At CDS we employ 45 people and have a co-working office space in Borough, in central London although we now operate a hybrid working model, with many of our team working remotely. We work closely with our national partners – the CCH, National Community Land Trust Network and the UK Cohousing Network and we host the London Community Led Housing Hub – a project funded by the GLA/London Mayor and supported by our promoter fund.
We are passionate about employing a team of talented people who share our values. A list of all staff phone numbers is included below.
Our Senior Management Team
Linda Wallace, Chief Executive
Linda has been Chief Executive since 2013 and is passionate about enabling residents clients and employees to get the very best out of their opportunities and talents. She has worked in housing for nearly 40 years and has held a number of Executive Director roles in major London housing associations and in the private sector. She has a strong background in business development, asset management and customer service with a particular interest in repairs and in how technology can improve access to services and learning.
0204 551 2953
Linda.wallace@cds.coop
Christina Friedenthal, Interim Corporate Services Director
Christina joined CDS as Operations Director in June 2017 and took over as Interim Corporate Services Director in January 2022. She has 16 years of experience in social housing between the US and England, beginning her career working on a range of major regeneration projects where she supported resident involvement and services. After moving to London, she held multiple positions at Notting Hill Housing Trust over her years there, ultimately serving as Regional Head of Housing. As our Corporate Services Director, Christina is responsible for ensuring we have a strong governance environment, statutory and regulatory compliance, and an empowering ‘back office’ service – covering our people strategy, HR, IT and Offices – and also making sure that we have effective performance data and reporting.
0204 551 2975
Christina.friedenthal@cds.coop
Anne Hauxwell, Finance Director
Anne joined the team in June 2017. Anne is a Chartered Accountant with a broad financial background, who originally trained with Deloitte and more recently held a number of senior roles in well known companies such as Merlin Entertainments and USwitch.
0204 551 2969
Anne.hauxwell@cds.coop
Hony Premlal, Interim Operations Director
Hony joined CDS in January 2022 as Interim Operations Director. She has more than 25 years experience in a wide range of Director and Non-Executive roles in housing and has led strategic reorganisation and improvement projects around housing management,
asset management, property compliance, customer engagement and customer services. Hony has worked in a range of large and small housing organisations including Home Group, Circle 33 HT, MHS Homes, Housing for Women and most recently Bournemouth Churches HA – and is also Chair of Eldon HA and a Board Member at Epsom & Ewell Citizens Advie and Womenin Social Housing (WISH). As Operations Director Hony is responsible for all of our tenant and leasehold services across housing, property and compliance.
020 4551 2961
hony.premlal@cds.coop
Levent Kerimol
Project Director, London CLH Hub
Lev was previously at the GLA, establishing the Small Sites x Small Builders programme, contributing to the London Plan, and managing a range of projects. He also worked with LB Lewisham on the early stages of the RUSS project. Lev has studied architecture and real estate and taught Design & Planning at London Met.
020 3096 7769
lev@communityledhousing.london
Staff contacts
All numbers below will call both desk and mobile phones. One number can reach us on all devices anywhere we are.
| Housing Team | |
| Courtney Brown Leasehold Services Advisor |
courtney.brown@cds.coop 020 4551 2958 |
| Folake Agbaje Housing Services Manager |
folake.agbaje@cds.coop 020 4551 2988 |
| Kelisha Francis-Derby Housing Admin Assistant |
kelisha.francis-derby@cds.coop 020 4551 2913 |
| Matthew Reach Estate Caretaker |
matthew.reach@cds.coop 020 4551 2982 |
| Maureen Bello Welfare Benefits Advisor |
maureen.bello@cds.coop 020 4551 2936 |
| Nkechi Eneh Housing Services Officer |
nkechi.eneh@cds.coop 020 4551 2945 |
| Shannon Driscoll Housing Services Officer |
shannon.driscoll@cds.coop 020 4551 2948 |
| Temi Awolaja Head of Housing Services |
temi.awolaja@cds.coop 020 4551 2992 |
| Vivien Okonkwo Housing Services Officer |
vivien.okonkwo@cds.coop 020 4551 2952 |
| Arrears Team | |
| Eva McCarthy Arrears Control Officer |
eva.mccarthy@cds.coop 020 4551 2926 |
| La’Toya Grant Arrears Control Officer |
latoya.grant@cds.coop 020 4551 2932 |
| Naana Oforiwaa Arrears Control Officer |
naana.oforiwaa@cds.coop 020 4551 2939 |
| Repairs Team | |
| Anesa Walker Repairs Advisor |
anesa.walker@cds.coop 020 4551 2985 |
| Beverley Frimpong Repairs Advisor |
beverley.frimpong@cds.coop 020 4551 2934 |
| Dave Brand Repairs Service Manager |
dave.brand@cds.coop 020 4551 2922 |
| John Olaitan Head of Property Services |
john.olaitan@cds.coop 020 4551 2994 |
| Oletha Corbo Repairs Advisor |
oletha.corbo@cds.coop 020 4551 2920 |
| Viv Sweeney-Collins Repairs Advisor |
viv.sweeney-collins@cds.coop 020 4551 2951 |
| Safety and Compliance | |
| Cathy Aldridge Gas Programme Officer |
cathy.aldridge@cds.coop 020 4551 2974 |
| Kristell Marcantoni Compliance Manager |
kristell.marcantoni@cds.coop 020 4551 2977 |
| TyAnna Hall Property Compliance Administrator |
tyanna.hall@cds.coop 020 4551 2968 |
| Client Team | |
| Dennis Frederick Client Relationship Officer |
dennis.frederick@cds.coop 020 4551 2923 |
| Mark Langford Client Relationship Officer |
mark.langford@cds.coop 020 4551 2980 |
| Michael Ogun Client Relationship Officer |
michael.ogin@cds.coop 020 4551 2984 |
| Nigel Moore Head of Client Services and New Business |
nigel.moore@cds.coop 020 4551 2976 |
| Rachel Frost Client Relationship Officer |
rachel.frost@cds.coop 020 4551 2947 |
| Sam Chukukere Client Relationship Officer |
sam.chukukere@cds.coop 020 4551 2929 |
| Tullia Morris Client Relationship Officer |
tullia.morris@cds.coop 020 4551 2964 |
| Finance Team | |
| Abdul Smith Financial Transactions Officer |
abdul.smith@cds.coop 020 4551 2966 |
| Ade Makinde Financial Transactions Officer |
ade.makinde@cds.coop 020 4551 2891 |
| Alla Coelho Financial Reporting Officer |
alla.coelho@cds.coop 020 4551 2908 |
| Andrew Morford Finance Manager |
andrew.morford@cds.coop 020 4551 2915 |
| Anna Popovich Finance Assistant |
anna.popovich@cds.coop 020 4551 2957 |
| Francine He Financial Reporting Officer |
francine.he@cds.coop 020 4551 2957 |
| Lucinda Edwards Financial Transactions Officer |
lucinda.edwards@cds.coop 020 4551 2979 |
| Natalie Vorobyeva Finance Manager |
natalie.vorobyeva@cds.coop 020 4551 2941 |
| Corporate Services | |
| Melanie Hadaway Executive Administrator |
melanie.hadaway@cds.coop 020 4551 2925 |
| Kelisha Francis-Derby Executive Administrator Assistant |
kelisha.francis-derby@cds.coop 020 4551 2913 |
| CLT Hub | |
| Lev Kerimol Project Director, London CLH Hub |
lev@communityledhousing.london 020 3096 7769 |
| Rowan Mackay Senior Project Advisor |
rowan@communityledhousing.london 020 4551 6926 |
