Theme teams

Theme teams are committees of the board which are responsible for developing, reviewing and delivering the strategic aims and objectives for a particular theme. Back on the Map has five themes, employment, housing and environment, education, community safety and health. 

Each theme team has up to 12 voting members (six agencies and six residents) and is chaired by an elected resident board member. They meet at least six times a year.  

The theme teams' responsibilities are: 

• to develop strategies for each of the themes; 
• to review how effective these strategies are and monitor how they contribute to delivering the overall programme;
• to comment on funding applications for that theme; 
• to review monitoring reports
• through the chair, to update the management board on progress and performance; 
• to make recommendations about projects that will inform the board's decisions on project funding applications.

Theme Team Memberships

Employment

Alistair Newton - Chair
Fr Andrew Collins-Jones - Resident
Patricia Nebia - Resident
Raymond Davison - Resident
Vacancy x 3 - Resident

Dave Hardy - DWP
Dick Ellison - ETEC
Karen Mallin - Job Linkage
Kevin Marquis - SES
Ailsa Martin - Sunderland Carers

Education

Chris McCardle - Chair
Jackie Simms - Resident
Kris Heskett - Resident
Neil Clyde - Resident
Mandy Henderson - Resident
Vacancy x 2 - Resident

Rachel Putz - Early Years Partnership
Peter Nicol - Connexions
John Barlow - Southmoor School
Chris Young - Valley Road School
Dave Riddell - City of Sunderland College
Sue Mileson - Sans Street Youth & Community Centre

Community Safety

Vacancy - Chair
Jean Moore - Resident
Joy Turner - Resident
Ann Kerr - Resident
Vacancy x 3 - Resident

Craig Jobson - Raich Carter Centre
Ken Richardson - Sunderland TPCT
Moria Scales - Children's Central Lead
Paul Gray - Sunderland TPCT
Victoria Brown - Age Concern
Carol Reynolds - Voluntary Sector

Housing & Environment

Hazel Clark - Chair
Raymond Davison - Resident
Jack Jones - Resident
Veronica Wilson - Resident
Chris McCardle - Resident
Carol Mellor - Resident
Violet Franklin  -Resident
Vacancy x 3 - Resident

Norma Johnstone - Community & Cultural Services
Simon Smart Sunderland - YOS
David Edwardson - Environment Agency
Helen Cheetham - CEED
Alan Duffy - Gentoo
Stewart Tagg -Tees Valley Housing
Martin Bewick - City of Sunderland
Vacancy - Private Landlord
Vacancy - Home Housing

PDAT

John Redford  -Chair
Chris McCardle - Education Chair
Vacancy - Community Safety Chair
Hazel Clark - Housing & Environment Chair
Alistair Newton - Employment Chair
Angela Murphy - Health Chair

Alan Duffy - Housing Agency
Karen Mallin - Employment Agency
Sue Mileson - Education Agency
Craig Jobson - Health Agency
Vacancy - Capacity Building Agency

Dave Logan - Operations Manager
Jen McKevitt - Director of Operations

Performance Management Group

Vacancy - Chair
Keith Cunningham - Resident Director
Vacancy - Resident Director

Ray Leonard - Chief Executive
John Redford  -Company Secretary
Jen McKevitt - Director of Operations

  
Cross Cutting

Jen McKevitt - Chair
Angela Murphy - Health Chair
Chris McCardle - Education Chair
Vacancy - Community Safety
Hazel Clark - Housing & Environment Chair
Alistair Newton - Employment Chair

Dave Logan - Operations Manager
Carolynn Dixon - Community Engagement Manager
Nick Powell - Environment PDO (or CDO)
Pat Harriman - Health / Community Safety PDO (or CDO)
Adrian Cantle-Jones - Housing PDO (or CDO)

Personnel Group

Jules Preston - Chair
Chris McCardle - Resident Director
Hazel Clark - Resident Director
Pam Bolden - Resident Director
Alistair Newton  -Resident Director

Ray Leonard - Chief Executive
John Redford - Company Secretary

Succession Group

Jules Preston - Chair
Hazel Clark - Housing & Environment Chair
Pam Bolden - Resident Director
Chris McCardle - Resident Director
Alistair Newton - Resident Director

Ray Leonard - Chief Executive
John Redford - Company Secretary
Jen McKevitt - Director of Operations
Stephen Croft - Housing & Development Manager

Communications Task Group

Sarah Hudspeth - Chair
John Redford - In Attendance
Hazel Clark - Housing Chair
Abdul Ali Resident - Director
Vacancy Community - Safety Chair
Jean Richardson - Community Development Officer
Keith Cunningham - Resident Director
Vacancy x 1 - Resident