Meet the board

A board of 12 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 four 'tenant board members'. They have equal decision-making power with the four board members nominated by Manchester Council, and with the four 'independent' board members who are people with specialist knowledge.

Chair of the board

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

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.

Eva Mulholland
Eva joined the PGHT Board on 27 September 2010. Eva has been a tenant for 41 years and was the treasurer for the Bideford Residents Association before becoming the Chair person. Eva had a large part to play in renovating the square. Eva is always available to help the residents on her estate and is involved in a wide range of community activities.

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.

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

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 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.

Martin Oldfield
Martin has worked for Manchester City Council in the Housing Department for over 20 years. He is currently Head of Housing, reporting to the Director, with responsibility for estate management, the remaining stock transfer project, the Private Finance Initiative and the Housing capital programme.

Independent board members

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.

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