Profile of the Directors and Trustees of LYM
There are currently eight directors of Lincolnshire Youth Mission Ltd, with a huge range of business, charitable and youth work experience between them.
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 Langley Mackrell-Hey - Vice Chair
Langley is a Methodist Minister serving in the Louth Circuit, Lincolnshire and the Youth Minister for the Lincoln and Grimsby District of the Methodist Church. He holds a BA in Theology and Ministry, an MA in Evangelism
Studies and is currently reading fro a professional doctorate with Durham University looking at how new forms of Church are supported. He has a passion for communicating faith in sensitive and relevant ways. 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 three children.
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.
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. Additional Directors
Carole Brooke, associated with New Life Christian Fellowship in Lincoln, a lecturer and academic working in the field of business studies.Simon Dean, facilitator of CTAL (Churches Together Across Lincolnshire) experienced in communications, research and seeding projects.
Sarah Burgess, an experienced administrator and member of Threshold Church in Nettleham.
Photographs © Shine Photographics 2010/Mackrell-Hey
