Meet the Team – Senior Team

Sarah has 20 years’ experience in human resources working in the IT, distribution, housing and care & support sectors.

Sarah was the Group HR Manager for Specialist Computer Centres for 11 years where she was responsible for employee relations, administration, remuneration & benefits, and TUPE. During her time at SCC she supported the successful transfer of over 1500 employees under the TUPE regulations, either as a result of company acquisition or service provision change. She also introduced a new HR and payroll system.

Sarah also worked for Trident Reach and Trident Housing Association as an HR Specialist. Her experience at Reach included dealing with technical employee relations cases including dismissal cases, appeals, contract renegotiations, and tribunals. She was also responsible for the successful TUPE transfers (in and out) of employees from various organisations involved with supporting people and care contracts in 2010 through to 2015.

Sarah is also a qualified Investors in People Internal Verifier and supported Reach in retaining its GOLD IIP accreditation in 2015.

Simon has been working in the not-for-profit sector for most of his career working for both Housing Associations and Care & Support charities within the Birmingham Area.  He has worked as a senior finance professional for over 20 years and is a qualified accountant with the ACCA.  Simon is also the Treasurer and board member of Churches Housing Association of Dudley & District.

Rob has worked at Spring since December 2019 and has overseen several different support services at the charity in that time. Rob recently moved into the role of Assistant Director of Housing and Wellbeing Services where he oversees housing and homelessness services.

Rob has 12+ years’ experience in third sector management and has been volunteering his time to support the governance of voluntary organisations for the past 16 years.

Kadie has more than 15 years of experience in housing and homelessness service delivery, and delivers training and consultancy to third sector organisations across the UK. She is also currently a trustee at CHADD Housing Association.

At Spring, Kadie leads on policy development and quality management across the business, working as Complaints Lead for the organisation and acting as one of Spring’s Deputy DSLs.”

Subbi has over 14 years’ experience in the social housing sector, Subbi started as a support worker, and throughout the years has progressed in her career.

Subbi has been with Spring Housing Association for 10 years and was the only assessments and allocations officer when she started. Today Subbi oversees the referrals and assessment processes across the Charity. In addition to her role, Subbi ensures Springs properties meet our Quality Standards and works with existing and new landlords overseeing property procurement projects.

Ellie joined Spring housing in 2015. She was Spring’s first and only member of staff in Refugee Services and has now grown the service to a 20 strong team working across the Midlands.

Our Refugee Services team work with families and individuals resettled in the UK via various government programmes and hold contracts with various Local Authorities. The team has responded dynamically following conflicts in Afghanistan and Ukraine and mobilised quickly to support families arriving in Birmingham, Solihull, Staffordshire and Herefordshire. Ellie has worked with refugees in both paid and voluntary roles for over 20 years and has a qualification in immigration advice.

Building on 15 years of experience in social housing Ellie now oversees our General Needs portfolio across Birmingham, Solihull, Black Country and Staffordshire, and is Sping’s designated Deputy Safeguarding Lead for the Charity.

Leigh has over 12 years’ experience within the housing and social care sector having led a variety of services predominantly across mental health, learning disabilities and homelessness.

Leigh is a hard-working professional with a range of skills and experience having worked for a number of large housing associations and charities. Leigh has led on the formation and implementation of a number of large commissioned contracts over the years including working with sub-contractors to ensure contract compliance and service delivery is of a high quality.

Kevin has built his career on a solid foundation of hands-on experience in property maintenance and compliance. Starting out as a repair operative in both state and private education sectors, he gained practical, “on the tools” knowledge that shaped his understanding of building maintenance.