Our Board

Pauline Connolly is the Chair of the Board. She is the Chief Executive of Vauxhall Neighbourhood Council and has been involved with the Centre from its inception.

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Annie Goodman is the Treasurer. She has been involved with the centre from its inception. As a local resident, she started her career as a volunteer, later becoming a paid member of staff. She continued to volunteer at the centre during its financial crisis.

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Alan Gibbons is an English writer of children's books who has won a Blue Peter Book Award. He lives in Liverpool where he used to teach in a primary school. He was on the central committee of the Socialist Workers Party for many years.

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Julie O’Hare is a practising solicitor specialising in Civil Litigation, and was President of Liverpool Law Society between 2019 and 2021.

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Geraldine Oakford is a lifelong resident and community activist in the North Liverpool area. Geraldine brings her community expertise and experiences as a local resident and service user to the Board.

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Raymond Howard is a practising solicitor specialising in environmental law and an associate law lecturer with the Open University. Originally from the Vauxhall area but has worked at Humberside Law Centre for over 7 years specialising in Housing Law, and Civil Liberties. He remains a supporter of the Law Centre movement.

 

Amanda Stewart first became involved with a law centre, GMLC, during the first year of her law degree.  Amanda is a campaigner on access to justice issues.

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Chris Topping has been Director of Broudie Jackson Canter Solicitors, and was also head of their actions against police team in the Civil Liberties Department. He has been a Legal Aid lawyer his whole career, has a longstanding connection to the Law Centre, and was President of Liverpool Law Society from 2018 to 2019.

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