Meet the commission members

The LDPC is chaired by Jamie Hale. Other members of the commission are:

  • Barbara Britton
  • Carys Kennedy
  • Colin Palgrave
  • Ifeoma Orjiekwe
  • Lesley Palgrave
  • Merryn Bishop
  • Nana Marfo
  • Nigel Bowness
  • Peter Cronin
  • Richard Amm
  • Tihani Yusuf
  • Reverend Tim Goode
  • Tony Pilkington

All of us are Lewisham residents who self-identify as D/deaf and/or disabled. We have different backgrounds and areas of interest, but are all committed to promoting the rights of D/deaf and disabled people as a whole.

Lorraine Ogundiran, who was one of the commission members, sadly passed away in February 2020. Her wealth of knowledge and experience would have been vital to our work as it went forward and she will be missed.