Authors

Stephen joined the Notting Hill Genesis Group Board (as one of two resident Board members) in April 2017 and, until our recent governance review, he worked with colleagues as part of the Resident Services Committee. As part of the recent restructure, he was asked to develop and chair the Resident Voices Group. He also serves the new Operations Committee of the Board.

Stephen has been living with a long-term medical condition for almost 30 years and has been a social housing resident for over 20. He lives with his partner in a small, one bedroom flat, within a building of 38 mixed tenure homes. He is also the chair of his diverse residents' association. When he is not working with Notting Hill Genesis, he runs a Healthwatch in London where the team gathers people’s experiences of NHS and social care services. They then share these themes and insights with those who can improve the quality of these services.

Jennifer Dowley works at Notting Hill Genesis as an operations and lettings co-ordinator in the temporary housing department. She’s currently enrolled on our Emerging leaders programme which aims to accelerate participants’ development, giving them new skills to ease their progress into senior or management roles. With colleagues Michelle Russell and Francesca Walton who are also on the programme, Jennifer has embarked on a HouseProud project to help make NHG more inclusive and welcoming for our LGBTQ+ residents.