About Us

Chair Of Directors

Ed has many years of experience working in the youth and community sector across the country, after training as a teacher and Development Group Worker in the 1980s. He was head of a Local Authority Youth Service for six years, where he managed a large workforce and had responsibility for the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme, a large number of Youth Centres, Targeted Support Work in Secondary Schools and The Connexions Career Service contract.

He has always been keen on working in and supporting his community and is the longest serving Mayor of the High Peak from 2019-2021, as well as serving as Councillor for High Peak Borough Council until 2023. He has also been a Trustee for a range of organisations including youth and community centres in London and a local Cubs and Scouts Groups, and he was the founding Chair of Trustees for the Charity PCrefurb from 2018-2022, which was awarded the Queens Award for Volunteering.

Ed has a vast amount of knowledge and experience in delivering group work to a diverse range of people in a wide range of settings. In more recent years he was an External Examiner for Huddersfield University and is a qualified Training Assessor. Ed retired in 2022 having developed and delivered the very successful Life Skills Project at The Bureau in Glossop, Derbyshire.

Training and Development Lead

Jean has a fantastic knowledge in all aspects of staff management and training, and has been involved in developing strategy and managing projects at various levels. She worked for many years as a Regional Director of The Gas and Electricity Consumers Council in London, and has liaised with energy companies and lobbied MPs, to introduce more customer focussed practices and legislation. 

Jean later worked for a large East London borough, assisting them to re -structure and streamline access to the council’s services. 

Over many years, Jean has volunteered for The Samaritans, Women’s Aid, delivering training for Samaritans and also being a Mentor for the Life Skills project at The Bureau in Glossop, Derbyshire.

Finance and Grants Lead

Mary retired from the Civil Service and decided on a change of direction. She then started a new career as an Adult Learner Support Worker for adults wishing to gain additional educational qualifications. 

Mary has been very active in the voluntary sector in her local community. She was one of the initial founders of the charity PCrefurb which received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in 2022. Mary is a Trustee for G52, a charity which aims to provide both food, cost effective activities, lifestyle opportunities and debt advice to residents within the Gamesley Community. Mary has also volunteered as a group mentor for the Life Skills Programme, at The Bureau in Glossop, and she is an enthusiastic fundraising organiser of a local community group called Friends of Victoria Hall, also in Glossop.

Business Operations Lead

Lauren has been working in the third sector since 2018 when she joined The Bureau in Glossop as a Car Scheme Coordinator. Five years later she has developed her skills and grown along with the charity, and now works as their Operations Manager. 

Skilled in customer experience, HR and business development, Lauren brings this learning and experience to her role at Extra Time.

Lauren also has a young family but values being an active community member, and has also volunteered with another local charity Hummingbirds to secure their largest grant so far. 

Employment Lead

Steve was CEO at an engineering company in the south-west before retiring to Glossop in 2019.

He has an Honours degree in Physics from Nottingham University and volunteers in a number of charity roles, including as a mentor since the early 90s and raising funds for charities and local schools. For his work on mentoring children he was successfully nominated as one of the Olympic Torchbearers in 2012.

He has worked as an independent consultant with many clients across demanding areas of design and systems engineering covering parts of the UK, Norway and Germany.

The company he started in 1993 worked mainly within the UK defence industry, and diversified into commercial aerospace domains.

His passion for helping both young and elderly people started from a young age and he is keen to engage with both Retirees and the companies that support this cause.