Hajrija Dergic

Hajrija is a Senior Lecturer at Buckinghamshire New University. Her area of expertise is working with both Multi National Enterprises (MNEs) and Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs). She has developed a strong research portfolio in business and marketing support.  

Hajrija has worked on European funded projects to support local businesses and Housing Associations in developing their products and services to reduce carbon usage and improve the existing housing stock. She is passionate about working collaboratively and believes in engaging with all stakeholders to implement positive change.  

She also launched the successful Women in Business initiative at the University of Wolverhampton which strives to promote equality and diversity. The initiative continues to grow and attract business professionals, academics and sponsorship investment.

 

Hannah Semple

Hannah joined the Board in September 2023. She is currently Director of Policy and Oversight at the Enforcement Conduct Board, where she is responsible for improving standards and bringing independent scrutiny to the enforcement (bailiff) industry. She brings a wealth of experience in housing policy, having been the housing and local government policy advisor and subsequently being head of government’s Help to Buy scheme. Hannah is committed to improving standards in social housing, having played an instrumental role in developing the Renters Reform Bill, the Building Safety Act and the Social Housing (Regulation) Act.

 

Darshan Chatha

Darshan brings her passion, diversity and substantial knowledge and experience from her career in housing. Working in operational and strategic housing delivery as well as delivering complex but successful neighbourhood renewal programmes - she's been working closely with multi stakeholders including local communities and governmental departments.

In her current role, she plays a key role in delivering affordable housing. She works with a range of investment partners including local authorities, housing associations, community led organisations and national house builders/developers - delivering affordable housing programmes to increase supply of new affordable homes in London.

Darshan is committed to diversity and inclusion and believes in continuous service improvement through engaging and listening to customers. She is passionate about social housing and is interested in improving the standard of homes in social housing and building well designed good quality homes.