The Trustees

The House of Genesis is managed by a Board of Trustees, each of whom brings a wealth of experience from a variety of fields.

• Alan Lusher is Chair of the Trustees and has been with Genesis since 2010.  He has served as a trustee for several other charities and is a Magistrate on the Norfolk bench.  He has recently retired from a career in finance and retail.

• Simon Gay spent 30 years in the IT industry with senior roles across a number of organisations.  He has served a local Baptist church as their Pastor or the past 10 years.  Hs an experienced trustee of a large European Missionary Society.

• Martin Graham is a retired Probation Chief Executive for Norfolk & Suffolk. He has been with Genesis since 2005.

• Val Dodsworth after 20 years in the Probation Service and 5 in Norwich Prison as a Chaplain,  was a founder of The House of Genesis.  She was involved in the day to day running until 2019.  She was awarded an MBE in 2015 for 'services to the homeless in Norwich'.

• David Wells has held several sales & marketing roles over a 30 year period.  Prior to retirement he was part of a L'Arche  community for 15 years and is currently part of their local management committee.

• Sue Taplin is a registered Social Worker with practical experience in palliative care and forensic mental health.  She is employed as a Social Work lecturer and Practice Tutor.

•  Mike Carey has recently joined us after many years working forensic nursing.  Mike has many local connections and brings helpful experience to the board.  

                                          The Staff

We currently have a team of Support Staff, a Finance Officer and several volunteer helpers.

• Alan Barker is our  General Manager who works closely with the Trustees and with the Support Staff members.  He holds responsibility for the fabric of the houses as well as the movement of residents, both into and moving on from the project.  Alan has come to us with a long history in residential care of young people in Social Services.

•      The Support Workers are headed up by Clive Frost who has been with us for over 3 years.  He has been joined by Anne-Marie & Lizzie, who all come to us with useful knowledge and relevant experience  They are the key workers for each resident and provide regular support plans.. 

• Rachel Bevan looks after all our financial matters and is in close contact both with the Manager and with the Trustees

                                                                            Volunteers

  We are very grateful for the regular help of our volunteers and are always looking out for anyone else who might like to work with us.

                                                          Finance & Fundraising

  The House of Genesis receives some financial help from Supporting People Norfolk, otherwise our income is derived from the rents that we receive from our residents and from charitable donations and from fundraising.  We are always needing more help with these.