Our Board
What we do as a business, how we invest our money, and how we perform is determined by our Board.
The Board consists of eleven members. Between them, our Board add many years of skills, experience and insight to our business. They meet every six weeks.
Board members
Bill Lacey
Bill is Chair of the Board and his experience of working in the social housing sector spans over 45 years. Not only that, Bill brings with him more than 30 years’ experience as a board member with many organisations, offering a vast understating of issues such as homelessness, wellbeing services for vulnerable people, community development and tenant engagement.
Tim Patel
Vice Chair Tim is an avid aviation enthusiast who has flown through his career in housing, gaining vital knowledge and experience in tenancy sustainment, income and EDI along the way. Passionate about people and development, Tim is inspired to be able to play a small part in the success of the organisation, and to make a real difference to Burnley and Lancashire as a whole.
Sarah Roberts
As passionate about social housing as she is about Manchester City FC, Sarah brings a wide range of knowledge and experience to the board. Committed to making a real difference to people’s lives through her role, Sarah champions her financial expertise and risk assessment skills, which she’s mastered throughout her 35 year accountancy career.
Rachael Kaminski
Rachael is motivated to contribute towards Calico’s work to improve peoples’ lives, sharing her extensive knowledge of housing operations, policy and best practice to help guide the organisation. Health, social housing, social care, equality and inclusion are all high up on her list of passions, along with nature and travel.
Claire Bradley
Claire is a town planner with more 30 years’ experience in both local government and the private sector. Specialising in regeneration and development, she’s worked for Burnley Borough Council and West Lancashire Borough Council, gaining plenty of local knowledge throughout her career journey. In addition, Claire was a Calico Homes tenant for over 20 years, bringing a genuine understanding of customer needs to to the board.
Dario Leone
Burnley born and bred, Dario has always lived close to Calico’s neighbourhoods. Having worked in social housing for nearly 14 years in repairs, operational and management roles, Dario has tons of local knowledge and a passion for Burnley – he’s a self-confessed stickler for budgets too.
Ged Gallagher
Ged brings more than 33 years of experience in housing to the table. As a self-confessed listener, he believes in working in partnership with residents, other agencies and key stakeholders to fully understand issues that people are facing. Having managed housing services across the length and breadth of Greater Manchester and Lancashire, Ged has great local knowledge and strives to use affordable housing as a foundation for individuals and families to flourish and realise their potential.
Vincent Roche
Vinny is an experienced social housing leader who wants to be part of making Calico as good as it can be. Passionate about people and doing the right thing, Vincent wanted to be a part of Calico to support customers to have a better home and life – as we’re ‘small enough to know our customers and big enough to make a difference’.
New Generation Board Member Programme
Our Boards help us run our organisation effectively. It is vital to us, and to the communities we serve, that these boards are made up of a diverse group of people and voices. This is where the New Generation Board Member Programme comes in. The programme is designed to attract a diverse range of individuals who have not been on a board before. Working alongside the Housing Diversity Network, we support them with gaining the knowledge and skills required to be in a position to apply for a full board member role on completion .
Lindsay Ogden
Lindsay has worked in the social housing sector for 16 years. Starting out as a graduate trainee working as a Housing Officer, she is passionate about delivering exceptional services for customers.
Since then, Lindsay has worked in a wide range of roles and delivered a number of services such as housing management, income management, sheltered housing, neighbourhood development, employment and skills, customer experience and asset management/capital delivery. She currently works for Onward Homes, managing a housing stock of 4000 properties.
When it comes to qualifications, Lindsay has a post-graduate diploma in Housing Practice, post-graduate certificate in Management and a BSc Hons Psychology.
Keith McFarlane
Enthusiastic about newbuild regeneration and placemaking, Keith has been actively involved in unlocking sites for affordable homes for more than 20 years.
Keith has a passion for ensuring that everyone has access to a quality home and is dedicated to making a difference to the lives of those who rely on social housing. He believes that true partnership working across all stakeholders is key to establishing shared values and outcomes for communities.
His journey in the sector includes delivering homes in disadvanted communities for a Yorkshire BAME housing association to creating a multi-phased housing estate for an established regional registered provider.
Most recently, he was working on localised delivery at a former stock transfer organisation in Greater Manchester.
