About Us
Role
East Kent has a strong and increasingly diverse track record of fruitful partnership working. Effective collaboration and a shared commitment to the future among businesses, statutory agencies, charitable bodies and community groups have already delivered ground breaking successes. In addition the four districts in East Kent are making rapid strides forward in sharing the management of core local authority business, delivering higher quality, more resilient services to their communities, at less cost.
The East Kent Local Strategic Partnership (East Kent LSP) is a further demonstration of partnership in action. Made up of businesses, local authorities, health trusts, the police and a range of other key stakeholders, it provides a single focus and a single voice for East Kent. The East Kent LSP aims to forge agreement on local needs and priorities and help direct the resources of partner organisations accordingly.
Board members
Akin Durowoju, Head of Area, Kent and Kent Thames Gateway, Homes and Communities Agency
Cllr. Alan Marsh, County Councillor for Herne and Sturry, Kent County Council
Alison Clarke, Principal & Executive Director, Canterbury College
Alistair Stewart, Chief Executive, Shepway District Council
Andrew Ogden, Environment Manager Kent & East Sussex, Environment Agency
Dr. Andrew Scott-Clark, Deputy Director of Public Health, NHS Eastern & Coastal Kent
Barbara Cooper, Director of Economic Development, Kent County Council
Bob Jones, Chief Executive, BSK CiC
Bob Goldfield, Chief Executive, Port of Dover
Charles Bicker, Executive Chair, K&M Social Enterprise Network CIC
Chris Hare, Vice Principal Corporate Development South Kent College / West Kent College
Colin Carmichael, Chief Executive, Canterbury City Council
David Tamsitt, Director of Mental Health, K&M NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Denise Everitt, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Finance and Commercial Services, University of Kent
Di Woolloff, Head of Service, Place East, GOSE
Geoff Miles (EKLSP Chairman), Managing Director, The Maidstone Studios
Graham Razey, Principal, Thanet College
Ian Driver, District Manager, Thanet District Citizens Advice Bureau
Prof. Jan Druker, Senior Pro Vice Chancellor, Canterbury Christ Church University
Jan Perfect, Chief Executive Officer, CASE Kent
Janice Wason, Partnership Director, EKLSP
Cllr. John Gilbey, Leader, Canterbury City Council
Ch Sup. John Molloy, Chief Superintendent for East Kent, Kent Police
Dr. Katharine Harvey, Interim Area Director, SEEDA
Kevin Charles, Community Affairs Manager, Pfizer Ltd
Malcolm Barry, Chair, Dover District Compact Implementation Group
Nadeem Aziz, Chief Executive, Dover District Council
Cllr. Nick Chard, County Councillor for Sevenoaks East, Kent County Council
Cllr. Paul Carter, Leader, Kent County Council
Cllr. Paul Watkins, Leader, Dover District Council
Peter Hobbs, Chief Executive, Channel Chamber of Commerce
Richard Samuel, Chief Executive, Thanet District Council
Cllr. Robert Bayford, Leader, Thanet District Council
Cllr. Robert Bliss, Leader, Shepway District Council
Rodney Williamson, County Secretary, Kent Association of Local Councils
Rupert Williamson, Strategic Development Manager, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Sam Beck, External Relations Manager, Jobcentre Plus
Sari Sirkia Weaver, Chair, Canterbury District Community Alliance
Ven. Sheila Watson, Archdeacon, Canterbury Cathedral
Stephen Kingsman, Chief Executive, DMA Group
Steve Griffiths, Assistant Director Community Safety, Kent Fire & Rescue Service
Steve Lawrence, Chairman, Holiday Extras
Trevor Minter, Director, Strand House and Creative Foundation
