Our Board

Board memberOur board acts as the governing body for Groundwork Leeds and features a mixture of councillors, community representatives and business people.

Our board is chaired by Stuart Baker. Stuart joined the board of Groundwork Leeds in 1991 and has been chair since December 2005. Stuart is currently a Senior Civil Servant in the Department for Transport.

Other board members are nominated by our member organisations and others are recruited for their specific skills and expertise.

Our current board is as follows:

  • Councillor Ann Blackburn
  • Geoffrey Caplan
  • Councillor Jane Dowson
  • Councillor Geoff Driver
  • Ian Hickling
  • Inder Hunjan
  • Alasdair Maclean
  • Councillor Ralph Pryke
  • Paul Schofield
  • Councillor Steve Smith
  • Councillor Keith Wakefield