Niki is passionate about social justice and providing safe, affordable, quality homes and excellent customer services, recognising the positive role that social landlords can play in placemaking. She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and an experienced leader and board member. 

Niki brings significant skills, knowledge and experience across the breadth of housing services - including homelessness, customer experience, neighbourhood management, development and regeneration, asset management, mergers and stock transfers and has previous lived experience of social housing.

She also brings a wealth of experience in terms of strategic planning, culture, governance and risk management.

She is currently an Executive Director of another north west housing provider and has been on the Boards and Committees of a number of housing providers across Greater Manchester.

Shahida is a Chartered Accountant who has worked in the housing sector for over 20 years. Currently the Executive Director of Resources at another Registered Provider in the Northwest, she brings to the board her wealth of experience in finance, compliance, risk management, assurance, governance and health and safety. 

Gemma is a Partner in a law firm and bring with her vast experience in has spent her legal career advising social housing providers. Gemma grew up in social housing and knows first-hand the vital and positive contribution housing associations make, it's what has driven her chosen career path. Gemma is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and is a mentor for Housing Diversity Network and Women in Social Housing.

Jane is a Director at Ove Arup and the Planning and Housing Commissioner for Greater Manchester Combined Authority. She brings a wealth of experience in development, residential housing and planning, regeneration projects and sustainability and the transition to net zero carbon. She has been recognised as the Visiting Professor of Planning at the University of Liverpool and a Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute. 

Gareth has held several senior roles in the private sector including many years working as a Chartered Surveyor. He brings extensive knowledge of the North-West and UK commercial property and housing market as well as technical understanding of asset management including investment and development appraisals, financial modelling, risk analysis and financial statements.

Guy has worked in the social housing sector for 25 years in a variety of senior positions, including as a chief financial officer, board member and audit committee chair.  He is passionate about delivering a great service to people to provide them with quality, affordable homes.

Guy brings significant skills and experience to the Board including leadership, strategic financial & treasury management, residential property development, performance management and a strong knowledge and understanding of good governance in the social housing sector. 

Christie is a resident Board Member. She is also the Chair of our Resident Scrutiny Panel and the Chair of the Irwell Valley Foundation. 

Now retired, Allan spent 40 years working in affordable housing, the majority of this time within housing development. He worked at Director level in a number of regional and national housing associations with responsibilities across the north of England. More recently, Allan was a Board member of another North West based housing association.

A qualified accountant and transformation leader with financial services, education, and charity sector experience. I devote time to the Nishkam charity, supporting education and community initiatives across the UK, Africa and India. I was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) and my approach is grounded in the belief that sustainable impact comes from building capability and opportunity not short-term fixes.

My career has focused on improving customer outcomes, operational efficiency, and governance through transformation programmes, including roles at HSBC, Secure Trust Bank and The Warranty Group. I bring expertise in audit and risk, data-led performance improvement, and digital and operational transformation, supported by Lean Six Sigma methodology.

As Charles Darwin observed, “it is the most adaptive to change that survive vs the strongest or most intelligent.” I believe IVH reflects this mindset, which motivated me to join and support its strong social purpose in making a lasting difference to residents’ lives.