Structure

Trustees

HARG is governed at present by a board of 6 trustees, each the Senior Manager of an independent advocacy organisation in a different part of the county. In addition to their ‘day-jobs’ – running separate, busy advocacy services –together they also bring to HARG many years of invaluable advocacy experience, and have each been instrumental in shaping and improving advocacy services locally, regionally and – in several instances – nationally.

Amanda Kent	HARG Chair (Manager, Speakeasy Advocacy)
Amanda joined Speakeasy Advocacy as a volunteer in 2001, and became the manager in August 2003. Since then the organisation has grown significantly, with the staff team and volunteers now providing advocacy support to 10 times as many people as they were in 2003. Amanda has helped set up 2 x "Networks" which are community based projects in partnership with local services, supporting people to develop their self advocacy and independent living skills as well as accessing information and services. She has been chair of HARG trustees since November 2006, and was part of the writing team for some of the National Advocacy Qualification materials. She also set up and now co-ordinates the Hampshire IMCA service after, HARG won the contract in 2007. Prior to working in advocacy, Amanda had a brief spell in the private sector and also worked in the criminal justice system.
Charles Hodgson	HARG Vice Chair (Chief Officer, Choices Advocacy)
Charles has a background in Education but moved to Advocacy in 1994. Charles started the charity Choices Advocacy in Southampton and South West Hampshire, which now employs 24 staff and has more than 60 volunteers. Over the last seven years he has been involved in founding both regional and national advocacy organisations and produced advocacy standards. He has written and taught advocacy modules at both the universities in Southampton and delivers in-service courses to Hampshire Social Services. Charles has overseen the writing and publication of three research studies in advocacy, written advocacy volunteer training modules and has been involved in writing some of the National Advocacy Qualification materials.
Jennifer Kelsey	Treasurer / PCP Lead (Chief Executive, Just Advocacy)
TBC
Alison Flack	HARG trustee / Training Lead (Manager, Connect Advocacy)
Alison has been involved in advocacy since the early 1990’s, helping a self advocacy project set up, and in 1994 acting in the role of a Trustee / Ally when the organisation became service-user controlled. Alison has been an advocacy manager since 2001, is a founder member of the Hampshire Advocacy Regional Group (HARG), and was responsible for setting up HARG Training. Alison has also worked in social work, research and higher education and was a member of the writing team responsible for creating learning materials for the Advocacy Qualification.
Andy Rooke	Trustee (Director, East Hampshire Advocacy Scheme)
TBC
Alice Webb	HARG trustee (Manager, Winchester District Advocacy Project)
Alice started working in Advocacy 3 years ago. In her time at WDAP, the staff team has doubled as the project has expanded to deliver Learning Disability advocacy in Andover as well as Winchester. The project also now delivers Person Centred Planning support in Andover. Prior to working in advocacy Alice worked as an English teacher (in both Poland and Ecuador), as a Deputy Team Leader at the Refugee Council and as a Welfare Rights Advisor with Asylum Aid. After moving from London to Hampshire, Alice worked for a domestic abuse service – setting up and running a domestic abuse helpline.
Chris Lee	Chief Officer and Company Secretary