Meet the TeamBoard of Directors
Keith Phillips (FCA)
Chair
Keith our Chair is a Chartered Accountant and a partner of Duncan & Toplis Chartered Accountants with a wealth of knowledge in business and finance. As well as being Chair of Adults Supporting Adults, Keith enjoys skiing and music quizzes and is a governor of both St Hugh's and St Andrews schools together with being a past chair of the Round Table.
Nigel Horner
Director
Nigel is Deputy Head of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln following a career in social work in various child care and mental health settings, cumulating as a Training Officer and working in service policy for Lincolnshire County Council. Together with being a director of Adults Supporting Adults Nigel is the author of What is Social Work? (2009, 3rd edition), of Social Work in Education and Children’s Services (2006) and co-editor of The Value Base of Social Work and Social Care (2008).
Niall Armstrong
Director
Following a long career as a manager at Barclays Bank, Niall now works for Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce and is presently on secondment to Boston BID Ltd whose aim is to make Boston a more attractive town for both residents and visitors and improving the level of business undertaken in Boston. Together with being a director of Adults Supporting Adults Niall is a part time DJ, qualified Ham Radio and frustrated car mechanic.
Pam Railton
Director
Pam is the original founder of Adult Placement services in Lincolnshire as an alternative to continued institutionalised living and following a long career in social work is now retired. Together with being a director of Adults Supporting Adults, Pam enjoys travelling and in particular visiting her holiday home in France away from the cold and rain of the UK.
Howard Sanders
Director
Howard is a qualified human relations professional who retired in 2010. He started his career in the printing industry in Nottingham and after a brief spell in careers advice with Notts County Council, he moved to Raleigh Industries and then on to the textile industry. He joined Padley's, the Lincolnshire based food processing company, in 1977 where he became Personnel Director. For the last 9 years of his career he was HR Director at Duncan & Toplis chartered accountants. He sits on employment tribunals as a lay member and is a group leader with the Sleaford Talking Newspaper for the blind. His interests are mainly sport and his family.
Trixie Bennett
Chief Executive
After completing Nurse and Social Work studies Trixie continued her career in social care working for Lincolnshire County Council. She became Chief Executive of Adults Supporting Adults and supported the organisation to become an independent not for profit charity 5 years ago. Trixie is also an England Committee Member of NAAPS (Shared Lives).
Trixie enjoys going to the theatre or live music concerts, travel and reading autobiographies.
Jayne Marsh
Registered Manager
Jayne’s working career has been within the Health Authority as a psychiatric nurse and within Lincolnshire County Council’s Social Services Department, remaining with Adults Supporting Adults when it became a not for profit organisation.
As the Registered Manager within ASA Jayne is responsible for Quality Assurance within the organisation.
When not working Jayne enjoys good food, good wine and long walks in the countryside with her two dogs.
Stephen Johnson
Business Manager
Stephen began work as a credit controller with a medium sized wholesaler.
After passing an MBA in Finance and qualifying as an accountant Stephen has worked in industry for a number of years before joining Adults Supporting Adults in 2007.
Stephen enjoys mountain biking, playing guitar badly and reading.
Keith Phillips (FCA)
Chair
Keith our Chair is a Chartered Accountant and a partner of Duncan & Toplis Chartered Accountants with a wealth of knowledge in business and finance. As well as being Chair of Adults Supporting Adults, Keith enjoys skiing and music quizzes and is a governor of both St Hugh's and St Andrews schools together with being a past chair of the Round Table.
Nigel Horner
Director
Nigel is Deputy Head of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln following a career in social work in various child care and mental health settings, cumulating as a Training Officer and working in service policy for Lincolnshire County Council. Together with being a director of Adults Supporting Adults Nigel is the author of What is Social Work? (2009, 3rd edition), of Social Work in Education and Children’s Services (2006) and co-editor of The Value Base of Social Work and Social Care (2008).
Niall Armstrong
Director
Following a long career as a manager at Barclays Bank, Niall now works for Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce and is presently on secondment to Boston BID Ltd whose aim is to make Boston a more attractive town for both residents and visitors and improving the level of business undertaken in Boston. Together with being a director of Adults Supporting Adults Niall is a part time DJ, qualified Ham Radio and frustrated car mechanic.
Pam Railton
Director
Pam is the original founder of Adult Placement services in Lincolnshire as an alternative to continued institutionalised living and following a long career in social work is now retired. Together with being a director of Adults Supporting Adults, Pam enjoys travelling and in particular visiting her holiday home in France away from the cold and rain of the UK.
Howard Sanders
Director
Howard is a qualified human relations professional who retired in 2010. He started his career in the printing industry in Nottingham and after a brief spell in careers advice with Notts County Council, he moved to Raleigh Industries and then on to the textile industry. He joined Padley's, the Lincolnshire based food processing company, in 1977 where he became Personnel Director. For the last 9 years of his career he was HR Director at Duncan & Toplis chartered accountants. He sits on employment tribunals as a lay member and is a group leader with the Sleaford Talking Newspaper for the blind. His interests are mainly sport and his family.
Trixie Bennett
Chief Executive
After completing Nurse and Social Work studies Trixie continued her career in social care working for Lincolnshire County Council. She became Chief Executive of Adults Supporting Adults and supported the organisation to become an independent not for profit charity 5 years ago. Trixie is also an England Committee Member of NAAPS (Shared Lives).
Trixie enjoys going to the theatre or live music concerts, travel and reading autobiographies.
Jayne Marsh
Registered Manager
Jayne’s working career has been within the Health Authority as a psychiatric nurse and within Lincolnshire County Council’s Social Services Department, remaining with Adults Supporting Adults when it became a not for profit organisation.
As the Registered Manager within ASA Jayne is responsible for Quality Assurance within the organisation.
When not working Jayne enjoys good food, good wine and long walks in the countryside with her two dogs.
Stephen Johnson
Business Manager
Stephen began work as a credit controller with a medium sized wholesaler.
After passing an MBA in Finance and qualifying as an accountant Stephen has worked in industry for a number of years before joining Adults Supporting Adults in 2007.
Stephen enjoys mountain biking, playing guitar badly and reading.