ERoSH Speakers
ERoSH is a national consortium of sheltered and retirement housing providers.
Our trustees and executive members are drawn from leading providers and organisations within the sheltered and retirement housing sector and have a wealth of knowledge and experience. They are available for external conferences and events to on direct and related issues affecting the sector.
For further information or to request a speaker, please contact us.
Jo McTavish is Assistant Director of Care & Support at Hyde Housing Association and has over twenty years experience of managing all types of housing for older people. She is a trustee of ERoSH and a Committee member of small RSL Hope.
Her specialisms are: current issues relating to housing for older people, the management of sheltered housing and conducting comprehensive service reviews in sheltered housing
Meic (Mike) Phillips is Director of Business Development with Abbeyfield UK. He is ERoSH Treasurer and Deputy Chair. Meic is responsible for strategic development of housing, care & support services for older people. Previous work includes residential care, advocacy & counseling environments. Meic holds a Diploma in Social Work, is a practice teacher for student social workers and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is a member of the CSHS Code of Practice, Practioner Working Group. Meic lectures on social capital, the philanthropic imperative and social entrepreneurial action.
His specialisms are: Support & Risk Planning, Minority Community Core Groups Provision, Extra Care Sheltered housing, Retirement and Health villages.
Joy Kingsbury is Director of Care and Support at Mendip Housing in Somerset. She worked across a wide range of health and social services provision for 22 years before joining Mendip Housing in 2001. Joy is a registered nurse in learning disabilities and mental health and has a keen interest in public policy. She has a BA (Hons) in Public Sector Studies, BSc(Hons) in Disability Studies and an MA in Management and Policy. Joy has spent most of her career implementing change in a creative way across public sector services: she has worked in partnership to introduce a range of new support services at Mendip Housing, including a hub and spoke model of sheltered housing provision and a home from hospital scheme funded by social services and the PCT. Joy is currently working as a member of the county review group for extra care housing in Somerset and is an ERoSH trustee and a member of the south west LIN group.
Imogen Parry Imogen Parry has been a social worker, a senior lecturer in social policy and a senior policy manager for a housing association. She co-authored "Sheltered and Retirement Housing - a good practice guide" (CIH, 2005). Imogen is a founder member of ERoSH and is the Director of Policy. Imogen also works as an independent sheltered housing consultant and trainer and specialises in Supporting People, adult protection, tenant consultation and policy/strategy reviews of sheltered housing.
Derek Wells is an ERoSH trustee and a tenant and board member of Waltham Forest Housing Association. He is a primary school governor with experience of intergenerational projects as well as a regular contributor to housing and older people,Aeos publications as a columnist and cartoonist. He has lived in sheltered housing for 11 years and has found opportunities to expand interests and use his considerable experience within Waltham Forest,Aeos projects and involvement with ERoSH.
