Meet The Team
Here are the people who govern and lead PBHA.
Clare Norton
Chief Executive Officer
Clare has worked to alleviate homelessness for over 25 years, striving to help rough sleepers and those with vulnerabilities to find homes with support to develop skills to live independently.For the last nine years, Clare has been the CEO here at Peter Bedford Housing Association. Clare was the Chair of the g320, representing London’s small housing associations from 2016 to 2019, and during this time became a member of the Homes for Londoners Board advising Sadiq Khan on housing policy, strategy and delivery issues. Clare strives to ensure the impact small associations make in their communities is recognised.
Chris Deacon
Director of Services
Former secondary school geography teacher Chris has worked in homelessness for over a decade. Starting as a Support Worker for people with complex needs, Chris managed hostels before working as an Area Manager of homelessness prevention and employability services at a large London homelessness charity.
Cath Gibson
Head of Property & Development
Cath has worked in social housing in London for over 25 years in a broad range of roles in housing welfare support, lettings, property, and services management. She has experience implementing change to improve services leading to increased customer satisfaction and value for money.
Lee
Senior Accountant
Anjum
Enterprises & Training Manager
Zoe
Housing Services Manager
Board
- Finance, Risk and Audit Committee
- Services Committee
- Executive Remuneration Committee
Jon Sibson
Chair
Jon has been a local resident for over 25 years and is committed to the development of a fairer and more cohesive local community. He has an interest in homelessness and has previously volunteered at Shelter from the Storm, in Archway. He has experience as a Governor of an adult education institute and in the past as a trustee of the Rainer Foundation (now part of Catch 22). His professional experience is as Dean (Pro Vice Chancellor) at Greenwich University where he leads the Business School and is on the Senior Leadership Team. Previously, he was Partner and Leader for Government and Public Sector at PwC UK.
Louise Graham-Smith
Vice Chair & Member of Services Committee
Louise currently works for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea as Assistant Neighbourhood Director for the Lancaster West and Grenfell Housing Services. She started in housing working as a project worker in a homeless hostel and has since worked in managerial roles in supported housing and general needs social housing. She has considerable experience of housing management including repairs and maintenance, health and safety and customer service.
Louise has an undergraduate degree in Social Policy and Criminology as well as a Post Graduate Certificate in Housing Studies. She is currently in the final year of a Building Surveying Masters. Louise is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and a student member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Lewis Devonish
Chair of the Services Committee
Lewis Devonish joined the Board in 2022. Lewis is Chair of the Services Committee. He has worked in the supported housing industry since 2013, beginning as a support worker, who has a passion to help vulnerable people such as people with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Older People, ex Rough Sleepers and Young People. Lewis has worked in various housing roles in this time and has a keen passion for maximising outcomes for individuals through support and housing. Lewis is an Area Manager of Young People services in Hackney & Waltham Forest for Outward, part of the Newlon Group, a Charitable Housing Association & Support Provider.
Corinna Bishopp
Chair of Finance, Risk & Audit Committee
Corinna is currently part of the Executive Team for Richmond Housing Partnership, an innovative and ambitious 10,000 property housing association based in South West London.
Corinna has over 25 years of finance experience, including detailed business planning, treasury, budgeting, financial and management accounting. Corinna is knowledgeable in housing sector regulatory requirements.
Ian Lamprell
Member of the Services Committee
Ian joined the Services Committee in 2024. He is a Chartered Surveyor and has spent most of his career working in Housing. Working as a Building Surveyor, Ian developed a good knowledge of residential building construction, specialising in local authority stock. Ian became professionally qualified (MRICS) in 2008 and joined his current employer, a medium size housing provider, to use his skills in a client-side role.
Ian has a wealth of experience working across complex refurbishment and development programmes. Now a Project Director, Ian leads on a flagship residential regeneration scheme in East London.
Moira
Member of the Services Committee
Moira has been a Peter Bedford tenant for 20 years. She joined the Board as a Tenant Board member in September 2023.
Graeme Muncey
Member of the Risk & Audit Committee
Graeme joined in 2023 and is a member of the Risk and Audit Committee. For over 30 years Graeme has worked with Housing Associations and other organisations to provide affordable housing. This has included being involved with the provision of housing, as well as repair and maintenance issues. His experience includes developments encompassing homelessness, hostels, special needs housing, as well as mainstream family housing.
Michael Cooper
Member of the Finance, Risk & Audit Committee
Michael Cooper, Co-opted 2022, is a member of the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee. Michael is Associate Director of Technology and Operations at the University of Greenwich having graduated in Computer Science. He started his working life with a housing association in Income Recovery and IT training and brings a welcome mix of cyber expertise and knowledge of social housing.
Rupa Bhola
Member of the Finance, Risk & Audit Committee
Rupa joined in September 2020 and is Director of Finance at Single Homeless Partnership and brings a wealth of experience to the Board in housing charity finance, IT and cyber security.
Tim Browning
Member of the Services Committee
Tim Browning joined in 2019 and is Chair of the Services Committee. His experience is in the management and care of property working within both the private sector and social housing. As a chartered surveyor he worked for over 20 years in social housing before retirement in 2018. Tim has a particular interest in developing collaborative working partnerships between different housing associations.