Angela was CEO at North Star Housing for 15 years until July 2024. North Star a thriving medium sized not for profit Housing Association based in Stockton on Tees, was a three times Sunday Times Best Company achieving three stars that described the organisation as extraordinary. It was the first Housing Association to achieve IiP Platinum and on reaccreditation in 2023, 100% of staff felt trusted, trusted the leadership and thought it was a great place to work on a 93% response rate. In the most recent Institute of Customer Services survey of customers, it was the highest rated Housing Association.
In 2021 North Star was recognised as UK Employer of the year by IiP in the platinum category. In the same year North Star won Chartered Institute of Housing Landlord of the year award. As it entered its fiftieth year in 2024 (Endeavour HA the original subsidiary), it has always had top Regulatory Judgements (the most recent confirmed through its 2023 In Depth Assessment) with only three CEOs in that time. For many years she worked to create a culture of shared leadership, that strengthens everyone’s voice and influence, and works out of high levels of trust with a focus on relationships. The development of this culture delivered high levels of performance across all aspects and gained a national and international profile as a result of the leadership and culture created.
Angela is an experienced NED in the not for profit sector, education, membership organisation and PLC sectors and is currently a NED at Mears PLC where she also Chairs Remunerations Committee.
Angela holds an MBA from Newcastle Business School, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing and a qualified Coach & Mentor. She sat on the NE BITC Advisory Group, is one of several ICS Vice Presidents and was a Consortia member of a CPP Arts project. She was a previous Board member and Chair at Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust. She is a very experienced social housing professional with a strong interest in organisational culture and leadership.
