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Chief Executive
SALLY PARSONS
Sally has joined the Alpha team in 2025, having worked in both supported and general needs housing for 35 years. Prior to joining Alpha, she most recently worked for national housing association Home Group. Sally is passionate about supporting both residents and colleagues to live their best lives. She is an experienced culture ambassador, support planning expert and safeguarding lead.
Sally will lead Alpha through its next phase of development and growth, focusing on delivering excellent quality housing and support services for older people across Northern England, working with delivery partners and local authorities, supported by the excellent team in Alpha.
Outside work, Sally lives in the Yorkshire countryside with her husband, three cats and a dog, and enjoys cooking, spending time with friends and family, helping out in her village as well as travelling abroad.
Senior Management Team
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Director of Finance & Resource
NEIL DURR
Neil joined the Alpha Living's leadership team in May 2025. Neil has previously worked as Director of Finance for another local housing association, as well as having held senior finance roles in other organisations in the housing and commercial sectors.Whilst having strong housing experience, Neil also has previously supported other organisations through growth, which will support help Alpha Living deliver our ambition in developing new housing needs for the next generation of older people older
As well as being Finance Director, Neil is our Company Secretary.
When not working, Neil enjoys watching Liverpool Football Club, watching live music, travelling, walking with his dog (Archie) and socialising with friends.
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Director of Housing & Support
PETER MERITY
Peter joined the Alpha Living leadership team in December 2019. He has over 20 years’ experience working within the Social Housing sector both with general needs and specialist housing services for older people. His passion is to ensure all residents have the ability and services available to live as independently as possible for as long as possible.
Peter is responsible for the delivery of Housing and Support services to our residents and was a lead role in developing Alpha Livings customer services offer as well as delivering services into our Independent Living neighbourhoods. He is also involved with the strategic and operational development of Poppyfields and our next extra care development.
Peter is Chair of a local housing charity specialising in providing accommodation for adults and care leavers with ASC and Vice Chair of an educational charity supporting children with early childhood trauma and special educational needs. He loves nothing more than spending time away from work with his 2 young children.
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Director of Asset Management
ZOE CARMICHAEL
Zoe joined Alpha as Director of Asset Management in 2019. She has 24 years of Housing experience, starting her journey as a call centre operator for Wirral Council dealing with repairs. She has worked across various teams including compliance, investment delivery, strategic management and business planning.
She is a board member for Cobalt in North Liverpool and a member of their Audit & Risk and Investment & Development Committees
Zoe loves living on the Wirral and enjoys walking her much loved border terriers on the beaches there. She is a book worm and likes nothing more than relaxing with a book (or five) on her holidays to her favourite location, the Isle of Anglesey . She loves to sing and is an active member of a local contemporary Choir, performing with their Wirral group as they raise monies for various charities.