Get to know our Board members by reading their profiles below.
Richard Hyde, Chair

Richard Hyde was appointed Chair of the Board in September 2018. Richard was born in Solihull and has run a business in Solihull for over 25 years. His grandfather, Bertie Hyde was a well-known Solihull Councillor and Friend of the Hospital.

Mark Thrasher

Mark is the chair of the Audit & Risk Committee.

April Halpin

April is a SCH tenant and joined the SCH Board in March 2021.  April is a member of the Housing Operations Committee. April is married with two grown up daughters.  She has lived in Chelmsley Wood for many years.

Louise Tubbs

Louise is a tenant Board member. She joined the Board in September 2016. Louise has been a tenant since 2004 living in a high rise flat for the first 12 years. Louise works in a local school as a Teaching Assistant and previously worked in a hospital as an Assistant Practitioner in radiography. Louise is also the Board Champion for Customer Engagement.

Phil Hardy

Phil is the chair of the Housing Operations  Committee.

 
Cllr Dave Pinwell

Cllr Pinwell joined the SCH Board in May 2021.

Cllr Bernie Donnelly

Cllr Donnelly has previously been a member of the SCHape Panel.

Cllr Gail Sleigh

Cllr Sleigh represents Bickenhill ward. She is the chair of the council’s Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Board 

Mani Roberts

Mani is a Co-opted Board member and has been part of the Audit Committee for a Housing Association in Bristol. She holds a risk qualification with the Institute of Risk Management. Mani has two children and any spare time is spent climbing various UK peaks with her husband or learning how to play golf!

Paul Robinson

Paul is a Co-opted Board member and is highly experienced Governance, Regulation and Compliance Manager, with over 20 years in strategic management. He works at a senior level in social housing as a senior manager and as a non-executive Board member.  Paul is also Governance Manager with a large Staffordshire and Shropshire-based housing association.