Our Trustees. 

 

Anita is the founder of Pace, Hull’s fastest-growing creative communications agency. With over 30 years’ experience in marketing and communications, she is an expert in magnifying voice and influence, and managing and building reputations. The Pace team specialises in brand, strategy, content, creative, PR and digital and has a diverse portfolio of clients, from small start-ups to large PLCs. 

 

In addition to running Pace, Anita sits on the advisory board of Marketing Humber and is a director of Lagoon Hull. She is a former member of Hull’s City Leadership Board and the Humber LEP’s Business Development Board. She supports two local charities as a trustee – Hull City’s Tigers Trust and Hull & East Yorkshire’s Children’s University. From Hull originally, she is a passionate advocate of the city and is keen to help improve negative perceptions and drive economic growth. 

 

“As a lover of sport, I strongly believe in encouraging active lifestyles to improve health and well-being and in doing so, help inspire and raise aspirations for young people in our community. Not everyone has access to this so anything I can do to democratise that, I will and this is why I enjoy being a trustee for the Tigers Trust.” 

 

Chris O’Neill is a Director of the Humber Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership; a collaboration of nearly 30 organisations that are involved in the provision of health and care services across a wide geographical area that includes Hull and East Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire, York and North Yorkshire. Chris is the Partnership Lead for strategic planning, capital development and wider initiatives linked to economic development, social value and sustainability. 

 

Chris was born in Hull and returned to live and work in the area after graduating from University. He worked for 7 years at the University of Hull before joining Royal Hull Hospitals (now Hull University Teaching Hospitals) in 1992. Over the last 28 years he has been involved in a wide range of service developments, including the planning and construction of the MRI Centre, Eye Hospital and Renal Dialysis Unit at Hull Royal Infirmary and the Queens Centre for Oncology and Haematology and the Cardiac and Surgical Unit at Castle Hill Hospital. 

 

Chris has always had a keen interest in sport. He has played football and cricket for local clubs and is a longstanding supporter of Hull City. In 2007 he was involved in the establishment of Swanland Football Club and had a 10 year stint as a team manager and Club Chairman. 

 

Vicky Stabler is a HR Consultant and owner of HRME, a small HR firm that supports local SME’s, founded in February 2017. 

 

Vicky has over 25 years’ experience in a Human Resources environment, with significant experience of working in both the public and private sector at a Senior Levels and having responsibility for HR, Training and Development, and Recruitment. Her experience covers KCOM, Humberside Police and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 

 

Vicky’s experience is wide ranging including specialism’s in motivational programmes, employment legislation and employee relations including TUPE transfers (both in/out), disciplinaries, grievances and absence management. 

 

Personally, Vicky has always been a keen sportsperson, playing hockey, cricket and tennis for her local clubs. She is a Rainbows Leader for children aged 5-7, part of Garton School fundraising committee and is a qualified cricket coach with the intention of getting more girls into the sport. Vicky is keen to inspire youngsters to progress through sport.