Mary Turner
Constituency: Appointed
Representing area/organisation: Dudley Council for Voluntary Service and DGH Volunteers
Email address: dgft.foundationmembers@nhs.net
Contact details: (01384) 321124
Background/experience
I have lived, worked, volunteered and raised four children in the Dudley Borough so I consider myself to have some knowledge and understanding of the needs and views of the people and their communities.
My working life started in the nursing profession but the majority of my professional career has been in social work and community development. I worked for many years for a leading children’s charity, managing services for children and their families.
Although I am now officially retired, I still work in the borough in a voluntary capacity mainly with Home-Start Dudley (an organisation supporting families with young children), Dudley’s adoption panel as well as being a school governor and working within the CVS.
Although this keeps me very busy I still find time for leisure activities and spending time with family, particularly my seven wonderful grandchildren.
Natalia Hill
Constituency: Appointed
Representing area/organisation: Institute of Health University of Wolverhampton
Email address: dgft.foundationmembers@nhs.net
Contact details: (01384) 321124
Background/experience
I am delighted to have been appointed to the Council of Governors for The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (DGFT) on behalf of the University of Wolverhampton. I was born, raised and educated in the Black Country, and I am a proud single mother to two children.
As a Principal Lecturer and Head of Access and Widening Participation, I am responsible for overseeing the management of recruitment of students across the School of Nursing. Alongside this I drive all access and widening participation projects, including managing all Level 3 provision, to ensure opportunities are available for all to train as a healthcare professional. I am also Chair of the Women’s Staff Network and lead on a number of Equality and Diversity initiatives.
I am a Board Member of a local registered provider of Social Housing and Chair of their Customer Service Oversight Committee and the Customer and Complaints Champion.
I have extensive experience working in a regulated environment and understand the complexities of adhering to multiple requirements and different types of legislation. I am working towards achieving a PhD in Social Work and Social Care focussing on the transferable skills of single mothers.
Cllr Alan Taylor
Constituency: Appointed
Representing area/organisation: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Email address: dgft.foundationmembers@nhs.net
Contact details: (01384) 321124
Background/experience
I am delighted to have been appointed to the Council of Governors for The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (DGFT) on behalf of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council.
I was born in Birmingham, and I grew up in Smethwick. I moved to Halesowen in 1965 and I have lived there ever since. I have three daughters, four grandchildren and one great-grandson.
I retired in 1990. I spent most of my working life as an engineer. In the last four years of my working career, I was a manager on a project that offered work to people seeking employment.
I started my service to the community in the 1970s when I served as a local councillor from 1970 – 1974. From 1974 I continued to be involved with the local community and started serving again as a local councillor in 2004. I held the position of Mayor for the Dudley Borough from 2018 – 2019. I have now been awarded the Freedom of the Dudley Borough.
I have been a member of different committees with the Camping and Caravanning Club since 1971 and served as a Director of the Club for the past 23 years.
I look forward to serving our community further as a Governor of the DGFT.
Vacant
Constituency: Appointed
Representing area/organisation: Primary Care Representative
Email address: dgft.foundationmembers@nhs.net
Contact details: (01384) 321124
Background/experience
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