Key contacts


 

Chief Executive's Office

Title Name Telephone number Email address
Chief Executive John P Lee 0191 278 8700 john.p.lee@yhn.org.uk
Assistant Chief Executive and Director of Business Sheila Breslin 0191 278 8707 sheila.breslin@yhn.org.uk
Director of Tenancy Services Neil Scott 0191 278 8711 neil.scott@yhn.org.uk
Director of Finance and Resources   Ross Atkinson 0191 278 8708 ross.atkinson@yhn.org.uk
Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Diane Creighton 0191 2788 704 diane.creighton@yhn.org.uk
Company Administrator and Board Support Officer Maureen Dickson

0191 278 8624

maureen.dickson@yhn.org.uk
Diversity Manager Simone Doyle 0191 278 4390 simone.doyle@yhn.org.uk
Lead Communications Officer Daniel McGuinness 0191 278 8719 daniel.mcguinness@yhn.org.uk



Heads of Service

Title Name Telephone number Email address

Head of Housing Management 

 

 Allison Hodgson 0191 278 8713 allison.hodgson@yhn.org.uk

Head of Support and Care

 - Advice and Support
 - Asylum Seekers Unit
 - Community Care Alarm Service
 - Concierge Service
 - Sheltered Housing
 - Young Peoples Service

 

 Martyn Burn 0191 277 1188 martyn.burn@yhn.org.uk

Head of Citywide Services

 - Newcastle Furniture Service
 - Anti-Social Behaviour team
 - Rent Recovery
 - Your Choice Homes

 

 Brian O'Doherty 0191 277 1484 brian.o'doherty@yhn.org.uk
Head of Property Maintenance Ian Gallagher 0191 278 7728 ian.gallagher@yhn.org.uk



Principal Housing Managers

Title Name Telephone number Email address
Principal Housing Manager (East) Trevor Healy 0191 2788454 trevor.healy@yhn.org.uk
Principal Housing Manager (Outer West and North) Michael Morris 0191 277 7918 michael.morris@yhn.org.uk
Principal Housing Manager (West) Keith Bryant 0191 277 1127 keith.bryant@yhn.org.uk



Community Housing Offices

Visit Community Housing Offices for contact details for each office, including details of Housing Services Managers.

Teams based at YHN House


 
Section Title Name Telephone number Email address
Administration Manager Paul Hickey 0191 278 8665 paul.hickey@yhn.org.uk 
Assets and Programming Manager David Langhorne 0191 278 7701 david.langhorne@yhn.org.uk
Asylum Seekers Service Manager Vin Totton 0191 278 8612 vin.totton@yhn.org.uk
Business Strategy Manager Jon Mitford 0191 278 8718 jon.mitford@yhn.org.uk 
Community Care Alarm Service Manager Alyson Bell

0191 278 8699

 alyson.bell@yhn.org.uk
Concierge Service Manager Helen Garbutt 0191 278 8683 helen.garbutt@yhn.org.uk
Finance Head of Finance Lisa Forrest 0191 278 8616 lisa.forrest@yhn.org.uk
Finance Investment Principal Finance Officer Investment Christopher Nicholson 0191 278 8632 christopher.nicholson@yhn.org.uk
Finance Revenue Principal Finance Officer Revenue Keith Embleton 0191 278 8632 keith.embleton@yhn.org.uk  
Finance Technical Principal Finance Officer Technical Andrew Lister 0191 278 8630 andrew.lister@yhn.org.uk
NFS Manager Jason Wylie 0191 278 1888 jason.wylie@yhn.org.uk
Human Resources HR Manager Sandie Dickson 0191 278 8739 sandie.dickson@yhn.org.uk
Income Principal Income Officer Anne Crute 0191 278 8651 anne.crute@yhn.org.uk
Involvement Lead Officer Louise Dixon 0191 278 8720 louise.dixon@yhn.org.uk
IT Head of IT Geof Ellingham 0191 278 4392 geof.ellingham@yhn.org.uk
Investment Delivery Manager Jen Vinton 0191 278 8600 jen.vinton@yhn.org.uk
Organisational Development Manager Sandra Archbold 0191 278 8724 sandra.archbold@yhn.org.uk
Tenancy Services Manager Nick Dodgeon 0191 278 8741 nick.dodgeon@yhn.org.uk
Your Choice Homes
 Manager John Urwin  0191 277 2020 john.urwin@yhn.org.uk

 

Other organisations

Strategic Housing Function Newcastle City Council
Homelessness Service
Manager, Neil Munslow, 0191 2771742

North East Consortium of Asylum Seekers
Regional Manager NECASS, Nadeem Ahmad, 0191 2116714