The Board

From my career in the arts and regeneration, especially in Ryde, I see the opportunity this funding offers to build on Ryde’s strength: which is in our proven ability to…

David Redrup is a director of a well-known family-run business, Grace’s Bakery. He works alongside his mother, father, brother, and sisters, and the bakery employs over 80 islanders. The bakery…

Donna Jones was elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in May 2021 and re-elected in 2024. Previously, she was the youngest judiciary member in…

Karen Lucioni is a dedicated public servant with 12 years of experience as a Ryde Councillor, where she has passionately advocated for the community and its residents. Her commitment to…

I’ve lived in Ryde since 2017 and I have a background in marketing health care, place-making and social impact. I’ve worked at a senior level in business start up and…

With over 20 years of experience in sports activation and community impact projects, alongside extensive leadership in business, I am confident in my ability to execute strategies aligned with the…

Rachael is Principal and CEO of HTP Apprenticeship College Ltd which she established in the year 2000.  Prior to that she was involved in Government funded training working for New…

Richard has been a teacher, head teacher, town councillor and mayor in Ryde. He lives in the town and has raised his family here. Although no longer employed to work…

David is a Chartered Builder with deep family roots in Ryde, where his family has been active in construction and community life since 1806. After gaining professional experience on the…

Dr Michele Legg is a GP at Tower House Surgery in Ryde and serves as Clinical Director and Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated…

Joe Robertson MP Biography Joe Robertson is the Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight East, having been elected in July 2024. In Parliament, Joe sits on the Health and…

Councillor Reuben Loake, Isle of Wight Council representative on the Board.

Councillor Les Kirby, Isle of Wight Council representative on the Board.