Key contacts
Chief Executive Officer - Dan Skipper
Dan Skipper is the Chief Executive Officer of Age UK Norwich, working for the charity since 2015. Dan is an active part of a range of forums focusing on improving the quality of later life in the city and county, including Norfolk Older People’s Strategic Partnership, the Norwich Institute of Healthy Ageing, and the Later Life Provider Network. As part of the charity’s mission, he’s shaping Norwich’s application to the Centre for Ageing Better for Norwich to become an Age Friendly City under the World Health Organisation framework.
He is a member of the Integrated Care System (ICS) Ageing Well Programme Board, VCFSE Assembly, and the Physical Activity Strategic Leadership Group. Nationally, Dan is part of the Age England Association NHS Development Working Group and the Business in the Community (BITC) Norwich Network Board as part of their levelling-up agenda.
Dan is a qualified programme and project manager, and a member of the APM, the chartered body for the project profession. Prior to Age UK Norwich, Dan held a wide variety of senior positions within the financial services and education sectors, ranging from product development, marketing, regulatory compliance to customer insights and behaviours. Dan is also a Trustee of Reepham Housing Trust.
Dan can be contacted on 01603 496329 or by email dan.skipper@ageuknorwich.org.uk
Head of Operations - Jamie Price
Jamie Price is the Head of Operations for Age UK Norwich, working for the charity since February 2022. Jamie has over 25 years’ experience in senior operational management and is focused on ensuring the services we provide deliver maximum benefits for our clients. Prior to Age UK Norwich, Jamie held a variety of roles in the aviation sector and was keen on making airports and air travel more accessible for special assistance customers, particularly for those with hidden disabilities. Jamie lives in Norfolk with his family, travels the country supporting Fulham FC, enjoys playing lawn bowls and walking his two Sprocker Spaniels Daisy and Dougie!
He can be contacted on 07368 656971 or by email jamie.price@ageuknorwich.org.uk
Health and Community Support Manager - Michael Barber
Michael joined Age UK Norwich in August 2021 and is the Health and Community Support Manager. He oversees various projects including our Age Healthy Norwich project, which delivers physical activity for GP Referred patients in the local PCN, the Community Team including Health Coaching, linking in with the Community Hospitals and Stroke Rehabilitation, Befriending, Clubs and Trips, and the Complex Care Support team. His background is that he started as a personal trainer after completing a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science, before taking on the Physiologist role at Nuffield Health in which he progressed to running multiple departments with management roles including Fitness, Operations, Clinic and Registered Manager. He enjoys playing sports, especially rugby and has started training for endurance events such as half marathons and triathlons, enjoys studying and also enjoys relaxing with video games
Michael can be contacted on 01603 397 802 or email michael.barber@ageuknorwich.org.uk
Advice, Information and Welfare Manager - Jo Willingham
Jo has been involved with advice work in Norwich for more than 30 years, initially training to be a CAB volunteer adviser. Since that time she has managed generalist, outreach and money advice teams. She joined the Age UK Norwich team in September 2013 and has been the Information and Advice Manager since then. Jo has a keen interest and commitment to ensuring that everyone can access good quality information and advice on their rights and entitlements and thereby making a positive difference to people’s lives. This sometimes means that extra help and support is required to ensure that everyone is able to do this. She enjoys networking and working collaboratively with other organisations. Jo represents Age UK Norwich on the steering group of Norfolk Community Advice Network and she is also one of the regular chairs of the Norwich Early Help Hub.
Jo can be contacted on 01603 496327 or email jo.willingham@ageuknorwich.org.uk.
Corporate Relationship Manager - Jeremy Goss
Jeremy is best known as the former Norwich City and Welsh International midfielder who was part of the high-flying team that achieved greatly during the early 1990’s. Jeremy will always be remembered for scoring spectacular goals versus Premier League teams including Liverpool and Leeds Utd as well European giants Bayern Munich in the great UEFA Cup Run of 1993. He has since performed a number of roles for Norwich City and other charities. In 2023, he is helping to organise our Golf Day and Tour De Broads Cycling Fundraising Challenge.
Jeremy can be contacted on 01603 496323 or email jeremy.goss@ageuknorwich.org.uk.