Stephen is currently an accredited Community Led Housing adviser supporting Community Land Trusts, Housing co-operatives and the like to provide appropriate housing solutions to their members and the wider community. As Head of Operations at north Manchester Community Interest Company Yes Manchester until recently he was operational lead of the organisation that provides three centres and an on-line presence supporting people into work and training. He has worked  in the social housing and regeneration sector for over 30 years in a variety of roles in the north west. Stephen takes a keen interest in the cultural life of Oldham and has attended numerous Oldham Theatre Workshop productions over more than 15 years.

Jen is a Mancunian born and bred and now lives in South Manchester with her husband and two of her three children.  She is a keen supporter of Manchester community charities and can often be heard expressing her views on parenting on BBC Radio 5 Live as well as other radio networks.

I was born in London but have been resident in Manchester for over 20 years now.  I married a local girl and I love it here.

I have spent the last thirty-something years in the IT industry but my first love are the Arts, especially Music and Theatre.  As well as the joy they bring and their window on what it is to be human, they have a transformative power in the hands of organisations such as OTW which I have been very impressed with over the last few years that I have known and been involved in their work.