Heather Petch

Heather Petch has been Director of HACT (the Housing Associations' Charitable Trust) in London since January 2000. Ms. Petch has over 20 years experience in the housing, homelessness, anti-poverty, and community fields as a front-line adviser, board member, researcher, policy analyst, activist, and director. She is a trustee of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and is a member of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's Immigration and Inclusion committee. 

HACT pioneers housing solutions for people on the margins. It develops sustainable partnerships and networks; funds and promotes practical solutions for social inclusion; and shares insights, outcomes, and replicable models.