Mike Reynolds has been Chair of the Board of Trustees since 1998.  He is a retired probation officer and devotes much of his time to volunteer work in the Deaf community, including interpreting and helping to run the Deaf Church. 

George Gillan has been Treasurer of BID since 2005.  He has long experience as a commercial loans manager in Birmingham for the Bank of Ireland and has a wide knowledge of risk management.  George is also Treasurer of the Deaf Cultural Centre Board of Directors.

Matthew Jackson has been on the Board of Trustees since 1993.  He is profoundly deaf and is employed as a Stress Engineer at Rolls Royce. He has many contacts within the Deaf community and is Chair of the Deaf Cultural Centre Board of Directors. He also brings to the Board the day to day experience of a deaf person operating in a hearing environment.

Stephen Hewitt has been a representative on the Board since 1996 and became a trustee in 1999.  He is profoundly deaf and was previously Chair of the Birmingham Deaf Sports & Social Club.  He is heavily involved in the deaf community and is currently Vice President of the Midland Deaf Sports Association. 

Evelyn Wilcox has been with the BID Board since 1998.  She is profoundly deaf and was a valued employee at Cadburys. She brings a wealth of experience to the Board having been involved in the Birmingham Deaf Sports & Social Club at the old Deaf Centre and prior to that at Granville Street.  Evelyn is also a member of the Deaf Cultural Centre Board of Directors.

Eric Trowsdale is our newest recruit to the Board of Trustees and he joins us following bid services’ merger with Birmingham and District Tinnitus Group in 2009.  Eric is the Chair of the Tinnitus group which he formed in 1981.  Eric has moderate to severe deafness, he previously worked as a Probation Officer, Psychologist and Trainer and his contribution to the Board will expand our skills and bring the valuable perspective of hard of hearing people.

Chris Daniels has been on the Board since 1999.  He is an ICT expert and worked as IT manager for a major motor vehicle dealership.  Chris has now taken up a new career as a teacher.

Sandra Channings joined the Board in September 08.  She is profoundly deaf and has been an integral part of the deaf community all her life. Sandra is a lecturer in Deaf Studies at Bournville College.  Her main focus is teaching British Sign Language levels 1,2, and pre level 3.  In 2006 Sandra received an award for teaching Deaf Awareness from the Royal National Institute for the Deaf.