Monique Royle
Chairman

Monique is an Associate within the Valuation Team at GVA Grimley in Birmingham who advise Corporates on acquisitions and mergers and provides UK institutions with full fund portfolio valuations, as well as UK and international banks with secured lending valuations and advice. Monique has a special interest in licensed property having spent 10 years with Marston's Taverns (WDB).

Tel: 0121 609 8440
E-mail: monique.royle@gvagrimley.co.uk

Rachael Hobbis
Vice Chairman

Rachael is a solicitor specialising in contentious and non-contentious construction work at Shakespeare Putsman LLP, who provide combined technical and legal services in connection with property development schemes and construction projects.

Tel: 0121 631 5372
E-mail: rachael.hobbis@sp-legal.co.uk

Carmen Guerra
Roadshow Coordinator

Carmen works for Atkins Design Solutions in Birmingham. She provides structural advice for the design, restoration and refurbishment of buildings of all kinds with particular expertise in airport, education, residential and industrial buildings.

Tel: 0121 483 5059
E-mail: carmen.guerra@atkinsglobal.com

Teresa Darby
Treasurer

Teresa is a Chartered Accountant specialising in advising property and construction clients as a member of the Real Estate and Construction Team at BDO Stoy Hayward LLP.

Tel: 0121 352 6393
E-mail: teresa.darby@bdo.co.uk

Wendy Goldthorp
Awards Co-Ordinator

Wendy is an Associate with Clarke Willmott specialising in both contentious and non-contentious construction and engineering work. Wendy acts for a wide range of clients, including developers, funders, contractors, professional consultants, public bodies and private companies. She is currently completing her MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resoution part-time at King's College, London.

Tel: 0845 209 1035
E-mail: wendy.goldthorp@clarkewillmott.com

Michelle Kendrick (Navin)
Membership Secretary

Michelle is an Associate Director in the Real Estate Team at Bank of Scotland, Corporate in Birmingham.

Tel: 0121 329 7015/07789 650386
E-mail: michellekendrick@bankofscotland.co.uk

Sandy Munroe
Committee Member

Sandy Munroe is an Associate in the Commercial Property Department of Bevan Brittan. Sandy has been a Women in Property Committee member since 2002. She is currently undertaking commercial property work for RSL's and NHS Trusts involving site acqusitions and disposals.

Tel: 0870 194 5056
E-mail: sandy.munroe@bevanbrittan.com

Gill Yates
Committee Member

Until recently, Gill was the VAT Director responsible for running the VAT practice at BDO Stoy Hayward in the Midlands. She now runs her own business. She advises on the VAT aspects of all types of property transactions, assisting her client to minimise their costs and maximise their profits.

Tel: 01527 877007
E-mail: gillyates@hotmail.co.uk

Elizabeth Flowith
Committee Member

Elizabeth has been with GVA Grimley for 2 years on the graduate rotation and is currently working within the industrial team in the Birmingham office. Elizabeth has been a Women in Property Committee member since 2006.

Tel: 0121 609 8333
E-mail: elizabeth.flowith@gvagrimley.co.uk

Nichola Vine
Joint Secretary

Nichola is a solicitor at Beachcroft LLP with over 10 years experience of dealing with contentious construction disputes.

Tel: 0121 698 5263
E-mail: nvine@beachcroft.co.uk

Kelly Sampson
Committee Member

Kelly is a commercial property solicitor and qualified in March 2007.

Tel: 0870 194 5415
E-mail: kelly.sampson@bevanbrittan.com

Vicki Luckhurst
PR & Web Officer

Vicki has worked in the property construction industry for 8 years as a new business and project manager for a Barques Design a Birmingham based graphic design/marketing/pr agency.

Tel: 0121 233 2080
E-mail: vicki@barques.co.uk

Natalie Stevens
Joint Secretary

Natalie is Marketing Manager for Edmond Shipway, a multi-disciplinary construction consultancy based in Edgbaston, with offices across the UK and overseas.

Tel: 0121 454 3515
E-mail: natalie.stevens@shipway.co.uk

Narvinder Bains
Committee Member

Narvinder is a Senior Planning Consultant at CSJ Brooke Smith with over 7 years experience in planning.

Tel: 0121 693 8900
E-mail: nb@csjbrookesmith.co.uk

Alex Lowe
Committee Member

Alex-Jayne is a commercial property lawyer at BPE with particular expertise in acting for developers of residential or mixed use sites in acquisitions, site assembly, statutory agreements and subsequent plot disposals. Throughout her career she has provided assistance on a wide range of commercial property transactions including office, retail and industrial landlord and tenant transactions.

Tel: 0121 262 5600
E-mail: alex.lowe@bpe.co.uk