High Peak CVS is managed by a voluntary Board, made up of members from voluntary and community groups in the borough. The Board includes the former chair of a national voluntary sector organisation; chief executives of four large voluntary sector organisations locally with experience of managing staff, projects and budgets over £100,000 per organisation; local activists; disabled people; and a representative from the local faith community.

As a charitable company limited by guarantee, these Board members also serve as company directors.

Chair:		Chris Woodcock	Chair of Board Chris Woodcock
Treasurer:		Martin Thomas
Trustees:		Joy Brown
		Mike Crompton
		Hazel Harrison
		Sue Howard
		Alistair Macdonald
		Dorothy Scapens
		Peter Spriggs
		Jo Ward

The Board take the lead on governance, strategy, personnel and sustainable development.

In addition the Small Group Project has an Advisory Group, made up of members of local small groups, who inform the direction and work of the project and of High Peak CVS.

Chris, who lives in Glossop in the High Peak, enjoys cooking and reading murder mysteries.

Martin Thomas
Born in 1953, Martin is a graduate in Mathematics and a Chartered Accountant. He held a number of senior and executive positions in the electrical and telecommunication cable industry, most recently as the Financial Controller of Pirelli General (now Prysmian Cables & Systems) in Eastleigh, Hants. Although Martin has lived in Whaley Bridge since 1985, he has worked extensively overseas, and is fluent in Italian. Since retirement in 2005, he has dedicated his time to his interests in classical and alternative music. Martin is currently acting as Chair of the Whaley Br idge branch of the Labour Party.

Joy Brown
As part of her role as a tustee, Joy sits on the personnel sub committee. Joy retired early after thirty years in the NHS. She spent some of those years in a starched apron, but spent the last fifteen of them as a senior nurse manager at the Christie Hospital. She moved to Whaley Bridge five years ago, but continues to work as a volunteer adviser/case worker at Stockport CAB, sometimes even getting paid real money to undertake supervision. She sits on the executive committee of the Whaley Bridge Amenity Society, and is currently the President of Horwich End W.I. When not enjoying her home in Whaley Bridge, Joy is actively involved with her grandchildren.

Glenn Leathley
Glenn was born in York 1957, and is married to Cathy. They have eight children: Andrew, Robin, Becky, Isobel, Will, Libby, Kit and Amy. Glenn lives in Poynton Cheshire and is an accountant with his own practice, Chronicle Accountants, in Whaley Bridge. He is a Christian and is actively involved in All Saints Church in Marple. Glenn enjoys walking, fishing, travelling and films.

Pete Spriggs
Pete Spriggs is based at Losehill Hall, the Peak District National Park Centre for Environmental Learning in Castleton. He works with local businesses and voluntary organisations looking at ways they can reduce their environmental impact. Prior to moving to Buxton in April 2004 he worked for Waste Watch, a national charity which promotes waste reduction, reuse and recycling. Here he was instrumental in the creation and development of a national waste education training network. Pete has a Masters in Leadership for Sustainable Development with the charity Forum for the Future and has spent time in Tamil Nadu, India with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO).

Mike Crompton
Mike Crompton is a former University lecturer in Spanish language and literature.  He is currently vice-chairman of Hayfield Parish Council, a member of the Peak District National Park Authority, executive member of DALC, vice-chairman of the Peak Park Parishes' Forum, and a trustee of the Rural Community Council and the Peak District Rural Deprivation Forum.  He is also a director of Hayfield Development Trust and Hayfield Rural Enterprises Ltd. He lives in Hayfield with his wife Liz, and has a married son.  All his hobbies are legal.

Hazel Harrison
After qualifying as an Occupational Therapist in 1960, Hazel worked mainly in the Health Service having a special interest in psychiatry and in the education of Occupational Therapy students. Since moving to Derbyshire in 1996 she became involved with the Multiple Sclerosis Society and is currently chairman of the Cheshire and Merseyside Regional committee, which also covers North Derbyshire. As part of her role as a trustee of High Peak CVS she is chair of the personnel sub-committee.

Sue Howard
Sue manages Buxton Volunteer Centre and has just moved to live in Whaley Bridge – a stones throw from the CVS. She is currently trying to do all the surrounding walks with 2 dogs but there’s so many she says she’s not covered half of them yet. Sue’s background is working in the education and youth service and then with the disability movement, both in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. She has been with the Volunteer Centre for the last six years. Sue says “I love my job, particularly working in the voluntary sector where there are some great people doing their best for their community”.

Alistair Macdonald
Alistairs career in journalism started in the newspaper industry and then he spent 20 years in broadcasting on TV and the radio. He set up his own successful training company in 1989.  He has been a High Peak resident and activist for over 45 years. Alistair founded the Kinder Scout Advisory Committee in 1982 to protect the natural habitat, later he chaired the Chisworth and Charlesworth Carnival Committee and introducing the first fell race which turned over a £2000 profit in its first year. This money was distributed to local groups.  He has a love of the Peak District enjoying the outdoor life, walking, cycling and rock climbing.

Dorothy Scapens
Most of Dorothy’s working life was spent with BT in various capacities, and prior to leaving to have a family she specialised in Personnel Management. Whilst working for BT Dorothy became a CAB Advisor covering both advice surgeries and an evening telephone advice line. Since 1999, Dorothy has been Manager of New Mills and District Volunteer Centre She is a Trustee of the Glossopdale Furniture Project and is also involved with New Mills Market Town Partnership chairing the Community, Elderly and Voluntary Sub Group.  

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