We are delighted by announce that our Chief Executive, Anne Waterhouse, has been appointed to the PlaceShapers board. Anne joins James Francis ( Saffron Housing) and Kevin Rodgers (Citizen Housing), to complete a trio of appointments announced today.
Anne Waterhouse said: “I’m thrilled to join the Placeshapers board, an organisation dedicated to championing the power of place and community. Wandle has been a proud member of PlaceShapers for many years, and by joining the board I’m eager to help our members overcome the challenges we face in delivering this mission. Now more than ever, it’s vital to highlight the positive impact we bring to our communities, and the opportunity to bring a London perspective to this work inspired me to become a board member.”
Matthew Walker, PlaceShapers Chair and Chief Executive of Leeds Federated Housing Association, said: “Individually Anne, Kevin and James are outstanding additions. Collectively their diversity in terms of type of organisation, geography and size adds even greater strength to our board.
“This is an exciting but challenging time for the sector. There is refreshed energy through the government’s commitment in the Social and Affordable Housing Programme combined with a renewed focus on place-based regeneration. At the same time members are facing many challenges in their work to help communities thrive. All three bring a passion to drive forward PlaceShapers to support the sector in its place-shaping ambitions.”
PlaceShapers is a vibrant national network of place-shaping housing organisations. They support and enable social housing providers to fulfil their place-shaping ambitions to help communities to thrive.
We look forward to seeing the value and expertise Anne will undoubtably add to PlaceShapers.