TS6 Together Board Members

Jason has over 20 years experience in Further Education, following a career in the Army spanning 14 years and serving in various countries around the world. The portfolio of educational experience encompasses 10 years as a senior manager in further Education with 5 1/2 years as the Principal of Redcar and Cleveland College.

Whilst as the Principal of Redcar and Cleveland College, Jason has turned round the fortunes of the College, putting it at the heart of its communities and serving the businesses and stakeholders to meet their skills needs.

Jason is a strong, inspirational leader with a strategic vision and a demonstrable history of success. Extensive experience of building transformational partnerships and leading organisational change. Leading on whole College activities and Group responsibilities; including Principal of Redcar and Cleveland College, Senior leader for Neta Training, and a range of Group responsibilities as part of the Education Training Collective.

Using his previous military experience of 14 years has enabled Jason, as a leader, to build trust, lead with empathy, support and be relied upon to make decisions that influence change.

Sue has lived in the South Bank Ward of TS6 for the last 44 years. She had a long career in housing, regeneration, and regional policy at a senior level, taking early retirement in 2008.

Since that time, she has represented her area as an elected Councillor, including serving for four years as Leader of the Council 2015 – 2019.

Sue stepped down from the Council in 2023 but has retained an active role in South Bank. She is a Volunteer Director of the South Bank Community Land Trust which owns and rents five homes in South Bank and twice a week she can be found at the South Bank Ecoshop, a community grocery that has been operating since 2020 providing affordable food for local people.

Sue believes strongly that the future of TS6 should be decided by those who live here and will be doing everything she can to ensure that the cash allocated to the TS6 Together Board is used well to deliver local priorities as agreed by local people.

Sarah has over 25 years experience in housing, including in local government, government agencies and in the private sector.

At Beyond Housing she has responsibility for housing management and supported living across the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire, supporting people to succeed and thrive in their homes. She works closely with the Council and a range of external organisations through community partnership and engagement, putting people at the heart of decisions.

Growing up in Redcar and working across the North in previous roles, Sarah is committed to delivering meaningful, lasting change for people in TS6.

Gel is the founder of Grangetown Netball based at Grangetown YCC. Over the years Grangetown has developed into one of the top 10 clubs in England, producing performers of the highest standard.

With 40+ years in sport, Gel can see the difference sport makes to young peoples lives, and how it can tackle many of the social problems we have in our communities.

Gel is eager for the TS6 Together Board to support primary children into sport an early intervention strategy.

Liz has lived in the TS6 area for over a decade having moved here from Shropshire in 2013.

She co-founded Rubies in 2017 in order to provide grassroots support across Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland after research found that girls living here are the most disadvantaged in the country.

Rubies now supports over 300 girls every year, empowering them to build self-esteem and resilience and helping them to stay safe in person and online.

Liz has over 25 years’ experience in the voluntary sector, mainly working with young people and women and girls in youth settings, refuges, supported housing and charities. She is also a qualified counsellor and has been a church leader for the past 20 years.

Liz is passionate about social justice and about challenging the perceptions and stereotypes that persist about the area she has come to call home.

Lynn has been a Councillor for Grangetown since 1999 and over the past 18yrs has held Cabinet positions ranging from Neighbourhood Renewal, Health and more recently Economic Growth.

Lynn also brings 30 years’ experience in Community Development, Social Enterprise, and Neighbourhood Regeneration both within the Voluntary/Community and Public Sector.

She has been an active member on a number of Strategic Partnerships and was Chair of the Greater Eston Regeneration Board that oversaw the creation of new homes, retail , phase 1 development of the skipper’s lane industrial estate and Eston Health Village. She was also the Councils representative on the Association of Northeast Councils (ANEC) and helped produce a paper for all NE Councils to consider when tackling Youth Unemployment.

Lynn is looking forward to working with other Board members to improve people’s lives across the TS6 area. She will also work closely with the wider community to ensure YOUR voices are heard and the money we spend delivers real change across our communities.

Paul has served as a Ward Councillor for Normanby since December 2022. He currently works for an energy firm on Wilton International site and served in the Royal Air Force in the early 2000’s within Air Traffic Control. He has a degree in Business Economics and has lived in TS6 for most of his life, bringing a wealth of local knowledge to the table.

Paul was previously Group Leader of the Conservative Party within Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council until July 2024, and will therefore use his connections locally to help get the best for TS6 going forward.

Matt Storey was elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland in May 2024.

Matt has spent his entire career in the public sector. He has worked in the Office of Dari Taylor, Member of Parliament for Stockton South, and as Parliamentary Office Manager to Andy McDonald MP since 2012. Matt has also worked an officer at Middlesbrough Borough Council.

Matt was a Councillor for Middlesbrough from 2016 to 2024. He represented the Central Ward. He was also Labour Group Leader from 2019 to 2023 and Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Board until May 2024.

As member of the TS6 Board and the public’s voice in policing, Matt is keen to work together to improve safety, reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in the area.

Terry recently took over the role of CEO at Materials Processing Institute - one of the key research and industrial organisations based within TS6. Under Terry's leadership, the Institute will remain committed to leading the charge in sustainable development and to forging partnerships that will bring about real and lasting change.

Terry joins the Institute having spent more than three decades in the chemical and manufacturing sectors, amassing a wealth of experience in strategic leadership, commercial management and business development.

Most recently, Terry was Managing Director at Ferro Duo GmbH, a German chemical manufacturing business, and previously held prominent roles at Venator Materials, INEOS, and ICI, and is now keen to share this wealth of expertise to help advocate for TS6 as a key growth area for industry.

Mark Robinson
Principal, Outwood Academy Normanby

Mark is privileged to be Principal of Outwood Academy Normanby, a secondary school at the heart of the TS6 community. Everyone at Outwood Academy Normanby believes in putting students first in order to raise standards and transform lives.

Mark believes that education has the potential to be transformative, through the experiences, choices and opportunities that it offers young people. Educating, guiding and supporting young people and families within are central to Mark's aims, in partnership with others, so that every young person within TS6 can thrive and make a positive contribution to the community.