at BP and wider aspects of managing intellectual property. After retiring in October 2000, Bob joined the Management Committee at CAYSH. In early 2004 Bob was elected Chair of the Board and remains the Chair to date.
Peter Horah
Vice Chair
Self-educated with Open University, gaining First Class honours degree in 2000 and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in 2007, Peter is a passionate believer in the concept of life-long-learning. He was involved in mentoring young people for a scheme organised by Business in the Community, and a reading partnership scheme for a school in Hackney. Peter joined CAYSH in November 2003 as a Board Member and Chair for the Personnel and Services Sub-committee.
Caroline Breed
Company Secretary
Having returned to Higher Education as a mature student, Caroline achieved a 1st Class Honours Degree in Social Science – Law and Society Pathway, University of Westminster. Subsequently she worked as a part time Visiting Lecturer on the Undergraduate Social Science degree teaching modules in Law and Criminology for 2 years. After 4 years of working with victims of crime at Victim Support Lambeth and London Probation Service in Croydon, a desire to re-focus her career on a more strategic level, led Caroline to work for London Action Trust as a Development Officer. For 2 years Caroline researched funding streams and wrote statutory (European Social Fund) and Trust bids, raising over £1.2 million for the organisation. From 2005 until 2008 Caroline was employed as the Project Director for two successful charities for older people. Caroline returned to the Higher Education sector in 2008 as a Development Manager at London South Bank University in the Development Office, part of the Vice Chancellor’s Department. Caroline's experience of managing projects and small charities, management committee membership of housing associations in the 1990s in west London, fundraising experience (and 2 teenage boys) led her to volunteering to be on the Board of CAYSH.
Florence Metzger
Treasurer
Florence has an Economics degree and is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant and a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. She has worked as an Accountant, in the Commerce and Industry sector, for over ten years and now is at Wilkins Kennedy, (a firm of Chartered Accountants) as a Tax Consultant. She joined CAYSH in December 2005 as both a board member and a member of the Finance and Development Sub-Committee, and, from December 2008, has been Treasurer. Florence’s membership of CAYSH is her way of making a positive voluntary contribution back to the community, and it satisfies her keen interest in enhancing the provision of opportunities available to young vulnerable people, ensuring that this is carried out in a cost effective and efficient manner.
Angela Clarke
Board member
Angela brings a wealth of experience and understanding to her role as Trustee of CAYSH. Having managed hostels and staff teams in housing, her managerial understanding is a real asset to us. Her career spans many years working with vulnerable young people across the UK.
Angela’s insightful and comprehensive approach to framing policies that govern our HR, the quality of our services, the ensuring of our safeguarding approach and delivering a stable and reliable organisation are grounded in her experiences working in housing, youth offending and governance. Angela currently works with the Probation Service.
Allison Howe
Board member
Allison is a chartered company secretary with a substantial track record in the strategic management and delivery of corporate governance with proven experience of implementing and improving corporate governance processes. Strong strategic thinker and team player, committed to continuous professional development. As Assistant Director of Corporate Governance at the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Allison led a review of the Governance structure to streamline the board and improve it’s efficiency. Other significant experience in Compliance, HR and Recruitment and Advising the Chair, Council and Chief Executive on all technical and procedural issues relating to corporate governance there. Prior to Allison being at the Nursing and Midwifery Council she worked at senior levels with Scope and the Institute of Fundraising. Formally, Allison has a MSc Corporate Governance and an ICSA Certificate in Charity Management along with her first degree – a B.Sc (hons.) in Social Sciences.
Angleine Peters
Board member
Angeline’s key strength on the Board of Trustees at CAYSH his her direct experience of delivering support and housing management for vulnerable young people. Her frontline roles have seen her support those that are hard to reach; young homeless people, people with substance misuse issues, former offenders, people living with disabilities, people facing mental health challenges and people classified as NEET. In particular in recent years and going forwards, Angeline’s background in tackling NEET issues is highly valuable to CAYSH as his her greater knowledge drawn from her degree in Urban Regeneration & Community Development.
Leonie Rose
Board member
Leonie brings strong financial management and accounting skills to the Board. Presently with the London Probation Service, her career spans private, public and voluntary sector roles. As a clear-headed pragmatist, she is able to apply her professional training and experience to the often “what works” approach require to innovate and improve services for vulnerable young people. Holding a BA in Business Studies and a Diploma in Strategic Leadership and Management from London South Bank University, Leonie has put her professional development the test within the NHS and Media, Energy, Telecoms and Construction sectors before her current role.
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