Yvonne Thomson
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UKHarvest
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO
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May 2016 - Present
UKHarvest is an organisation which saves good food from going to landfill, engages, educates and promotes innovation in the food waste space. Education is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to nourish our nation. UKHarvest is an organisation which saves good food from going to landfill, engages, educates and promotes innovation in the food waste space. Education is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to nourish our nation.
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CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED
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United Kingdom
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Hospitality
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Board Member
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Aug 2019 - Present
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Creative Solutions (Arts and Regeneration)
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London, United Kingdom
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Director
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May 2016 - Present
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Chartered Institute of Housing
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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CIH Professional Standards Committee
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Dec 2015 - Present
Member of the CIH Professional Standards Committee Member of the CIH Professional Standards Committee
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Stonepillow
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Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Vice Chair
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Oct 2014 - Present
Vice Chair for this local housing Charity supporting rough sleepers in the Chichester and Arun Districts, providing short, medium and long term housing solutions and economic regeneration opportunities. Vice Chair for this local housing Charity supporting rough sleepers in the Chichester and Arun Districts, providing short, medium and long term housing solutions and economic regeneration opportunities.
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Homes for Good
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United Kingdom
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Non Executive Director
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Feb 2013 - Present
Non Executive role, supporting the Director in the strategic planning and delivery of this Private Rented Sector programme, which has a Community Interest Company component, accessing venture capital, providing access to the PRS for a broad sector of society including the most vulnerable and a great financial return for capital investment. Non Executive role, supporting the Director in the strategic planning and delivery of this Private Rented Sector programme, which has a Community Interest Company component, accessing venture capital, providing access to the PRS for a broad sector of society including the most vulnerable and a great financial return for capital investment.
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Wandle
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Executive Director of Operations / Development and Property
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Dec 2013 - Apr 2016
Executive Director of Development and Property: strategic planning and delivery responsibility for the new build development of 900 homes in South London and the full asset management function for 7,290 homes. Previously Executive Director of Operations with responsibilities including: housing management; customer services (including supported housing); customer engagement advice and support; community investment; social enterprise; repairs (in house DLO); full asset management function, stakeholder and resident engagement; communications function and operational delivery of all customer facing services. Show less
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Chichester District Council
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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200 - 300 Employee
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Assistant Director Strategic Housing Services and Planning Policy
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Apr 2010 - Dec 2013
Strategic management of the delivery of housing services, including homelessness provision, temporary accommodation management, environmental health team, aids and adaptations, health and safety, housing enabling services (including delivery of zero carbon schemes and rural housing schemes) housing advice and support, Land Charges and Planning Policy; delivering the Local Plan (15 year strategic plan for the delivery of a plan and infrastructure to support the physical, economic and social development of the district, including associated policies, such as development plan documents, strategic housing land supply assessments, equalities impact assessment. Responsibility for ensuring housing development compliance with the national planning policy framework and establishing and managing the authorities neighbourhood planning function and introducing the community infrastructure levy for the District. Show less
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Sappling Housing Partnership
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Basingstoke, Worthing, Epsom, Portsmouth, Eastleigh, Aldershot
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Director
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Sep 2007 - Mar 2010
Strategic Director of a multi organisational housing partnership, delivering affordable homes taking the partnership from £38M to £142m grant funding to deliver 1,200 affordable homes in an 18 month period, in Basingstoke, Aldershot, Portsmouth, Eastleigh, Epsom and Worthing. Strategic Director of a multi organisational housing partnership, delivering affordable homes taking the partnership from £38M to £142m grant funding to deliver 1,200 affordable homes in an 18 month period, in Basingstoke, Aldershot, Portsmouth, Eastleigh, Epsom and Worthing.
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Birmingham City Council
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Urban Living Pathfinder
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Aug 2005 - Sep 2007
• Leading the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder Partnership for Birmingham City Council: managing 60 internal staff; developing and delivering programmes and successfully working in partnership with statutory and voluntary agencies. • Developing, implementing and delivering the strategic development framework and Area Investment Strategies for delivery of 12,000 new housing units. • Developing and delivering inclusive community led programmes providing sustainable, holistic, long term solutions for local communities. Show less
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Impact Arts
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Business Development
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2003 - 2005
Business development, grant funding applications, strategic growth, delivery of Fab Pad initiative. Business development, grant funding applications, strategic growth, delivery of Fab Pad initiative.
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Drumchapel Opportunities
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Drumchapel, Glasgow
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Wider Role Manager
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2001 - 2003
Strategic delivery of jobs from the large scale construction investment in the built environment, ensuring social value, social and economic regeneration of Drumchaoel in Glasgow . Strategic delivery of jobs from the large scale construction investment in the built environment, ensuring social value, social and economic regeneration of Drumchaoel in Glasgow .
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Queens Cross Housing Association
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United Kingdom
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Development Officer
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1993 - 2001
Delivery of multi tenure housing and community development initiatives, stock tansfer initiatives, large scale cyclical maintenance and refurshishment projects, successful delivery of multi partner grant funding packages. Delivery of multi tenure housing and community development initiatives, stock tansfer initiatives, large scale cyclical maintenance and refurshishment projects, successful delivery of multi partner grant funding packages.
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Education
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The University of Glasgow
Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Urban Policy -
The University of Stirling
Post Graduate Diploma, Housing Studies -
University of Strathclyde
Bachelor's degree, Community Education