executive committee members — 20010/2011
profiles
Adrian Berrill — Cox — Chair
Adrian Berrill-Cox is the Chairman of the Executive Committee. He is a barrister and now works in Enforcement at the Financial Services Authority, having previously been employed at the Bank of England. Adrian has muscular atrophy and uses an electric wheelchair. His interests are music (opera), sports (rugby and cricket) and politics (he is currently a parliamentary candidate in Islington).
Andrew Derrick — Treasurer
Andrew has been a committee member for a number of years taking on the role of Treasurer for the past 4. Andrew is Creative Director of a multi-disciplinary communications group and is an expert in design matters. He brings his valuable knowledge of running a business to ADKC.
David Webb — Vice Chair
David, as a disabled person, once worked as the Taxicard co-ordinator at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. David was also Chair of Central London Dial-A-Ride for a number of years. David has been an office volunteer for many years spending 2 days each week in the office.
Suzanne Bull
Since January 2000, Suzanne Bull has been an Executive Committee member of Action Disability Kensington and Chelsea and held the position of Chair from December 2005 to December 2006. She is also a local resident, having lived in the borough for 15 and a half years. She is disabled and has a personal interest in supporting equal rights for deaf and disabled people in Kensington and Chelsea. She is passionate about ADKC, as when she arrived in the borough, they helped her to regain an active life here in London. She wants to make sure that other deaf and disabled people can benefit from ADKC's services too.
In her professional life, Suzanne is Chief Executive Officer of Attitude is Everything, which improves deaf and disabled people's access to live music by working in partnership with audience, artists and the music industry to implement a Charter of Best Practice across the UK.
She previously held a number of employed and voluntary positions which included Artsline, Shape, Deptford Urban Free Festival and Disability Arts in London Magazine.
She hopes that her combined professional and personal skills will support ADKC to be a thriving and exciting organisation.
Sandip Sodha
My name is Sandip Sodha and I have lived in the borough for over 15 years. I recently, re-joined the ADKC Executive Committee after about five years break. I am currently working for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Tenant Management Organization (TMO) as a Performance Monitoring Coordinator.
While I was away from the Committee, I was on Scope's Networking Committee which enabled disabled people to gain voluntary employment. I also have a passion for accessible transport. I was awarded a Millenium grant which I chose to use to do a project on Making Buses Accessible for All, and my findings were sent to Transport for London. This, among other findings, helped to improve the bus system. Now I have my sights set on the tube!
Ultimately, I joined the Executive Committee because I want to make a real difference for disabled people in Kensington and Chelsea and to help push disability to the forefront of the mainstream agenda instead of just bottom of the list.
Deborah Graves
Deborah lives very locally to the office and is a disabled wheelchair user. Deborah currently sits on our access panel and is also a supporter of many of the activities run by ADKC.
Jean Davis
Jean Davis is a well motivated and responsible person with a strong interest in raising awareness of visual impairment issues. Enthusiastic and caring, Jean enjoys a challenge.
Voluntary work (2002- ) produced seven newsletters for visually impaired people. Jean is on many committees and panels, such as the Notting Hill Housing Residents Panel and Safer Neighbourhood Panel (Colville).
Jean enjoys the theatre and cooking, and is a member of a gardening club and the local gym. Jean also enjoys listening to talking books.
Angeleca Silversides
Appointed to the Executive Committee in December 2005 Angeleca is a disbled person living in the South of the Borough. Her computer skills are extensive and she comes from a work background in Web Design.
Margaret Donnelly
Another very active supporter of the organisation. She has used the Independent Living Project in the past and is a regular volunteer in the office. Margaret is very active within her local church and brings to the Committee many skills. She is extremely well read, having once been a librarian.
Patricia Gani
Patricia has lived for over two decades with a hidden disability.
Patricia combined working in the voluntary sector with further education studies in: Business Studies and Modern Languages, Institute of Marketing Training, and Management Training. A former Company Director, Patricia pursued a career in Recruitment and later as manager/buyer/sales director at the top end of the European fashion industry.
Within the ADKC, she is involved with the Personal Budgets User Group, Disability Network, PRAG (Positive Rights Action Group). Patricia has served on the Executive Committee since 2002.
Stephanie Vaz
Stephanie is a member of ADKC's Action Disability Young People's Group (ADYP) and has been a member of ADKC since 2007. Stephanie is a face painter and film maker and hopes to set up a new film project for local disabled young people, and has her own production company, Crazie Productions. Stephanie believes it is important to get the voice of young people heard and feels honoured to be on ADKC's Executive Committee.