Meet The Team

Administration and Support

PEP Associates

Martin Bradley joined PEP in 2006 as Finance Director and Company Secretary.
Martin is a Chartered Certified Accountant with extensive knowledge of Tenant Management Organisations, from internal setting up to final audit.
Martin is happy to provide finance training such as setting up financial controls, advising on accounting records, organisational financial health checks, the preparation of management and or final accounts, and any tax issues concerning employment, VAT.

Laura has worked for PEP since 2006 and is our Administration Manager.
With a degree in International Marketing Management, she overseas project management and finance, marketing and general administration support and management for the company.

PEP in the North/Midlands

Nick joined PEP on an associate basis in May 1996. He was made a permanent member of the PEP team a year later mainly working on Section 16 projects.
He remains working on tenant empowerment projects as well as conducting training sessions for PEP.
Nick also set up the Nottingham Training Consortium with a number of Nottingham Housing Associations and organisations in 2007.

John has been involved in tenant participation work since 1993. He joined PEP in April 2000.
Since 2000 John has worked on Tenant Empowerment Projects developing tenants and resident organisations and as an Independent Tenants Advisor on a number of proposals
John is a Director of PEP, and as a volunteer Director of a community based RSL.

Rob joined PEP in 2000 having worked in inner London local authority housing for the previous 20 years with a wide range of tenant, resident and community organisations.
Through working with PEP, Rob also has extensive training experience, delivering training programmes for tenants and staff.
Rob also initiated the Learning Equals Partnership; a training consortium with a number of Midland housing association, organisations and councils that he jointly provides training for.

PEP in the South

Keith joined PEP in 2000 having a long background in Tenant Participation, t enant Management and the Housing Co-operative sectors.
At PEP he has become established as a highly popular trainer, specialising in how residents can take an active role in major repairs and improvement programmes.
He also has considerable experience as an Independent Tenants Advisor in stock options, regeneration and Housing PFI.

Chris McConnachie

Chris McConnachie joined PEP in 2001, having worked in the London Borough of Hackney as an Estate Manager and Tenant Participation Officer, and gained lots of experience as Estate Co ordinator for South Hamstead TMC.
Chris also worked for the Guinness Trust as a regional Community Initiatives Manager.
Tenant Management, Options Appraisals and West Ham New Deal for Communities.

Jahanara Ahmad

Jahanara worked with PEP on the Moulsecoomb Inclusion Project.

Shaun Whelan

Shaun specialises in community safety and community development as an associate consultant of PEP.
Shaun has managed a pilot neighbourhood safety project and has also worked on a pilot community engagement initiative and supported the development and implementation of the Neighbourhood Management Pathfinders.

Doreen Richards Legrand

Doreen joined PEP in 2008 as an Associate Consultant.  She has a long history of working in Housing Management and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing.  Doreen is qualified to teach on accredited Chartered Institute of Housing courses.

Eiffion Hughes

Qualifications: LLB (2nd Class Honours), DSW, CQSW, SOL

Eifion has worked as a solicitor, probation officer, senior social worker, deputy coordinator of a voluntary organisation and for 16 years was one of the founder senior partners at PPCR Associates. PPCR became a leading consultancy specialising in conducting quantatitive and qualitative research in the public housing sector as well as developing and implementing participative and management structures for local authorities, LSL's and resident groups. He has extensive experience of conducting research, project management and organisational development. He is particularly interested in the development of performance indicators that include an element of resident involvement in assessing the effectiveness of service delivery. His expereience has involved working with members, officers and users of local authorities, RSLs, central government departments, TMOs and non-statutory organisations.
In 2008, he created Aston Associates, where he is the principal consultant. He also joined PEP as an associate consultant in 2009.

Georgia Parker

Georgia is an experienced and qualified leadership, management and performance improvement coach, trainer, facilitator and consultant. She has a successful track record with a national reputation for high professional standards and excellent relationships with clients. Her sixteen years’ experience has been gained from running her own consultancy business alongside roles in a number of Local Authorities, housing associations and consultancy practices. She has worked on a range of commissions during her career and the last five years have focused on leadership and management development, designing and delivering organisational, team and personal development programmes including Institute of Management and Leadership courses as well a bespoke commissions. Georgia works primarily at senior executive, middle and lower management levels, delivering leadership and management development courses, team building and coaching commissions to deliver cultural change, service and performance improvement, and strategy development and implementation across teams and with individuals.

Melvin Brown

Andrew Westcott

Paul Ellis

Martin Wood

Gwilym Roberts

Richard Crossley

Alison Mather

Vic Berry

Stephen Booton

Karen Orr