Nick Chambers - Chair

Nick is the Chief Executive of L.A.C.E. Housing Association, a voluntary, non-profit making association with charitable status, providing housing, care and support service for older people.  Nick is a Methodist and has actively supported youth work within the church for 24 years through the Methodist Association of Youth Clubs and Boys' Brigade.  At present, Nick is Chair of Governors at a Church of England Primary School, director of Lincolnshire Chaplaincy Services, Trustee of Frank Eccleshare Trust, Chair of Lincolnshire Care Association and Lincolnshire Housing Forum.

The Revd Steve Faber - Vice Chair

Steve ministers at the United Reformed Churches in Sleaford and Boston.  He is also a Synod Mission Enabler for the United Reformed Church in the East Midlands Synod, helping other URCs to define their mission and implement strategies to achieve it.  He has been involved in secular and Christian youth leadership for a quarter of a century - dating back beyond the lifetime of the people he works with!  Before training for ministry in Cambridge, Steve worked in IT, specialising in PC and network support.  He is married to Linda and they have six children.

The Revd Ian Silk - Vice Chair

Ian grew up in Bristol and studied Classics at Pembroke College, Cambridge.  Following a few years teaching English as a Foreign Language, Ian trained for ordination in the Church of England.  He was curate of St Giles, Lincoln, and since 1993 has been Vicar of St George's, Swallowbeck, Lincoln.  He was Mayor's Chaplain in 2005-6.  He has led or assisted in a number of ecumenical and community projects in the City and County.  He is married with four sons (three of whom are teenagers).  Ian's interests are long-distance walking, history and music.

Andrew Argyle - Company Secretary

Andrew is a qualified solicitor, and attends St George's Church, Lincoln where he is a member of the Parish Church Council.  Andrew takes an interest in his community through being, for example, a Trustee of the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust and a Governor of Lincoln College.

Michael Freeman - Treasurer

Michael is a qualified chartered public finance accountant (CIPFA) working across the East Midlands, mainly in the NHS and Local Government, and he is currently working towards an MSc in Accounting.  Michael is also a registered project manager practitioner.  He was born in Nottingham and went to school there.  He then worked for 20 years with three county councils, before moving to be Director of Finance within an NHS Trust in Lincolnshire in 1990.  He remained there for 10 years, before progressing to become an independent consultant.  Michael is married and has two children, both currently at university.

The Revd Langley Mackrell-Hey

Langley is the Methodist Minister of four churches in the South Lincoln circuit.  He holds a BA in theology and Ministry, and an MA in Evangelism Studies (with distinction).  In 2005 he formed Shine Photographics and Media, intent on raising the profile of faith through the power of image.  He is married to Ro and they have two children.

Elsie Hunt (a.k.a. Dr Elsie Fox)

Elsie was born and educated in Liverpool.  She qualified as Doctor of Medicine in 1963 and was a GP in Lincoln for over 30 years, and part-time Medical Officer at St Barnabas Hospice from 1985 to 1992.  Elsie retired in 2003.  Elsie is Chairman and a counsellor at Lincoln Centre for Counselling.  She is married to John and grandmother to ten youngsters, and worships at St George's, Lincoln, and at Lincoln Cathedral.

Martin Hodgkinson

Martin is a Methodist Local Preacher with a particular interest in charitable community projects, partnerships with the business community and the benefits to companies, its employees and the community/charity involved.  Martin is studying for a PhD at the Lincoln University School of Management.  Martin has a long and significant record in industry - he was a Senior Director at the Simons Construction Group, introducing BS5750/ISO9000 accreditation to the Group - the first in the building industry.  Martin was a founding director of LEAP.  His other directorships include Lincolnshire YMCA, LAGAT/Quest Group, AfPic and Cornerstone Connections.  Martin is also chairman of HURT Ltd, which is developing the Genesis Social Enterprise Centre in Alfreton, Derbyshire.

Lesley Shapcott

Lesley is a qualified primary school teacher with over 30 years experience - initially as a class teacher then as a specialist teacher with Lincolnshire Learning Support Service, supporting children with special educational needs.  Her voluntary work experience includes being a youth club leader, Sunday School Superintendent and Methodist Local Preacher.