Nottinghamshire
Lieutenancy

Juliette was born in Nottingham and now lives in Beeston. Formerly a teacher, and followed by stints in two London Education Authorities, she has a lifelong interest in education. Juliette also represented the British Council in London, China and the Midlands, before working as Director in a local retail business. She has been a school governor, been involved in New Deal for Communities Radford and Hyson Green, is a founding member of the Independent Business Association and a Bank of England local business panel member.

More recently she became a lay member of Nottingham City Council School Appeals panel, a member of a local GPs’ surgery patient participation group and the Broxtowe Mayor’s Charity Fundraising Committee. She is married and has two adult children.

Ed is the Managing Director of Attenborough Dental & Medical, a family-owned business formed over 100 years ago and is President of The Association of Dental Dealers Europe (ADDE). Ed is a Trustee of Fundays in Nottinghamshire and of the Nottingham Roosevelt Memorial Travel Scholarship (NRMTS). Ed lives in Nottingham with his family and has lifelong experience supporting those with disability.

Anita is a successful businesswoman in the food industry and champion for developing the careers of successful women at an executive level. She currently holds a number of non-executive roles and continues to support local business.

Peter spent 30 years as a General Practitioner in Beeston before he chaired Nottingham University Hospitals from 2006 to 2013, as well as other NHS bodies. He was appointed CBE in 2006 for services to the NHS and DL in 2009. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Medicine Degree from The University of Nottingham in 2014. Peter was previously Chair of the Framework Housing Association. He is married to Ros (retired dentist), residing in Wollaton, and has two sons. Peter is currently involved with PEMRIG (Parkinson’s East Midlands Research Interest Group)

Liz was born and lives in Ashfield in Nottinghamshire. Liz is Principal of ATTFE College which is a community anchor organisation committed to serving communities with lifelong learning within the mid-Nottinghamshire area.
Liz has actively been involved in community volunteering within Nottinghamshire for the past twenty plus years and continues to be so. Liz is currently volunteer Lead Governor for Sherwood Forest Hospital Foundation Trust, ‘Love Where you Live Theme Lead’ for Discover Ashfield, and an active member of the Sherwood Observatory Planetarium Project Board.
Passionate about social mobility, community regeneration and inclusion, Liz remains committed to many other volunteer roles. On a weekly basis Liz gives her time to tackling food poverty, driving up standards in education, and giving local people a voice.
Liz was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s January Honours in January 2022 for services to education.

Proud to be a Nottingham resident Jas arrived here at the age of 13 years. He went to local schools before going on to study medicine at the University of Manchester. He is a retired General Practitioner and Postgraduate Medical Dean at Nottingham University. He chaired numerous local and national committees including the British Indian business forum (BIBF). He is Marie curie patron for the Nottinghamshire and supports several other charities. In the Lieutenancy he has chairs the Commonwealth committee whose aim is to educate and promote greater understanding between communities.

Richard lives in Retford and is a Chartered Management Accountant and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. In his career Richard has concentrated on working in newly emerging fields, development and integration projects. He has served as an Operating Board Director for Center Parcs Ltd, the Managing Director of Jamie Hempsall Ltd and is currently the Innovation & Services Director for The Coal Authority, a Government Arms-length Body, based in Mansfield where he is spearheading the development of a green renewable opportunity.
He created and for 8 years chaired a National Volunteer Engagement Body for Macmillan Cancer Support which had strategic input across a wide range of the charities activities. Richard is a keen supporter of the Arts having been involved with various aspects of the industry for over 30 years. He is passionate about Diversity and Inclusion in all aspects of his personal and professional life, and is currently Vice Chair for New Perspectives Theatre Company, and Co-Chair of the EDI Forum for the Association of Chief Executives (Civil Service).

Mick lives in West Bridgford. He was Chief Executive of Nottinghamshire County Council for seven years with over 42 years of public service in Nottinghamshire. He previously served on The Princes Trust, the Common Purpose Board and has chaired numerous Countywide Boards, including Community Safety, Economic and Health related. Mick is past Chairman of the Nottingham Roosevelt Travelling Scholarship and he also served as a Commissioner for the West Bridgford Growth Board. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from The University of Nottingham in 2015.

Edward (Ted) lives in Wollaton. He was the Chief Executive of Nottingham City Council from 1990 to 2001 and has served as Chairman of the Queens Medical Centre NHS Trust, the Local Government Construction Task Force, Sustainability First (national charity), East Midlands Capital Radio and Sport Nottinghamshire. He was also Board Member and Deputy Chairman of the Environment Agency for 9 years, and is currently advisor to the national charity the Belong Network. He led the re-developments of the Nottingham National Ice Centre and Nottingham Castle. He was appointed by the Home Secretary in 2001 to conduct an independent review of the race riots in northern towns and the subsequent ‘Cantle Report’ established the concept of 'community cohesion’. He then took an academic role as a Professor at Coventry University and is now a visiting Professor at the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University.

Graham lives in Caunton. He is the Chairman of Benoy Ltd, international architects and designers founded in Nottinghamshire in 1947, and is a true ‘Ambassador’ for the British Creative Industries and British business across the Globe. He was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 2014-2015, is Founder and Co-Chair of The Domlal Foundation Charitable Trust as well as a past Board Member of ‘Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres'.

Nigel Chapman lives in Edwalton. He is a retired Nottinghamshire Coroner, having held the post for 20 years. He is President of Mechanics, past Chairman of the Roosevelt Foundation, Ambassador for the Nottinghamshire Hospice, a Member of the Community Engagement Board for the Army Cadet Force, a School Trustee, an Honorary Professor for Derby University and National Assessor for Referees in Rugby Union. He is married with two children.

Martin was born in Northumberland. After university he joined the Royal Navy.

His service took him around the globe; highlights included a 2-year posting to Hong Kong and several deployments to the Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica.

As Commanding Officer of HMS Sherwood he committed to developing stronger ties with local communities and business. He was a senior member of the Naval Reserve group which provided advice and expertise to the Naval Service on regional and employer engagement, including the Armed Forces Covenant and the Employer Recognition Scheme.

Martin retired in 2019 and lives in West Bridgford.

Tracey has worked in the family haulage business since 1990. She has specialised in setting up Rail Terminals in the Midlands, so combining Rail with Road to improve sustainability and environmental impact. She attained her HGV Licence in 1993 and her Certificate of Professional Competence in Road Haulage in 1994. Tracey joined the NSPCC as a volunteer fundraiser in 2001 and is now Chair of the Mansfield District and Treasurer of the North Nottinghamshire branch. She was appointed as an Honorary Member of Council in 2019.

In 2018 Tracey was sworn in as a Magistrate and sits regularly on the Nottinghamshire Bench in Adult Crime Courts. Tracey lives with Nick, her long term partner and has 3 daughters. Tracey's passion is horses and the outdoors and regularly competes along with her family at weekends. Tracey is the Light Horse Secretary of the Southwell Ploughing Match, a society she joined as a committee member in 1991. Tracey was born in Pleasley, a small village just outside Mansfield, where she currently resides. She loves to walk the family's dogs and also provides homes for rescued animals including cats and donkeys.

Anita is founder of In2People, a Human Resources and Organisational Development Consultancy based in Nottingham.

Anita supports several charitable organisations and is a Non-Executive Director for an NHS Health and Social Care provider and a trustee for Nottingham Girls High School. Anita is also a former adviser to the chair of the board of a national children’s charity.

Passionate about Equity and Inclusion in the workplace, Anita works tirelessly to transform the organisational culture and workforce practices within the public sector. Anita is a chartered fellow of the CIPD.

Nick Ebbs is a Chartered Surveyor and an advocate for Sustainability in the Built Environment. He is a Governor of Nottingham Trent University and an Honorary Professor of Sustainable Development University of Nottingham. Other responsibilities include various non executive positions on Voluntary Boards including Chair of Nottm Growth Board.

He was formerly Vice Chair of igloo Regeneration Ltd (specialists in the development of sustainable places) and Chief Executive of Blueprint (a public private regeneration company).

In 2018/19 Nick was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.

Prior to joining igloo Nick was a founder member of Innes England, a property consultancy in the Midlands.

Peter was born in Nottingham and lived most of his early life on the Clifton Estate attending Fairham Comprehensive school. In the early 1970’s he joined a local concrete construction products company as a trainee surveyor and continued his education at Basford Hall College completing his studies at Trent Polytechnic. His career in the construction industry spans over 50 years during which time he was the Chief Operating Officer of one of Europe’s largest steel construction companies and, following retirement from the specialist sector seven years ago, has been a Director of one of the UK’s major construction companies and is a Non-Executive Director of a Yorkshire based steel specialist. Peter is an Ambassador of the Nottinghamshire Hospice and a Governor of Portland College. When time permits, he is a keen fisherman and enjoys his garden.

Amanda has worked in mental health in the NHS for over 38 years, latterly as a clinical lead for the primary care mental health services in the City and County. She now works for the NHS Practitioner Health Programme, a specialist mental health and addiction service for Health Professionals, and is a partner in Mental Health Consultancy, Sweeney, Farr and Sirrs. She has been a visiting lecturer at the Universities of Oxford and Nottingham.

Her special interests in the voluntary sector are mental health, learning disability and the arts. She is Chair of the board of Nottingham Playhouse, a patron of the mental health charities, Improving Lives and Nottinghamshire Rural Support and a trustee of Portland College a further education College for those with physical, intellectual disability and neuro diversity. The link between mental health improvement and participation in the arts is of particular interest. She is also a trustee of the Thomas Farr Charitable Trust.
Previously in the county she has been chair of Mind, New Perspectives Theatre Company and a fundraiser and trustee for the NSPCC due to the emotional well-being of children having a direct link to their adult mental health. In the past she has been a trustee for many years of the Nottinghamshire Community Foundation.

She has been married to Tim since 1987. They have 3 children and 1 grandchild.

Dean has a portfolio of roles in health organisations. Formerly Chair of NHS Bassetlaw and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS FT, he also served on the Nottinghamshire Health Action Zone and the Nottingham/Nottinghamshire ICS Boards.

Currently Dean is Chair of an NHS Health Innovation Network, a Non-Executive Director for both the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, and the Academy for Healthcare Science, and an Honorary Professor of Healthcare Leadership at the University of Nottingham.

Dean is a trustee of both Care After Combat and Portland College, a member of OHID’s Midlands Inclusive and Sustainable Economies Board, and Chair of the Midlands Engine Health, Care and Life Science Board.

Trevor resides in Melton Mowbray. He is Director of Talecho, a Technical and Regulatory service provider to the Natural Gas alternative Vehicle fuels market, and Director of a Commercial Property business in South Nottingham. He has previously served as Chairman on the Nottingham Business Engagement Group and as Board member on the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership. He is an Acting Board Member of the Natural Gas Vehicle Association Europe.

Liell Francklin lives in Gonalston. He was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 2012-13.
He is a Chartered Surveyor with a strong interest in rural affairs. He is Branch President of CPRE, the Countryside Charity, Nottinghamshire.

Mark’s professional career spans over 30 years in the High-Tech Electronics industry, initially with corporate giants GPT & Siemens and then as co-founder and owner of SMS Electronics – a prestigious Queen’s Award winner.

Mark currently holds regional advisory roles supporting the manufacturing sector and is Chairman of the East Midlands Manufacturing Network. He is a Non-Executive Director of Marketing Nottingham & Nottinghamshire and is also a senior Executive Coach & Mentor for a number of private clients.

Mark is Chairman of the Nottingham Roosevelt Travelling Scholarship also a Vice-Chair of the Nottinghamshire Community Foundation.

Christine Goldstraw lives in Normanton on the Wolds.

Following retirement as Executive Director at Nottingham City Hospital was appointed and served as Chair of Nottinghamshire Probation and a JP for 10 years. Currently Chair of Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Panel, and Director of Djanogly Learning Trust.

Awarded an OBE for services to Probation and Criminal Justice.

Sir David Greenaway served as Vice Chancellor of the University of Nottingham for almost a decade until 2017, having previously been a Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Economics.

Sir David's public appointments include Chair of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body; Member of the Senior Salaries Review Body; Advisor to the World Bank and United Nations; and National Health Service Board appointments. He led major policy reviews for Government, including the Greenaway Review of Uninsured Driving (2004) and the way doctors are trained in the UK, The Shape of Training Review (2013).

Sir David received a Knighthood for services to higher education and public policy in 2014 and received the Malaysian public honour of Dato' in 2017. He was awarded an Honorary Citizenship of the City of Ningbo China in 2012 and became an Honorary Freeman of the City of Nottingham in 2017. He holds Honorary Doctorates from Glasgow Caledonian University, Liverpool John Moores University, University of Liverpool, University of Nottingham, and University of Western Ontario.

Craig lives locally and was Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire between 2017-2022 when he became Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, the country’s second largest force where he currently serves.

He has served in Detective and Operational roles for over thirty years. He is the National lead on Professional Standards, Co-Director of Police Executive Assessment and a Specialist Firearms Commander. He was awarded the Queens Police Medal in 2021 for Distinguished Service.

Craig has been a long-standing volunteer working with young offenders, actively supporting a Nottingham programme. He remains an Army Reservist and is a member of the DL’s Military Committee.

Sir Robert was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1977 and joined Lincoln's Inn in 1994. He was appointed a King's Counsel in 1994, deputy judge of the High Court from 2002 to 2011, bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 2005 and was attorney-general to the Duchy of Lancaster from 2008 to 2011. He has been a judge of the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) since 2011.

Nick completed a full career in the Army retiring as a colonel after 37 years having served in UK, Germany, Northern Ireland and the Middle East. During his service he was privileged to command East Midlands Universities OTC based in Nottingham, and in retirement was appointed to serve as the Honorary Colonel for a further 6 years. He is currently Chair of East Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association, and a Trustee of the South Nottinghamshire Hussars Association. Nick is married to Rosemary who is a retired teacher, and they live in West Hallam.

Musharraf is an Islamic scholar and the Chief Executive of Karimia Institute Nottingham, a Trustee of Muslim hands, and was awarded an OBE by Her Majesty the Queen in 2008 for his services to community relations in Britain. Formerly he was the Chairman of the Christian Muslim forum (2008-10), the Director of the PGCE teacher training course and Vice Chair of the association of Muslim schools (2000-2003), and he trained and worked as a research scientist before becoming a full-time Imam and Islamic teacher.

Musharraf has written and published a series of comprehensive textbooks and workbooks for Quran schools, has translated and written twenty books and over three hundred articles about traditional Islamic teachings to help Muslims practice their religion, and released a new translation of the Quran, 'Majestic Reading' in plain English 2017.

Peter has been living in Nottingham for over 61 years. He graduated from Surrey University in Mechanical Engineering. He initially developed the family clothing business of manufacturing and retail but is currently in Hospitality with 3 hotels and a strong property portfolio. He is a Trustee of Nottingham Castle and a keen golfer. He has 3 children and one grandson.

Born in Africa, Cherryl came to Nottingham as a child and has lived in various parts of Nottingham including St Anns, Bestwood Estate and Bestwood Village. Having had a career in both Nursing and Education, she is now retired. She is married and lives in Mansfield. She has two children and 4 grandchildren. For some years she volunteered and ran a mother and Toddler group in the community of Mansfield.

Cherryl has been a Justice of the Peace for 25 years, appointed to both the Family and the Criminal benches. During this time has served as Deputy and then Chair of the magistrates for the Nottinghamshire Bench between 2019-2023. As part of Magistrates in the Community, Cherryl is actively engaged in working with young people in schools and Colleges in the county, highlighting Road safety and driving awareness issues and explaining the work of magistrates.

She supports several charitable organisations that promote the preservation of our historical buildings and the environment including Southwell Minster.

Nick lives in Farnsfield. He is a great believer in family businesses and works with a number of them. He is the Holdings Chair of the Linney family business, a Regional Chair and Director of Family Business UK, Deputy Chair of Whitworth Brothers and Chair of the Governors at the Samworth Church Academy in Mansfield. He had a long Non-Exec relationship with Samworth Brothers from 1994 to 2020. Nick is also President of the Farnsfield Branch of The Royal British Legion and he plays a busy role at Farnsfield Cricket club. He loves his family, gadgets and classic cars.

Sandeep has over ten years’ experience of working at senior levels in the arts, libraries and cultural sector. She is currently Leadership Associate at the Royal Shakespeare Company and Director of Sector Change at People Make it Work. Previously, she was the Founding Director of Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature where she oversaw the development and growth of Nottingham as a vital place for creative exchange and celebration for literature, provided creative and strategic leadership of a new organisation and chaired the international UNESCO Cities of Literature Network. She was previously seconded to The Space and spent ten years in public libraries in Sandwell.

She is a board member of the Nottingham Board of Culture and Creativity and has recently joined the Broadmarsh Advisory Panel. She serves as a trustee on the Boards of Spread the Word and the Women’s Prize Trust which has administered the Women’s Prize for Fiction for 25 years.

Valerie (Val) is the Founder and CEO of multi award winning event planning company, Benessamy Wedding & Event Design. Having qualified as a solicitor and spending many years working in the public sector in legal and corporate affairs, she launched Benessamy in 2011.

Val previously served as a Non-Executive Director of the Gedling Primary Care Trust and the Nottingham West Clinical Commissioning Group. She has also been a School Governor and Chair of Governors at a number of schools in Nottinghamshire and a board member of a Further Education college.

Anthony was Chief Executive of Nottinghamshire County Council and Clerk to the Lord-Lieutenant from April 2015 to August 2022, with responsibility for the council’s £1.1 billion budget and around 18,000 staff who work directly and indirectly for the council. He was also Chair of the Midlands Engine Operating Board for five years and Chair of the Association of County Council Chief Executives for over two years.

Anthony was also one of the nine chief executive leads (representing the East Midlands) who worked with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on the response to Covid-19 and the strategic direction of local government.

Currently Chief Executive of Nottingham University Hospitals.

He was awarded an OBE in The Birthday 2023 honours list for services to local government.

Judy is a successful entrepreneur from Nottinghamshire, renowned for building the St Tropez brand from a zero base to a multimillion-pound company within ten years. She actively supports the development of entrepreneurs as well as many charitable organisations including the Nottinghamshire Hospice and cancer charity, Maggie’s Nottingham. Judy received a MBE in 2018 for her services to Entrepreneurship, the community and philanthropy.

Lives in Oxton, Nottinghamshire and family has owned land at Oxton for 450 years where they continue to farm.

Governor of a State Nursery for a few years.
Involved with the family farming business and have been a Trustee since 1993.
also a Trustee of another Nottinghamshire Estate.
Member of the CLA (Country Land & Business Association) Nottinghamshire Committee, becoming Vice-Chairman in 2013-6 and Chairman in 2016-9.
Member of the Southwell branch of the RNLI

Involved with ad hoc fundraising events for different charities over the years.

Keen interest in history, particularly relating to Nottinghamshire, family, and naval, as well as rural affairs of the County.

Mark is a Nottinghamshire Entrepreneur who is founder of TDX Group in Nottingham and a current partner at Blenheim Chalcot. He is an advisory board member for the University of Nottingham Business School and for Nottingham Business School (a part of Nottingham Trent University). He is a flight instructor and examiner at Tollerton Airport and has also been involved in the Vale First Responders as a responder and trustee.

Jean was born in Lambley and after training as a careers adviser dedicated her own career to supporting people into learning and work. Leading the incorporation of Guideline Career Services, she went on to form and lead Connexions Nottinghamshire, and Futures Advice, Skills and Training. She greatly admires the voluntary sector and was proud to be the Chair of the widely acclaimed Unity football project which tackled gang related youth violence. On retirement she served as Chair of Governors at Nottingham Girls High School for 7 years and now leads the Lieutenancy Individual Honours Committee. She was awarded and OBE for services to young people in 2005.

William lives in North Nottinghamshire. He is Director of the Welbeck Estates Company, Chair of The Harley Foundation, a member of The Goldsmiths’ Company, Trustee of the City and Guilds of London Art School, Trustee of Burghley House Estate, The Skylark Trust and is Honorary Treasurer of The Historic Houses Association and past High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.

Alison is founder and Chair of the Trustees at the School of Artisan Food at Welbeck, North Nottinghamshire. She is a retired child psychotherapist and sits on the boards of several local and national charitable foundations.

Alex is a Mansfield born entrepreneur and prolific volunteer who is passionate about making a difference to the opportunities available for young people. She is former Chief Commissioner of England for the Scouts; Vice Chair of Youth United Foundation, supporting 1.5 million people to be involved in uniformed youth organisations across the UK; and is Chair of the charity Parentkind, supporting parental engagement in education across the UK, including through the UK’s PTA network which fundraises in excess of £122m for schools annually. Locally, she is Chair of The Inspire and Achieve Foundation, supporting young people who are not in employment, education or training across the County and is Vice-Chair at St Giles School in Retford, an aspirational and inspirational school for pupils between the ages of 3 and 18 with an Education Health and Care Plan.

Professor Edward Peck joined Nottingham Trent University as Vice-Chancellor in August 2014, the fifth largest university in the UK. His academic interests encompass public policy and organisational leadership and he is a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences.

Professor Peck is currently Interim Chair of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). He was a member of the UK Government's Post-18 Fees and Funding – aka Augar – Review Panel. In May 2022 he was appointed as the Department for Education’s Higher Education Student Support Champion and became Chair of the Higher Education Mental Health Implementation Taskforce in June 2023.

In July 2020 he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire and made a CBE in the 2021 New Year Honours List for Services to Higher Education.

Born and educated in Newark, Nottinghamshire, Sir Andrew joined the Royal Air Force in 1977 as a Support Helicopter pilot. He took command of his Service as Chief of the Air Staff in July 2013 and served a full 3 years in post, overseeing the Royal Air Force's contribution to operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. He led the successful Air input to the Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2015.

A long-serving trustee of the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel, Sir Andrew is also a trustee of the Royal Air Force Museum, Vice-Patron of the Forces Employment Charity (RFEA), Vice-President of the Forces Pensions Society, President of No 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron, Air Cadets and President of the Marquis of Granby Cheese Society.

Nadeem, a mathematics and computer science graduate, joined Microlise in 1986 and subsequently led the company’s management buyout in 2008 and IPO in 2021. As well as being the CEO for Microlise Group Plc he also serves as a trustee for the Nottingham Community Foundation. He was recognised in the Financial Times “top 100 BAME leaders in technology 2018."

Nadeem also actively engages in industry collaboration with the RHA, Innovate UK and Nottingham University. Through Microlise, he has supported numerous charities including Transaid, Think Logistics, and Road to Logistics, a charity jointly founded by Microlise and the RHA.

Tim was born in Nottingham and still lives in the city. His involvement in Sport spanning fifty years both as a volunteer, and an elite athlete winning numerous Major International medals including Five from Three Paralympic Games in swimming.

He was the National Performance Director for British Disability Swimming, leading the British team to success in three Paralympic Games. He remains a passionate supporter for grass roots sport. He was Former Chairman of ParalympicsGB and Senior Independent Director for the Sherwood Forest hospitals.

Honours include a CBE for services to sport, Freedom of the City of Nottingham, and honorary degrees from both Nottingham Trent and University. of Nottingham.

Janet has spent her working life in Nottinghamshire, mainly in Education first as a qualified teacher and later working in Educational Policy and development. She is a founding trustee of the former national charity SkillForce, successfully bringing the headquarters to be based in the county. As its Royal Patron, Prince William encouraged the development of the Prince William Award for children between the ages of 7 and 13.
Janet also chaired the Woodard Board of Academies for six years and oversaw the creation of five Woodard Academies aiming to promote a Christian education working alongside the Woodard charity of private and voluntary aided schools across the country. She received an MBE for outstanding services to the community and education.

She retired 6 years ago having been a Justice of the Peace for twenty-six years and continues to service her community and the diocese of Southwell and Nottinghamshire as a Chapter member of the Cathedral for Southwell Minster. She sits on two charity boards and has a special interest in supporting, and bringing together local multi-faith communities. In her leisure moments Janet enjoys singing and is an active member of Southwell Choral Society.

Tim is the former Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, he was appointed in 2008 until 2022 and has been a Deputy Lieutenant since 1990. He was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire from 2002-2003.

A Chartered Accountant and business consultant he serves as a non-executive chairman and director of companies and organisations in the private, public and voluntary sectors.

He is Deputy President of the Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society, Chair of Futures Careers Advice and Guidance and a director of Nimbus: Disability Consultancy supporting access facilities for disabled people.

A former officer in the Royal Artillery, Territorial Army/Army Reserve, he served as the TA Colonel for the East Midlands and County Commandant of Nottinghamshire Army Cadet Force and subsequently Chairman of the East Midlands and later National Board of the Council of Reserve Forces and Cadets Association.

He chairs the Lieutenancy’s Military and Veterans’ Liaison Group, the Nottinghamshire Civil Military Partnership Board and the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Defence, Military and Veterans’ Liaison Group.

Jenny Saint lives in Radcliffe-on-Trent. She was appointed Emeritus Professor at Nottingham Trent University, after 33 years in land-based education at Brackenhurst.
She served for 30 years as a Magistrate on the Nottingham Bench, where she was involved in adult and youth justice and magistrate training; and for 6 years was Chair of Governors at Nottingham Girls' High School.
An active Council member of the Newark and Nottinghamshire Agriculture Society, she has also chaired a number of local, regional and national committees, linked to land-based and allied subjects education and training. She is also involved in charity fund-raising through judging home produce at shows and local events.

David has a law degree from Cambridge University. He practiced as a barrister from 1971 to 1992 when he was appointed a Chairman of Industrial Tribunals. In 1998 he was promoted to Regional Chairman in Leeds becoming a Regional Employment Judge in 2007. He was commissioned into the Territorial Army in 1969 and commanded his local infantry battalion from 1991 to 1994 when he was promoted to Colonel. In 2006 he served in Iraq as an operational lawyer in the US led Corps HQ and was awarded the Bronze Star for exceptionally meritorious service. He also holds the Territorial Decoration and two bars. He served as Nottinghamshire High Sheriff from 2017 to 2018.

David S Stewart OBE D.Litt.h.c. DL, a former City headteacher, working with children and young people with severe and profound learning disabilities, with particularly interest in the Arts and PHSE . Currently a governor and member of several schools and academy trusts. One Dance UK most supportive school leader. Chair of the Nottingham Education Trust, Fundays in Nottinghamshire and a trustee of Oak Field Old Student Association and Young Creatives Nottingham. Member of the Playhouse Risk Committee. Member of the Nottinghamshire History of Nursing group. Chair of the Notts Lieutenancy KAVS committee. An honorary doctor of the University of Nottingham. Awarded The Nottingham Award in 2019 and was formerly Tram 222.

Michael lives in North Leicestershire (just over the county boundary). He is formerly Resident Judge at Nottingham Crown Court and Recorder of Nottingham. He is still sitting as a Deputy Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Mental Health Tribunals).
Michael is also Honorary Professor of Law at Nottingham Trent University, formerly governor of two Nottingham Schools and currently a governor of Ratcliffe College. He is interested in education and mental health issues. He is married with two grown up children.

Judith served as a Magistrate on the Nottinghamshire Bench for 22 years and is currently involved with Magistrates in the Community. She also volunteers with Witness Service at Crown Court. Previously Chair of SSAFA Nottinghamshire following 35 years serving in the Royal Naval Reserve including commanding HMS Sherwood. Judith is a Divisional Vice President for the NSPCC and has been a fundraiser with the Bingham committee for over 45 years.

On behalf of The Lieutenancy, she remains involved with the Individual Honours Group and Military Liaison.

David has lived with his family in Nottingham since 1994. His professional career as a corporate lawyer began in the City following which he has been a partner in leading local law firms. Over 30 years he has supported many of the county’s entrepreneurs and businesses and advised on significant deals within the region.

David is passionate about culture and creativity and is a committed supporter of the arts. He has been vice-chair/chair of Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham Contemporary and Bromley House Library and was a founder trustee of Young Creatives Nottingham. He has also served on the One Nottingham partnership board and the Council of the University of Nottingham.

He now combines work within the community with a portfolio of non-executive directorships and chairs one of the region’s best-loved family businesses, Birds.

Jane is is currently the Chair of One Nottingham (a cross sectoral strategic partnership), SmallSteps Big Change (a £50 million lottery funded project for all under 5s in 4 Nottingham wards) and Opportunity Nottingham (a £12 million lottery funded project for complex needs). She is also formerly Regional Director of Government Office East Midlands and Chief Executive of Nottingham City Council.

Nicola (Nicky) was born and educated in Nottinghamshire. After a career in marketing and PR, she has been involved with various charities including Cancer Research UK, on the area board of The Prince’s Trust and Vice Chairman of Nottinghamshire Community Foundation. She was Chairman of Governors at S. Anselm’s School in Derbyshire, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 2013/14 and a Trustee of National Crimebeat, the High Sheriffs’ Association’s charity for youth crime prevention.

She is Honorary Colonel of Nottinghamshire Army Cadet Force and chairs their Community Engagement Board. She is also an Ambassador for Nottinghamshire Hospice