Jo Brigham is an experienced Chief Executive, Executive Director and Non-Executive Director working within the public sector, arms’ length bodies, and commercial environments, as well as other sectors. Jo, who was also previously a Royal Naval Officer, has been a Programme Board member and Programme Director and has been involved with a range of programme work including business transformation, industry re-structure, and infrastructure build and relocation.

Claire Foster has recently been appointed Principal and Chief Executive of Boston College and is already bringing her extensive experience and expertise to her new role.

As an experienced college leader in further and college-based higher education Claire has a passion for Further Education and the role it can play in transforming lives.

Claire first worked in further education in 1995, teaching diverse groups of adults and students with disabilities as well as A level and Art Foundation studies. Her previous role as Vice Principal at the Grimsby Institute, a large and Ofsted-outstanding college of FHE, included key responsibility for its broad higher education portfolio as well as health and care industries, digital and creative arts and the college’s English and maths provision. Claire has extensive experience in the sector and has developed successful Further and Higher Education visions and strategies.

Nick is Director of Development and Sales for the Longhurst Group, based in Boston. Nick has worked within Longhurst for nearly 27 years starting her housing career at South Norfolk District Council before returning to her Lincolnshire roots.

Nick’s day job is to grow and deliver the Group’s development programme; building homes that people want, where they are needed, and to oversee the ambitious sales programme.

Nick became a Greater Lincolnshire LEP Board Member in January 2019 taking on the mantle of ‘housing guru’.

Andy was born in Boston, went to Boston Grammar School and has worked in various roles at the Port of Boston, becoming the Port Director in 2004 aiding it to thrive and develop into a major East Coast small port, with an annual turnover of over £9.5 million.

Andy is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.

I’m Councillor Wendy Bowkett, county council for Wainfleet and Spilsby Division. I live in Wainfleet and have been a county councillor for the last seven years. I cover 18 town and parish council areas and I try to attend their meetings as often as possible.

I am delighted to have been appointed as executive councillor for Adult Care and Public Health on Lincolnshire County Council. The portfolio covers a huge range of services in health and social care and public health, trying to keep residents safe and happy in their own homes where possible. I am particularly interested in our Health Service and making sure all our residents have access to their GP when needed, either by phone if it is a minor issue, or an appointment when needed. For our mental health services, it is vital that everyone can get the prompt and appropriate help they need to be able to keep them safe and well.

Richard Tice is the Reform UK MP for Boston and Skegness and was appointed in July 2024.

David Fannin is a Founding Director of the Lincolnshire Voluntary Engagement Team (LVET) CIC, an advocacy organisation and a collective of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations across Lincolnshire, who have a focus on health, care, or wellbeing.

David retired as Chief Executive at Lincolnshire Community & Voluntary Service (LCVS) in 2024 and brings significant experience of building a successful charity, collaboration and partnership working, and knowledge of strategic, financial, and operational oversight and compliance.

Before LCVS, David worked for 21 years in local government. He was Assistant Chief Executive at South Holland District Council, responsible for community development, performance assessments, communications and marketing and strategic partnerships.

David was born and educated in Belfast, completing a degree in Geography before moving to London to join the Civil Service. He has an MSc in Public Sector Administration and is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (the RSA), an organisation with strong social values and a mission to develop better solutions to present social challenges.

David is a community representative on the Boston Town Deal Board and a Governor at Boston College, an active advocate and champion for the community and voluntary sector. He is also a member of the Theddlethorpe GDF Community Partnership, working to provide local people with the information they need to decide on whether the east coast of Lincolnshire might host a critical national infrastructure Geological Disposal Facility for the UK’s nuclear waste.

Jacqui is the Lincolnshire NHS strategic partnerships and estates lead working with all of the local NHS organisations, the County Council and the District Councils. This work includes the planning for growth and integration to improve health outcomes.

Jacqui has worked in Lincolnshire for the past three years, prior to this she spent 15 years leading and delivering strategic change projects across Hertfordshire. This included the changes to hospital services across the county, the development of the award winning New QEII Hospital Welwyn Garden City and the refresh of the Hertfordshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy in 2016

James joined Metsa Wood UK in 2003 and has held various roles within the organisation since then. His most recent appointment is Managing Director of the UK business, where he also serves on the Management Team of the parent company's business unit.

Metsa Wood UK is a prominent employer in Boston and South Lincolnshire, with a workforce of over 300 employees. The company remains dedicated to its role as a responsible employer and a significant contributor to the local economy. Metsa Wood's primary focus is on the importation, enhancement, and distribution of Premium Nordic Fibre within the national DIY, Builders Merchant, and Construction sectors

Simon Beardsley is Chief Executive of the Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce; a leading business representation and support organisation in the county, promoting the interests of member businesses, connecting and contributing in partnership towards a prosperous regional economy making a difference to its members.

His current position directly involves him supporting a number of key local business support organisations (including the Growth Hub, Greater Lincolnshire LEP, University of Lincoln, Bishops Grosseteste University) as well as organisations with a social and cooperative ethos, such as Community Assets Plus and the Co-operative Development Agency. Simon is also a director of the East Midlands International Trade Association.

Simon has a long history of supporting the set up and development of sector based groups that allow businesses and the public sector to come together to build and deliver coordinated activity that might not happen without such structures being in place. To date successful examples include collaboration in town management, Business Improvement Districts, the visitor economy, place marketing, the food sector and international trade.

Simon has a previous career in commercial banking where he gained sector expertise in the agriculture, horticulture, property and construction as well as supporting businesses to trade internationally. During this time he became an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.

I'm a BSc Sport Fitness & Well-being graduate (1st class Hons) after studying with Boston college and the University of Derby. I have a passion for all things sport and have an ambition to further establish the link between sport and mental well-being. I have worked closely with Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary services, formulating a Youth Ambassadors programme to capture youth participation and making young people the heart of decision making. I was the first young person in the country to represent young people on the Primary Care Network for Boston and have highlighted the prevalence of mental health and other issues that young people face, in an effort to drive for change. With great success so far, I'm excited to continue doing with the Boston Town Deal Board.

Alison has lived and worked in Boston for 40 years. Founder member Boston Citizens Advice Bureau, Boston in Bloom (Chair), Boston Hanse Group (Chair), Trustee of Boston Preservation Trust and St Botolph Restoration Trust. Past Chair Boston High School Governors, Boston Area Partnership, East Lindsey Standards Committee, currently Independent Person Boston Borough Council.

A member of the Transported Art Management Committee, Public Realm Group & Freeman of the Borough of Boston.

Richard Tory was born in Wyberton. He served 22 years in the Royal Air Force, as an Avionics Technician, much of that time at RAF Conningsby and has lived in Boston for the 31 years. Over the last ten years he has been involved with several locally based organisations, on a voluntary basis. These organisations include TaylorITEX, the Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS), the Lincolnshire Credit Union, Age UK, a Neighbourhood Action Group, Boston Big Local, the Boston Hanse Group and the recently created charity, The Local Community Centre.

He also attends two council hosted local development panels in a stakeholder capacity.

Neil Kempster is a Chartered Surveyor who has spent virtually his entire career working in the development industry in the Lincolnshire area.

He is Land and Development Director at Chestnut Homes, where he has worked for nearly 20 years. During that time Chestnut Homes have built over 500 new homes in the Boston area and have been involved in numerous public sector funded schemes, helping to attract around £25 million of funding into the borough.

He is currently involved in the delivery of The Quadrant development, a large-scale mixed-use development which includes a new Community Stadium for Boston United, 500 new homes as well as retail, leisure and commercial developments.

Neil is also Vice Chairman of Boston United Football Club, as well as a Director of Boston United Football Club Community Foundation.

Sandra is the Programme Manager for the Greater Lincolnshire One Public Estate Programme. The One Public Estate programme is an established National Programme delivered in partnership by the Office of Government Property within the Cabinet Office and Local Government Association. Greater Lincolnshire’s One Public Estate Programme’s accountable body is Lincolnshire County Council.

Sandra feels extremely fortunate that she gets to work with various teams and individuals from the public sector, all of whom share her passion for collaborative working, the transformation of services and the desire to ensure our communities continue to thrive in a vibrant and cohesive way across Greater Lincolnshire.

Previous to her current role, Sandra enjoyed careers in both the NHS and the Royal Air Force where her extensive knowledge of working strategically and operationally across multi agency bodies has enabled her to be a grounded yet visionary individual who is open to absorbing new ideas and translating into realistic and Smart outcomes within a solution focused framework.

Jurate is the Chairperson of the Boston Lithuanian Community Group and the Managing Director of the Boston English Academy and Boston Lithuanian Supplementary School, which she established 10 years ago. Jurate is responsible for the overall running of the community group, coordinating projects and events, and networking with local community groups, Boston Borough Council, LT Embassy, and private and public sectors. She is also leading volunteering groups that develop inclusive activities to promote the school as a positive, fun and professional environment and a leading force in the community. Through time and dedication, she has significantly contributed to the growth and success of the BLC Community Group and coordinated a number of successful local projects.

Tracy’s background is in the heritage sector, having worked for Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust for the last eight years and previously for the Royal borough of Greenwich. She has worked in museum education in Birmingham and Lincolnshire and was Museums Manager for North East Lincolnshire Council before moving to the south east and London in 2009. She was born and raised in Grimsby. As well as her extensive experience of working on major projects in the heritage sector, Tracy is a trustee of WSUP, the Woolwich Service Users Project, a charity which supports people at risk of homelessness in south east London.

Nick is the Director of Transported, the Arts Council-funded Creative People and Places programme for Boston and South Holland. Nick first moved to Lincoln in 1982 to work for Lincoln Community Arts. He later founded the artsNK rural arts team, reflecting his commitment to socially-engaged practice.

Nick was instrumental in the development of the initial Transported proposal to Arts Council England. The project aimed to develop a new and innovative programme that reached the least engaged people in Boston and South Holland, and then to develop partnerships to build ambition and appetite for more.

Nick’s role is to work with partners to create projects that respond to the needs and opportunities of the area, making a tangible contribution to ensuring Boston and South Holland is a great place to live, work and visit. Now in the third phase of the ten-year programme, Nick manages the Transported team based at the University, as well as committed and experienced freelance specialists that can bring the capabilities and capacities needed to deliver the full programme of work.

A bit of background:
Nick graduated from North East London Polytechnic in 1982 having studied sculpture, including a residency to learn Bronze casting at Syracuse University. Nick moved to Wales to set up a community project in Lampeter and then on to Lincoln to work for LCA, where he was involved with the first Lincoln Community Play and the development of the Lincoln May Festival, and specifically the spectacular May Day parades.

Nick left LCA to take on the May Festival Coordinator post and then, as co-founder of Dancing Tiger, toured Spain to research festivals and flamenco and to perform a devised visual street theatre piece.

From there he became manager of the artsNK programme, where he oversaw the development of the extensive public realm programme leading to the creation and commissioning of over 200 public artworks and the development of Spires and Steeples and Ridges and Furrows trails across North Kesteven.

As Director of Transported, Nick has relished the challenge of navigating the barriers to engagement by building dynamic and purposeful projects that have created amazing artworks, festivals and arts experiences. He is looking forward to bridging the creative community learning opportunities of the programme with the students and academic staff of the College of Arts and other schools within the University.

The embodiment of Destination Lincolnshire, you’ll be hard-pressed to find someone more passionate about Lincolnshire and its visitor economy. A champion for what the county stands for, Charlotte is a true believer that Lincolnshire can fulfil its potential to be jostling for prime position among the top 10 visitor destinations.

Having been at the centre of destination marketing within the county for 15 years, Charlotte has worked her way up through the DMO - from marketing executive to PR director and now chief executive. She has seen our county’s growth and successes as well as its struggles at all levels, building up unrivalled industry knowledge, contacts and an incomparable level of understanding.

Charlotte has direct links to government departments responsible for tourism and joins the Town Deal Board to ensure the levelling up agenda supports this vital sector in Boston and Lincolnshire.

Louise is Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Advice Mid Lincolnshire, covering the areas of Boston Borough and North Kesteven. She began working with Citizens Advice during 2008 and has undertaken a variety of roles including Adviser, Operations Manager and Deputy CEO. Louise has therefore gained extensive knowledge of advice services, providing support and an in depth understanding of the social issues faced by our community.

Louise is extremely passionate about ensuring that people do not suffer through a lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the services and support available to them. The aim of Citizens Advice Mid Lincolnshire is to help everyone to find a way forward, no matter what problem they face.

'It's a great feeling to be able to help people and to make a difference everyday. Many of our clients have nowhere else to go for advice and support - this is why our service is so important and our team are so passionate about what we do.'

Warren Peppard is the Head of Development Management at Lincolnshire County Council. Working within the Place Directorate Warren is responsible at a whole service level for the development of policy and effective project leadership with external partners in implementing a structured approach to effective flood risk management, highways and drainage advice to the development industry, and the delivery of a variety of multi-disciplinary projects.

Warren is a professionally qualified civil engineer with over 30 years’ experience working for both the private and public sectors