London Probation Board Members

 

Julie DentJulie Dent CBE (Chair)

Julie Dent worked in the NHS in London for 22 years. She was Chief Executive of South West London Strategic Health Authority (SWLSHA) and had pan London responsibility for mental health, prison health, emergency planning and leadership development. She was a member of the Dept. of Health programme board for workforce and chaired the European Working Time Directive 2009 Steering Group.

 

David Scott - Chief Officer

David Scott was appointed as the Chief Officer for London Probation in April 2005. David is the London Criminal Justice Board Lead on Confidence, responsible for driving forward the Board’s continued commitment to improve public confidence in the capital’s criminal justice service (CJS).

A key area is building on the dialogue already established with the public of London, particularly those from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.

David is also the first Chair of the Probation Chiefs' Association (PCA) which was formed in 2008.

 

David was previously Chief Officer for the Hampshire Area where he chaired the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Criminal Justice Board. Before that, he was Chief Officer for West Sussex Probation Area.

 

David Scott served as a member of the Parole Board for six years.

 

Qualified as a Probation Officer in the early 1970s, David has a background in staff and organisational development, and completed an MBA with the Open Business School in the mid 1990s.

 

 

emma mandleyEmma Mandley MBE – continuing Board Member

Emma worked for London Weekend Television in various management roles from 1980 to 2002, lastly as Director of Regional Affairs. She is a Board Director for the education charity Midi Music, which trains disadvantaged young people in music skills, as well as for Albert & Friends Instant Circus, which teaches circus skills to children.

 

judge kennedyHH Judge William Kennedy – continuing Board member

Judge Kennedy was appointed Circuit Judge in April 2001. He sits at Snaresbrook Crown Court and works solely on crime matters. He is appointed by the Lord Chancellor as our judicial member.

 

 

Boyega OgundereBoyega Ogundere

Boyega joined a major supermarket as a graduate entrant and is currently a Duty Manager. He has strong financial skills and a real understanding of performance management to get results

 

 

 

caroline corbyCaroline Corby

Caroline is currently a magistrate, school governor and an active community participant in her local area. She was a local councillor. She worked in investment banking for six years. She has considerable experience in financial turn round and start-ups. She is used to being a board member both in local authorities and the private sector.

 

 

david newmanDavid Newman

David is a qualified accountant and a magistrate. He worked in the private sector, starting in one of the large accountancy firms working his way up to eventually being a finance director and latterly the managing director for a large international business.

 

 

 

Philippa DrewPhilippa Drew CB

Philippa was a career civil servant with considerable experience at Director level in a number of government departments, including the Home Office and Foreign Office. She has substantial knowledge of the criminal justice system and the working of central government.

 

 

 

carol butlerCarol Butler

Carol Butler is currently the Treasurer of London Community Cricket Association (LCCA), a voluntary organisation. Her past experience includes commercial, voluntary and public sector. She is a former Director of Human Resources with the Richmond Fellowship and will give the Board much added value.

 

 

basil tysonBasil Tyson

Basil is currently working in the Business Banking Division for Bank of Scotland. He has excellent analytical and commercial experience. He understands the complexities of business planning and financial modelling. He is also a Magistrate, a member of the Magistrate Advisory committee, a member of the Independent Monitoring Board at Feltham Young Offenders institute and an Employment Tribunal Lay Member in Central London.

 

Dolores CurrieDolores Currie

Dolores is currently General Manager, Commercial Operations, BT Wholesale. She has excellent commercial, project and bid management experience. Dolores was formerly Chair of Camden Young Women’s Centre, a charity which provided youth services for young women in Camden. She is a trustee at the Brandon Centre and Chair of Islington Panthers Basketball Club, a voluntary organisation, which supports basketball at grass roots level for young men and women in the local community.

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