Our Board of Trustees

A highly experienced education professional and business leader, Keith is passionate about raising aspirations, maximising their achievement and bridging the gap between the world of education and the world of work.

He is keen to use his experience to support young people to make the very best of their future opportunities and live fulfilling lives as independently as they are able.

Emma is a solicitor with over thirty years experience supporting private and public companies to maximise growth opportunities and mitigate risk. She is employed by Sky UK Ltd where she has led diverse teams in the UK and internationally, supporting the senior leadership team to achieve their objectives in a complex, fast paced and ever changing environment with a particular focus on the technology side of the business.

Emma has family members and close colleagues who are neurodivergent. She is passionate about celebrating differences and acting as an advocate and ally to enable everyone to reach their full potential.

Originally an aircraft engineer, Adam has been a property and estates professional for over 25 years, working at senior and board level positions in public and private sector organisations. His work has taken him around the world, with roles at British Airways, British Midland Airways, NHS, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue, and currently as UK Property Director for the National Express group.

He joined Linkage to use his knowledge and expertise in property and estates to support and guide our strategy and continue to ensure we provide great facilities across the portfolio.

Adam lives in Nottingham; he shares his love of live music with his daughter and is equally at home at a music festival as he is in a board room.

Adam was appointed in July 2024.

Simon joined the Linkage Board in 2018. He has worked in the social housing sector for over 25 years and is currently Finance Director at PA Housing, which owns over 20,000 homes in London, Surrey and the East Midlands. Simon’s work with PA requires him to balance commercial outlook with social purpose, and he hopes to bring this mix of skills to Linkage in order that our services can continue to evolve within a sound control framework.

Simon lives in south west Lincolnshire with his family.

Rachel is an experienced communications professional across the public, private and third sector. She has led the Communications and Marketing Team at Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, since 2019. The Trust provide integrated healthcare services across Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale including mental health, learning disabilities, forensic and primary care. Rachel also leads the Foundation Trust’s Charity, Health Stars. She brings a wealth of experience, a passion for storytelling, and a dedication to making a positive difference to her trustee role.

Rachel lives in East Yorkshire with her young family.

Tracy joined Linkage as a Trustee in November 2024 after successfully fulfilling several Trustee and Board Member roles with other organisations including Amnesty International – UK Section, Childline Gibraltar, Equation Nottinghamshire and the youth-led global NGO – The Kindred Project.

She is a qualified HR leader with a wealth of experience including working with Barclays PLC, IPONWEB, Scott Bader, REVIV, Entain and Merchants both within the UK and internationally.

Tracy is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and completed an MBA with Distinction at the University of Bath, School of Management. She is originally from Canada but has resided in the UK throughout her business career and currently lives in Newark on Trent.

Tracy has personal experience of supporting family members on the autism spectrum and with ADHD, actively advocating for everyone who faces these challenges.

Steph is a Chartered Engineer with over 20 years of military experience leading diverse teams in complex and challenging environments in the UK and overseas.

She is the mother of a young child with Williams Syndrome and joined Linkage as a Trustee in March 2017.

In April 2018 she was appointed as Vice-Chair of the Board.

Sally was appointed as trustee of Linkage Community Trust in December 2022. She has experience in the health and care, education, local authority and private sectors. Currently employed as Head of Information, Systems and Performance for Care Plus Group – a not-for-profit health and care provider in North East Lincolnshire – Sally has additional responsibility as a counter fraud officer and data protection officer.

Sally has a real passion for supporting lifelong learning and enabling individuals to achieve their best quality of life.

Kate Truscott is a former NHS HR Director, with a long-standing commitment to employment, education and inclusion. With extensive experience in Human Resources, she has spent her career supporting people from all backgrounds to access opportunities and realise their potential.

She currently serves as Vice Chair of Council at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln and Chair of Vision at West Nottinghamshire College in Mansfield. A passionate advocate for inclusive education, Kate has played a key role in developing internship programmes for young people with special educational needs.