Board of trustees
Our board of Trustees guides the direction and management of Shelter. Trusteeship is voluntary, and Trustees are people whose skills, experience and personal qualities mark them out for management of the charity.
Paola Barbarino
Paola is Director of Development and External Relations at Cass Business School. She is also a Trustee of MLA London.
Julie Bentley
Julie has held senior leadership positions in a range of charities over the past fifteen years. She is currently Chief Executive at national sexual health charity the Family Planning Association (FPA).
Professor A D H Crook (Chair)
Tony is Emeritus Professor of Town & Regional Planning and also former Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Sheffield. He is also a director of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, Orbit Housing Group, and the Academy of Social Sciences.
Sharon Flood
Sharon has been Finance Director at John Lewis since June 2005. She is also a Trustee and Treasurer of the charity Kids in Need of Education.
Rosemary Hilary
Rosemary is Director of Internal Audit at the Financial Services Authority where she has worked since its inception. She was previously at the Bank of England.
Jon Kenworthy
Jon is a partner in the international law firm DLA Piper where he advises on equity capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.
Kelvin MacDonald
Kelvin MacDonald is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Department of Land Economy, Cambridge University, and a specialist adviser to several House of Commons Select Committees.
Hugh Norton (Vice Chair)
Hugh worked for BP in various locations throughout the world for 36 years, and was Executive Director at the time of his retirement.
John Rogerson
John serves on the board of NHS24, where he chairs the staff governance committee, and is a Trustee of the Lintel Trust. Until recently he was vice-chair of Home Scotland. His background is in housing and financial services, having held senior roles in both the Housing Corporation and NatWest Group.
Gavin Sanderson
Gavin is a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and holds UK and global leadership roles in people and change consulting. He advises leading FTSE100 companies on strategy, governance, organisational and behavioural change.
Shirley-Anne Somerville
Shirley-Anne is a freelance public affairs consultant. She was previously a member of the Scottish Parliament for the Lothians. Before entering parliament she worked for the Royal College of Nursing and the Chartered Institute of Housing.
Ian Wall
Ian is a chartered surveyor and Chair of the Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum. He is also on the Board of Glasgow Housing Association.
