Meet our Team
Honourable Officers
Hon President
The Charity is supported by our Hon President, Sue Walter. Sue is a former Lip Reading Teacher, and is a prolific and long standing 'Hearing Aider' Volunteer.
Our first Hon President was Bert Chiswell.
Hon Patron
During the year, our CEO met our patron, The Rt Hon Mike Penning MP to keep him informed our the Charity's developments. We were pleased to note that Mike was the Police and Fire Minister, and was promoted to Minister of State for the Armed Forces.
Hon Solicitor Mr Michael Bottomley, Partner, Ewart Price Solicitors
16/18 Church Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6PS
Independent Examiner Mr Peter Bladon, Accountant
5 Athelstan Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9QE
Our Hearing Advisory Service Team
The Board of Trustees pay tribute to the staff for their commitment, hard work and dedication. The day to day management of the Company is delegated to the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, who is an ex officio member of all the committees and working groups. The CEO is supported by the Senior Management Team, SMT.
Chief Executive Officer - Philip Linnegar*~
Finance Manager - Monica Ansbro~
Finance Administrator - Vacancy
Office Manager - Dawn Sharpe*~
Service Coordinator - Garnet Newman
Administrator - Vacancy
Administrator - Fund Raising - Vacancy
Hearing Advisor - Hertfordshire - Bob Macdonald
Hearing Advisor - Bedfordshire - Charlotte Crowe and Ruth Roberts
Deafness Awareness Trainer - Carol Lomas*
Newsletter/Website Editor - Ingrid Marson
Technical Support/Loop Installation - Robert Guyver (Specialist Volunteer)
Woodside LRC Volunteers - John S*, Robert G, and Jenny B
Dacorum LRC Volunteers - John C, Mike L*, Bob*, Jan and Joan*
Service Manager - Maria Waller~
Senior Hearing Advisor - Suffolk - Gary Appleby*
Administrator - Steph Moon
Lip-reading Teacher - Suzanne Monet
Lip-reading Teacher - Lizzie Servant
Hand In Hand Club Coordinator - Christine Roe
Clubs Coordinator - Steph Moon
Technical Support/Loop Installation - Vacancy (Specialist Volunteer)
* Deaf or hearing impaired members of staff or volunteers.
~ Senior Management Team
Service Committee Members
Hertfordshire
Garnet Newman - Service Co-ordinator
Elaine Bond - Audiology Manager, West Herts Hospital NHS Trust
John Stoker - HHAS Volunteer and Trustee, (Chair)
Glynis Riddiford/Tom Lyon - Audiologist, Chase Farm Hospital NHS Trust
Bedfordshire
Ruth Cooper - Sensory Services, Twinwoods Resouce Centre
Anna Lazenby - Head of Audiology, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust
Alison Lowe - Senior Practitioner, Bedford Sensory Services
Garnet Newman - Hearing Advisor, Bedfordshire Hearing Advisory Service
Service Oversight Suffolk
Gary Appleby - Senior Hearing Advisor
Caroline Carr - Managing Director, Sensing Change Suffolk
Philip Caley - HHAS Trustee
Grahame Hunt - Head of Audiology, Ipswich Hospital Trust
Philip Linnegar - Chief Executive Officer
Maria Waller - Service Manager, Suffolk