Tony Dearing

Tony Dearing

Vice Chair

Tony has 25 years’ experience in voluntary work in the community sector and has been instrumental in the setting up of a number of community organisations which included helping to write funding bids and achieving legal status.  Tony was involved in the formation of the original Goodwin Centre Association in 1994 has remained an active trustee ever since – including a serving as Chairman of the Board.

As well as being Goodwin’s Vice-Chair, Tony is currently Chair for Enterprise, Employment and Training and Corporate Services Sub-Committees and represents Goodwin on a number of Boards – Goodwin Community Trading, West Hull Community Transport and CT Plus Humber.  Tony has also served as chair on Goodwin’s Guide Neighbourhood Seedcorn Panel whilst this project was in operation, a panel which was responsible for approving grants of up to £10,000.