Having worked as a business adviser across a breadth of sectors, public and private, throughout the North West and Liverpool City Region, Rachael now focuses on the specific needs of Halton based organisations and champions a business centric approach as the Chief Executive of Halton Chamber of Commerce.  Halton Chamber is a business led, not for profit, membership organisation, representing Runcorn and Widnes based enterprises.  The Chamber supports local inter-trading and provides practical help and advice at all stages of business development including start up, consolidation and growth, as well as international expansion.  Rachael is a qualified, post 16 lecturer with a PGCE, CIM Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing and MBA.

Paul is Director of Development and Growth for Halton Housing and currently is looking after the development of new homes, delivering their ambitious plan to build and acquire 1,000 new homes covering a whole market housing offer.

Mike has been an MP for Weaver Vale over the past seven years, including the areas of Runcorn East and Daresbury. Previously a manager with the Connexions careers service, Mike is determined to work with partners in creating jobs, training and educational opportunities by supporting inward investment and the regeneration of our towns and communities.

Dave is Deputy Leader of Halton Council and has represented the Halton Lea ward for 20 years. He has almost 35 years in the public sector, working for Councils in the Liverpool City Region. His professional expertise is in managing public spaces and has experience of judging / assessing quality and performance in local government. In 2005 he was asked by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister to join its Green Flag Advisory Board as the sole representative of local authorities.

Stephen became the Chief Executive of Halton Borough Council in April 2022 having recently held the position of Executive Director at Lancashire County Council and various senior roles across Greater Manchester before that. Stephen’s background is in regeneration and environmental services having led a regeneration pipeline in Lancashire worth in excess of £11 billion pounds. Stephen holds an MBA as well as an undergraduate degree in Politics and Economics. Outside of work Stephen is married with two small children

Damian is Director for Economy, Enterprise and Property at Halton Borough Council.

At Halton, he is responsible for:

• Bringing forward and implementing the borough’s major physical development sites; managing the Council’s property and strategic assets
• Coordinating and acting upon the borough’s inward investment and business enquiries
• Encouraging and supporting businesses to expand
• Developing and delivering initiatives, which create, secure and safeguard jobs in the Borough and the provision of a wide range of adult and family learning courses across the borough.

Mary is the Principal of Riverside College and Cronton Sixth Form College, having worked previously in two highly successful colleges in the North West. Mary has a wealth of industrial and educational experience and alongside her team of teaching, support and training staff she invests in young people and adults to ensure that they all have opportunities to fulfil their potential.

Lucy is the Director of Strategy at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (WHH).  Lucy started her career 17 years ago as an NHS General Management Trainee, gaining a Master’s degree in health and social care leadership and management. In the 17 years she has held a number of operational management roles within the NHS and subsequently, in her role at EY and most recently as Director of Strategy at WHH, led large scale change programmes to deliver significant financial, quality and performance benefits predominantly within healthcare. Highlights include; leading the introduction of the support time recovery worker role into mental health services; leading a £3.6m project to install the first intra-operative scanner in a pediatric setting in the UK and Europe; leading the transfer of pediatric services from an acute to a community setting; directing a project for disadvantaged pregnant teenagers in Peru; and leading the support to the merger of two large acute Trusts.  Lucy is passionate about improving the lives of the populations she serves from a health and wider regeneration perspective.

Graham is a retired Royal Navy veteran and local business man. Graham is the Chairman of Runcorn Locks Restoration Society. Graham sits on the Runcorn Town Team panel

Local Policing Commander at Runcorn – Chief Inspector Jones has served across the county with Cheshire Constabulary in a variety of roles for the last 20 years.  

Josh is a Chartered Surveyor and is a Senior Development Manager at commercial property developer Langtree and has worked in both the private sector and within the public/private sector entities.  He has gained considerable experience in urban regeneration, public/private partnerships and managing complex multi-disciplinary developments.

Josh is dedicated to enhancing the safety and quality of life in Runcorn, aiming to create a more secure environment for its residents, employees, and visitors.  With a strong connection to Halton and considerable experience working within Halton across a number of projects, Josh’s profound enthusiasm drives his commitment to elevating the entire borough’s well-being and prosperity.

Dan Price was elected as Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner in May 2024.

Dan served as a councillor for over a decade, bringing new ideas and energy to public service.

Dan sees the challenges that residents face daily. His goal is to reduce crime, listen to the public and modernise so every resident of Cheshire feels safe, valued and confident that when a crime is committed, justice will be served.

Dan has a background in engineering and has lived in Cheshire all his life. He is married to his husband Alessandro and has two dogs.

His four-year term runs from 2024 – 2028.

Since 2019 Rob has been Chief Executive Officer for Norton Priory Museum and Gardens, which became Halton’s first National Portfolio Organisation in April 2023  He is interested in the ways in which culture can bring communities together, develop skills and enhance lives and wellbeing.

Richard is Managing Director of Sandon Global based in Manor Park, Runcorn. The business manufacture printing rollers for the Flexographic print market. As a business leader Richard focuses on product quality, service and innovation with a strong record of developing partnerships with academic institutions such as University of Manchester and Liverpool John Moore’s University.

The business focuses on the well-being of its staff and works closely with Riverside College recruiting and training 16 engineering apprentices over the last 5 years. In 2022 the company moved into a custom-built new facility that focuses on the welfare of staff and renewable energy.

Jessica is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with almost 10 years’ experience. She has a diverse property background working with a range of institutional investors.  With a proven track record in commercial asset and property management, Jessica brings a wealth of experience across various sectors, including healthcare, retail, industrial, and office. With a strong background in managing diverse portfolios, including proactively driving asset performance through re-gears, lease renewals, rent reviews, and refurbishments, Jessica is adept at developing investment strategies that maximize returns while mitigating risks. As a resident and property investor in Runcorn, Jessica has a personal connection to the success and prosperity of the town.

In August 2006 Sally was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer at St Helens CVS, following a number of years running the same organisation in Epping Forest in Essex.

Sally has experience of working across a range of sectors and organisations with officers, members and stakeholders at all levels. Sally now leads the merged local infrastructure organisation Halton and St Helens Voluntary & Community Action. Halton and St Helens VCA is the local support and development organisation providing advice, information, support and practical services to charities, voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises in St Helens and Halton. Offering such support to help create a strong local civil society sector that makes a positive difference in the lives of local people and communities. Since merger VCA is connected with more than 2500 groups, charities and organisation in the 2 Boroughs. Alongside having overall responsibility for the running of the organisation, Sally’s key role is to undertake the influence and voice functions on behalf of the local sector and works with partners to achieve this. Alongside this she spent 11 years as a Non-Executive Director on an NHS Community Foundation Trust

Sally is currently a Board member at the Saints Community Development Foundation, the Chair of Voluntary Sector NW and Vice-Chair of VS6 the Liverpool City Region VCSE sector partnership. She is an Institute of Directors (IOD) certified Company Director. Sally was awarded an MBE in the 2022 Queen’s Jubilee Honours List for services to the community in Halton & St Helens.