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Jenny is a qualified nurse and health visitor, she has worked in the care service for over 43 years.

Jenny knows first-hand the essential role carers play in enabling people to stay in their community. However, it became even more apparent to Jenny when her daughter had an accident and Jenny became her carer, as well as being her mum.

Christine has many years’ experience of management, administration and supervision having previously worked at the School of Management at the University of Bath where she gained a MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice (Bath 2009). As a trained counsellor she has worked at organisations in Bath and Wiltshire and has run her own business.

Derek has been a Chief Executive/Chief Operating Officer in large U.S. multi-national corporations for over 30 years, most recently as the Global COO for the Consulting Division of Aon. He has an operational and financial background with experience in managing performance and change across countries in Europe, the US and Asia.

Joanna is an ex Senior Civil Servant, who after early retirement from Whitehall, became a Non-Executive Director and eventually Vice Chair at the RUH. After NHS Governance rules timed her out, she resolved to continue to use her skills & experience supporting something that really mattered, both to her and in her local community.