Mathew Tschubenko
Mathew joined the Board in September 2024, having previously co-chaired our customer involvement panel. He has been a Wolverhampton Homes customer for a total of 15 years and has a background in customer service. Mathew will bring his positive, critical mindset to the Board. He is looking forward to making constructive contributions to the business.
Paula McInally
As a Wolverhampton Homes customer for 10 years, Paula has lived in Wolverhampton since childhood. Joining the Board, Paula wants to use her own experiences to help make sure tenants have a voice and feel listened to.
Paula has worked in recruitment for over 11 years and brings a strong people-focused approach to the Board. She enjoys listening to people, understanding different perspectives, and helping find solutions, and hopes to use some of those skills in her role as a Board member.
As a carer, Paula also volunteers in the local community, so she understands how important accessible, supportive services can be. She hopes to bring a fresh perspective to the Board and make sure the voice of tenants remains at the heart of its work.
Pallavi Priya
Priya is a qualified CIPD professional with over 18 years of experience primarily as a business analyst across financial services, IT consulting, and engineering‑adjacent environments, bringing a distinctive multi‑lens perspective to governance, assurance, and risk.
She has an ability to blend people and culture insight, analytical and cyber‑aware business intelligence capability, and community‑rooted lived experience to strengthen decision‑making and organisational resilience.
Priya is also an Independent Member of the Operations and Enterprise Committees for a regulated housing provider, which supports strengthened oversight, regulatory compliance, and customer‑focused service improvement.
As a Co‑opted School Governor and Chair of Finance at her local primary school, Priya provides fiduciary oversight and proportionate challenge across finance, SEND provision, remuneration and overall academic outcomes.
Beyond the statutory governance roles, Priya contributes to civic leadership as Vice-Chair of a SEND Parent Carer Forum, supporting strategic engagement with NHS ICBs, the local authority and regional VCSFE partners. This work strengthens inclusion pathways and ensures parent voice contributes meaningfully to the co‑production of national SEND policy.
She is also a Cambridge CELTA‑qualified community ESOL teacher, bringing community‑rooted insight into vulnerability, access barriers and wider inclusion challenges faced by refugee and migrant communities.