Ms Baird has been shortlisted for Woman of the Year and Inspirational Leader of the Year at the respective awards.

Evie Copland from CIH Futures has also been shortlisted in the Woman of the Future category at the Women in Housing event.

Both awards celebrate the leaders, innovators and change-makers across the sector, highlighting the incredible work being carried out by teams and individuals over the past 12 months.

The official ceremony for both will take place on June 27 in Manchester Central as part of the Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference Housing 2022.

The night will start with the Choir with no name, the choir that gives homeless people a voice and the host for the evening is Ebony Rainford-Brent, England’s first female black cricketer.

Both shortlists are outlined in full below:

Women in Housing Awards 2022 shortlist

Best talent management initiative

• LancWestWorks - Lancaster West Estate Neighbourhood Team
• Women in Leadership Awards - Look Ahead
• Women in Novus - Novus Property Solutions
• Everybody is unique - PA Housing
• The Women’s Trade Network - Plentific
• Switchee Talent Management - Switchee

Board/committee member of the year

• Jaimini Bharakhada - Belgrave Neighbourhood Co-op Housing Association
• Michelle Baker - Eastlight Community Homes
• Jenny Rayner - Great Places
• Paula McGrath - HMS
• Allison Whittington - Mount Green Housing Association
• Bernadette Conroy - Network Homes
• Carmen Simpson - Phoenix Community Housing
• Tracey Tucker - Yorkshire Housing

Inclusion champion - sponsored by Aico

• Zip Kruse - Futures Housing Group
• Tara Kelly - Great Places Housing Group
• Becky Leonard-Dixon - Home Group
• Cath Coombe - Mosscare St Vincent’s
• Julie Jacobs-Obodai - Raven Housing Trust
• Melissa Madjitey - Savills UK
• Cordelia Johnney - Stonewater
• Gemma Waddington - The Hyde Group

Professional of the year (1)

• Avene Furness - Chute Fire Certification UK
• Kelly Kerr - Echelon Consultancy
• Anneka Gill - Morgan Sindall Property Services
• Helen Wildin - Nuspan Flooring
• Kate Fellows - PH Jones
• Sheenagh McNally - Supporting Communities
• Rebecca Rees - Trowers & Hamlins

Professional of the year (2)

• Anna Nicholls - Abri
• Val Jeffries - Bournemouth Churches Housing Association
• Deborah Fenton - Epping Forest District Council
• Annemarie Roberts - Golding Homes
• Frances Geary - Selwood Housing
• Anne Costain - Stonewater
• Lan Chuong - SW9 Community Housing
• Mia Davis - Town & Country Housing
• Julie Wilkins - Wealden District Council

Woman of the future (1) - sponsored by Anthony Collins Solicitors

• Gemma Cartwright - Birmingham City Council
• Paige Hutchings - Bournemouth Churches Housing Association
• Evie Copland - CIH Futures
• Ishen Stewart-Dowding - Haringey Council
• Selena Hall - Local Space
• Murron Bissett - Loreburn Housing Association
• Louise O’Connell - Places for People
• Bazgha Sultana - Red Kite Community Housing

Woman of the future (2) - sponsored by Anthony Collins Solicitors

• Laura Wood - Invisible Creations
• Bella Wright - Langley House Trust
• Grace Raines - Lantei
• Daniella Jervis - National Housing Group
• Jaimee Hendry - Oasis Community Housing
• Assia Parveen - PH Jones
• Jade Turnstill - Share to Buy
• Charlotte Olver - Vistry Group

Woman of the year (1)

• Alison Sargent - Adullam Homes Housing Association
• Judith Common - Believe Housing
• Rio Argent - Bournemouth Churches Housing Association
• Liz Potter - Curo
• Jemma Fernyhough - MSV Housing
• Lucyna Cierniak - Quo Vadis Trust
• Lynda Sagona - United Welsh

Woman of the year (2)

• Michelle Dawson - Abri
• Claire Seymour - Aster Group
• Helena Pountney - BPHA
• Annemarie Roberts - Golding Homes
• Amanda Hogarty - Halton Housing
• Stacey Baldwin - Places for People

Woman of the year (3)

• Amanda Dubarry - Caritas Anchor House
• Pauline Saunders - CIVALLI
• Lisa Haythorne - Derbyshire Law Centre
• Charlotte Goode - Keepmoat Homes
• Kate Harrison - Lane End Group
• Claire Bailey-Jones - Novus Property Solutions
• Sarah Herbison - Riskhub
• Lesley Baird - TPAS Scotland

Employer of the year (1) - sponsored by Intratone

• Lane End Group
• Mears Group
• Mount Anvil
• Novus Property Solutions
• Nuspan Flooring
• Paddock Johnson
• The Bridge (East Midlands)

Employer of the year (2) - sponsored by Intratone

• bpha
• ELM Group
• Housing 21
• Karbon Homes
• Look Ahead
• Stockport Homes Group
• Stonewater
• The Calico Group
• Together Housing Group

Housing Heroes Awards 2022 shortlist

Best company health and wellbeing initiative - sponsored by Aico

• Community Activities And Improving Tenancy - Blackpool Coastal Housing
• BVT Well Winter Campaign - Bournville Village Trust
• Smartline - Coastline Housing
• More than Bricks and Mortar-Start Well - Epping Forest District Council
• We Care - Golding Homes
• Bancroft House, veteran supported accommodation - Healthier Heroes CIC
• ‘Better Days’ - Orbit
• Craigmillar community hub - Places for People Scotland
• The health and wellbeing team - WHG

Outstanding achievement by apprentices - sponsored by Places for People

• Finley Treadwell - DSO Building Management - Gravesham Borough Council
• Digital Advanced Transformation Apprenticeship (D.A.T.A) - Livin
• Maya Elie - Osborne Property Services
• Emma Cornfield - Solihull Community Housing
• One Team, Transforming Lives - Stockport Homes Group
• Simone Hitchen - The Wrekin Housing Group
• Jake Franey - Torus
• Development Officer Apprenticeship - Watford Community Housing

Team of the year (0-1000 homes)

• Backup North West - Backup North West
• The Money House Team - MyBnk
• Housing Advice Team - Nucleus Legal Advice Centre
• One YMCA TeamMCI (Marketing, Comms & Insight) - One YMCA
• Rough Sleepers Team - Quo Vadis Trust
• The Homelessness Property Fund Team - Resonance
• Housing Operations - West Berkshire Council

Team of the year (1001-15000 homes)

• The Way Forward Team - Bournemouth Churches Housing Association
• Customer Resolution Centre (CRC) - CHP
• Estates and Land Management-Culture - Epping Forest District Council
• Neighbourhood Allocation Team - Halton Housing
• Rents Team - Poplar Harca
• Digital Transformation Team - Stockport Homes Group
• Afghan Resettlement Support Team - Taff Housing Association
• Money Matters - The Wrekin Housing Group

Team of the year (15000+ homes)

• Repairs Team - Believe Housing
• Citizen Income Team - Citizen Housing
• Financial Skills/Tenancy Sustainment Team - GreenSquareAccord
• Design and Development Team - Home Group
• Sovereign’s Kickstart project team - Sovereign Housing Association
• Successful Tenancies - The Hyde Group
• Antisocial Behaviour Team - Tower Hamlets Homes
• Tenancy Ready Team - WDH
• Employment and Training - WHG

Inspirational colleague of the year

• Gemma Cartwright - Birmingham City Council
• Annie MacLean - ForHousing
• Jack Goulde - Haringey Council
• Sandra Hardy - Langley House Trust
• Jason Cudworth - Novus Property Solutions
• Stuart Baxter - Solihull Community Housing
• Daniel Bebbington - The Wrekin Housing Group
• Rachel Morgan - The Wrekin Housing Group
• Sarah Collett - Two Saints
• Helen Gilbert - West Berkshire Council

Inspirational leader of the year (1)

• Jackie Royall - Caredig
• Deborah Fenton - Epping Forest District Council
• Colette McKune - ForHousing
• Anna Blandford - Haringey Council
• Carmen Simpson - Phoenix Community Housing
• Tom Brown - Places for People
• Mr Shaun Needham - Target Housing
• Lynda Sagona - United Welsh

Inspirational leader of the year (2)

• Amanda Dubarry - Caritas Anchor House
• Lisa Haythorne - Derbyshire Law Centre
• Kate Harrison - Lane End Group
• Richard Harrison - Lane End Group
• Tracy Wild - Langley House Trust
• Helen Wildin - Nuspan Flooring
• Lesley Baird - TPAS Scotland

Tenant of the year

• Dan - Bournemouth Churches Housing Association
• Mark Johnson - Golden Lane Housing
• Helen Graham - Hawthorn Housing Co-operative
• Kerry Parkes - Home Plus
• Ann Potts - Karbon Homes
• Nicholas Hamblin - Quo Vadis Trust
• Ann Marie Docker - Sandwell Community Information and Participation
• Cathy Combs, Linda Sinclair, Lauren - Saffron Housing Trust

Lifetime achievement in housing - sponsored by The Echelon Group

• Megan Karnes - Hoarding UK
• Aman Dalvi - PA Housing
• Christine Searle - Poplar Harca
• Owen Ingram - Prospect Housing
• Lesley Baird - TPAS Scotland
• Steve Benson - Two Saints
• Paul Dockerill - WHG

Employer of the year (1) - sponsored by Intratone

• Lane End Group
• Mears Group
• Mount Anvil
• Novus Property Solutions
• Nuspan Flooring
• Paddock Johnson
• The Bridge (East Midlands)

Employer of the year (2) - sponsored by Intratone

• bpha
• ELM Group
• Housing 21
• Karbon Homes
• Look Ahead
• Stockport Homes Group
• Stonewater
• The Calico Group
• Together Housing Group