| Iqbal Patel | Businessman
| Mr Patel is a successful businessman and owns one of the largest computer outlets in the north west. He has also been the Local Ward Councillor and was the Deputy Chair of the Planning Committee. Key Skills - Business planning and management, leadership, financial management. |
| Mr Adam Godiwala | Retired Teacher
| Mr Godiwala has an excellent track record in the education sector. He was headmaster at 2 schools and has developed an exchange project with Preston College and India. He is also a community activist.
Key Skills - Training and development, organisational development. |
Mr Ismail Hakim
| Businessman and Community Worker | Mr Hakim is also a successful businessman with a chain of Opticians and other business interests .Mr Hakim has been involved in community work for many years and is a trustee of the local Mosque and adjoing Community Centre.
Key Skills - Negotiating, business management, community networks, local knowledge.
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| Mr Inayat Omarji | Children and Young Peoples project Manager for the Bolton Council of Mosques | Past employment with the local authority has seen him managing Community Leisure Centres, Tackling Anti- Social Behaviour and Delivering community development projects.
Current voluntary roles include :
- Youth Offending Team Panel Member
- Governor at Local primary school
- Independent Advisory Group Member - GMP
- Governor at Bolton NHS Trust
- Committee member at Local Mosque
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| Ismail Patel | Postal Worker
| Mr Patel has for many years worked as a volunteer in the community, working with schools, mosques and voluntary groups helping people. He is well respected and is an Active member of a local mosque who has set up a 6th Form Education Network within there mosque premises.
Key Skills - Community liaison, networking, fundraising. |
Maqbool Patel
| ICT Network Administrator / Trainer
Bolton MBC | Mr Patel is a Young Adult who has vast knowledge of computer networks and packages. He also has experience in delivering training courses. He also has experience in working with schools maintaining the curriculum IT networks. Good links with the local mosque and active with the young people in the community.
Key Skills - IT, Computer networking, local knowledge and community links. |
Aziz Patel
| Station Supervisor - Northern Rail
| Mr Patel has for many years worked as a volunteer in the community, Working with volunteer groups and the local mosque. He is an active sports worker with youth worker qualities.
Key Skills - Local knowledge, youth and sports skills. |
Imteyaz Ali
| Legal Clerk | Mr Ali works for a very successful solicitors firm. He is recognisd for his legal work within the community. He is a committee member at a New Community Mosque and has good links within the business and legal Sector.
Key Skills - Negotiating, local knowledge, legal advisory, business.
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Haroon Simjee
| Unemployed | Mr Simjee is a well respected community activist. He has worked in the past within the Housing sector as a Housing Officer. He is currently involved in a residents group within the community, promoting community safety and involvement initiatives.
Key Skills - Community liaison, networking, local knowledge.
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Yaseer Ahmed
| Businessman and community activist | Mr Ahmed has a great deal of experience working with large organisation, previously working as a Director for Bolton Council of Mosques. He is currently a Vice Chair and Director of Bolton Council for Voluntary Services, Executive Director of the Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust and has an involvement in many other voluntary and community groups. He is a community business minded person, who has recently set his own company up.
Key Skills - Business Management, networks and partnerships, youth work skills.
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Shamim Adam
| School Teacher | Mrs Adam works for a local Secondary school as a Home School Link co-ordinator. She has a vast knowledge of school and community education and associated needs and requirements. She also practices homeopathic medicine which gives her a good knowledge and understanding of community health issues.
Key Skills - Health Issues, understanding of community education needs and gaps, community networks. |
Imran Ali
| Customer Services Officer | Mr Ali is an active community ambassador for young people. Well known to the community.
Key Skills - Local knowledge, networks and links.
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