Meet the Board
The Board members are key points of contact at the Forum, and rely on you the members to constantly feed them with information about what Camberwell needs, and how it can get it.
Phil Boorman
Phil is the newest member of the SE5 Forum for Camberwell board. He is Stakeholders Relations Manager for Kings College Hospital. He serves on local transport groups and has concentrated recently on green and access issues, in particular surrounding the improvement of Denmark Hill railway station. Contact phil(at)se5forum.org.
Poddy Clark
Poddy was a candidate for Camberwell councillor at the 2006 elections and represents SE5 Forum on health issues, including local NHS provision and the future of Camberwell Baths. Poddy also works on developing SE5 Forum's Camberwell Business group with Mark Dodds. Contact poddy(at)se5forum.org.
Mark Dodds
Mark is a well-known community figure locally and has been involved with arts programmes and events in Camberwell since setting up business here in 1995. He is one of the founders of SE5 Forum and was chair until January 2008. Mark’s focus is on developing better conditions for stimulating business investment in Camberwell and in breaking down cross borough communication barriers. Mark is well aware of cross border issues. His pub The Sun & Doves is in SE5 on the Southwark-Lambeth boundary and he has long campaigned for coordination between Lambeth and Southwark - one of the great challenges facing Camberwell. He received a Southwark Civic Award in 2008. Contact mark(at)se5forum.org.
Tim Gaymer
Tim was part of the committee that steered Camberwell Community Forum to the present SE5 Forum for Camberwell. He is co-chair of the recently formed Loughborough Junction Action Group which is looking to support regeneration and local improvement in the Loughborough Junction area. He has considerable experience with Lambeth SE5 issues as he previously chaired a local Lambeth forum. He co-convenes the Camberwell Society planning subcommittee which looks at all planning applications in SE5 – Lambeth and Southwark. Tim is a local school governor. Contact tim(at)se5forum.org.
Ish Lennox
Ish works locally in NHS management, and represents the SE5 Forum at meetings on Denmark Hill Rail and other transport issues. She is keen to see closer working links established among Tenants and Residents Associations across Camberwell. She is also our link with Faith in the Neighbourhood. Contact ish(at)se5forum.org.
Hannah Mummery
Hannah is an original member of the SE5 Forum board and has served as Secretary from the beginning. Contact hannah@se5forum.org.
Barbara Pattinson
Barbara has lived in Camberwell since 1966 and during her career as a nursery teacher set up the nursery classes at Dog Kennel Hill and Oliver Goldsmith’s schools. She was among the first parent governors at Bessemer Grange, her sons’ school. She was part of the committee that steered Camberwell Community Forum to the present SE5 Forum for Camberwell. She has served on the Camberwell Arts Festival board. The Camberwell police station was reopened to the public in 2005 because volunteers like Barbara were trained to man the front desk and she now represents her residents association on the South Camberwell Safer Neighbourhoods Team panel. In The Camberwell Society she served for some years as convenor of the planning subcommittee and now has community liaison responsibilities on the executive committee. .She received a Southwark Civic Award in 2005. Contact barbara(at)se5forum.org.
