Stephen began work as a credit controller with a medium sized wholesaler. After passing an MBA in Finance and qualifying as an accountant Stephen has worked in industry for a number of years before joining Adults Supporting Adults in 2007. Stephen enjoys mountain biking, playing guitar badly and reading.
Emma qualified as a social worker in 2001 after studying at Leicester University. She has been part of Adults Supporting Adults (ASA) since 2011, joining the team as an Area Manager before being promoted to Operations Manager in 2016. Prior to joining ASA Emma worked as for the Local Authority in adult services for people with Learning Disabilities, she served 16 years with the Local Authority enjoyed varied roles.When not at work she can often be found at the side of a rugby pitch or netball court cheering her children on. Emma loves the countryside and likes nothing better than taking a nice long walk with her dogs.
Emma has been part of the ASA Team since we were formed as a not for profit charity in 2007. Emma started with ASA as an clerical assistant and has since gone on to be the organisation's finance administrator before recently branching into the practice side of ASA in 2019. When not at work, Emma enjoys running, baking and photography.
Keith our Chair is a Chartered Accountant and a partner of Duncan & Toplis Chartered Accountants with a wealth of knowledge in business and finance. As well as being Chair of Adults Supporting Adults, Keith enjoys skiing and music quizzes and is a governor of both St Hugh's and St Andrews schools together with being a past chair of the Round Table.
Following a long career as a manager at Barclays Bank.
Together with being a director of Adults Supporting Adults Niall is a part time DJ, qualified Ham Radio and frustrated car mechanic.
Nigel is Deputy Head of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln following a career in social work in various child care and mental health settings, cumulating as a Training Officer and working in service policy for Lincolnshire County Council. Together with being a director of Adults Supporting Adults Nigel is the author of What is Social Work? (2009, 3rd edition), of Social Work in Education and Children's Services (2006) and co-editor of The Value Base of Social Work and Social Care (2008).
Howard is a qualified human relations professional who retired in 2010. He started his career in the printing industry in Nottingham and after a brief spell in careers advice with Notts County Council, he moved to Raleigh Industries and then on to the textile industry. He joined Padley's, the Lincolnshire based food processing company, in 1977 where he became Personnel Director. For the last 9 years of his career he was HR Director at Duncan & Toplis chartered accountants. He sits on employment tribunals as a lay member and is a group leader with the Sleaford Talking Newspaper for the blind. His interests are mainly sport and his family.
Nigel has had a long and varied career in social work. He worked for three London boroughs before returning to his home county of Lincolnshire where he specialised in mental health, learning disability and work with older people. He then worked as an independent social worker before retirement.
Nigel's wife describes him as a "sports obsessive". He is particularly interested in football, cricket and rugby and is still an active runner. Nigel finds it hard to accept that he cannot get anywhere close to his race times of thirty years ago!
I studied Psychology with Forensic Psychology at bachelors degree level at the University of Lincoln and continued my studies to masters level, studying Forensic Psychology. My professional background is working with individuals who have alcohol and/or substance misuse issues and I thoroughly enjoy this work. In my spare time I enjoy running and reading.
Qualified Senior Social Worker working with Lincolnshire County Council Social Care Children’s Services
