Meet the board

A board of 15 volunteers make policies and plans for Parkway Green. It sets our wider aims and objectives and makes sure that our staff meet standards of service.

There are five 'tenant board members'. They have equal decision-making power with the five board members nominated by Manchester Council, and with the five 'independent' board members who are people with specialist knowledge.

We are currently looking for Parkway Green tenants to join us as voluntary Board members. Find out more.

Chair of the board

Councillor Tony Burns Councillor Tony Burns (Baguley)
A local councillor since 1976, Tony serves on a number of committees including Wythenshawe Consultative, the National Parking Adjudication Service, Licensing & Appeals. He has a background in law and economics and is a vocal supporter of council house improvements.

Tenant board members

Picture of Wyn Casey (Baguley) Wyn Casey
A tenant in Newall Green for 47 years and an active member of the local tenant and resident association for 23 years. Wyn is secretary of the Newall Green Tenants and Residents Association and is actively involved in a wide range of community initiatives to address environmental problems and crime in the area.

Picture of Gina Hall (Baguley) Gina Hall
A Royal Oak tenant for 15 years, and secretary of the Royal Oak Community Action Group. Gina has been actively involved in community and environmental projects to benefit local tenants.

Picture of Pat Higson Pat Higson
Pat is the chair of Brooklands Tenants and Residents Association. She has lived in and around Manchester for 30 years, and has been a Brooklands tenant for nearly four years. She is a foster carer and enjoys working with young people; she chairs the newly-formed Brooklands Youth Group. "I will make sure that tenants' views continue to be heard at board meetings" she says.

Picture of Ian Hilton Ian Hilton
Ian has lived in Wythenshawe all his life and went to school locally. On leaving school he worked for Manchester City Council in the Housing Department and has worked in social housing for over 30 years.

Picture of Ray Degg Ray Degg
A tenant in Brooklands for over 10 years. Ray serves on a number of committees, both local and national and is the chairman of the Valuation Tribunal for the NW area. Ray is a chartered engineer with a keen interest in all things Wythenshawe and brings extensive experience of project and systems management from his time in industry and as a PhD researcher at UMIST.

City Council nominated members

Picture of Councillor Susan Cooley (Brooklands) Councillor Susan Cooley (Brooklands)
Sue grew up in Wythenshawe and has been a local councillor here since 1996. She is chair of the city council's Health and Well Being committee, and their 'champion' of older people. "I want to see the tenant truly at the heart of Parkway Green" she says.

Councillor Richard Cowell Richard Cowell (Northern Moor)
Richard Cowell lives in Northern Moor, Northenden with his wife and 3 children. Richard worked as a High school Teacher for 10 years.

Picture of Councillor Paul Andrews Councillor Paul Andrews (Baguley)
Paul is the council's executive member for neighbourhood services. He represents Baguley and has been a councillor since 1996. He has lived in Wythenshawe since 1959. He is involved in a range of local issues - as a governor of two high schools, a member of the City Council's Wythenshawe area committee, and sits on the airport's shareholder committee.

picture of Gail Heath Gail Heath
Gail is the Interim Head of Housing Services in the City Council's housing services.

Independent board members

David Teale David Teale
A former managing director of Manchester Airport Aviation Services, David brings business strategy and change-management skills, as well as extensive experience of operations and service delivery. David has worked at board level with both private and public sector partners, and has sat on the Wythenshawe Forum Partnership Board.

Jim Stockton Jim Stockton
Jim is a qualified accountant and MBA. He has extensive senior financial management experience in public and private organisations including airports and social housing. Jim is a senior lecturer in finance and accounting at Liverpool John Moores University.

Colette McKune Colette McKune
Colette is Director of Asset Management of City West Housing Trust. She has nearly 20 years experience in the public sector; and has set up award-winning teams, and strategic partnerships, in the police force and not-for-profit housing organisations.

Mark Wiggins Mark Wiggins
Mark is regeneration manager for Cosmopolitan Housing Association, a Merseyside based not-for-profit landlord with around 2,000 homes. He has over 30 years housing experience, and brings a strategic and operational awareness of how landlords like Parkway Green can help bring positive change to local neighbourhoods.

Stelios Coutsavlis Stelios Coutsavlis
Stelios is a property solicitor specialising in Private Finance Inititiative (PFI) projects. He grew up in Wythenshawe, and has lived most of his life here.