Meet the
Our team of friendly professionals are available to talk and help with advice if ever you need it. Here are the Arden team members.
Barnt Green
Geri Galla
Branch Manager
Geri is the Branch Manager at Arden Estates in Barnt Green. As well as managing the excellent team here, her role involves appraising properties, carrying out honest and realistic valuations that reflect the ever-changing market, and conducting viewings.
Robyn Fellows
Assistant Manager
Robyn joined Arden Estates in August 2017 as a Sales Negotiator within the Barnt Green branch. After previously working in the hospitality industry as a Restaurant Manager, she felt it was time for a change and had always wanted to become an estate agent.
Brooke Hopcroft
Senior Sales Negotiator
Following a 12 year career as a Recruiter and Headhunter, Brooke was keen for a career change. With a keen interest in property, an opportunity presented itself to pursue a career at Arden as a Senior Sales Negotiator and it has not disappointed. Living locally in Blackwell Brooke has a good knowledge of the local area and schools. She loves helping people find their dream home.
Oliver Barr
Sales Negotiator
After working for three years for a large insurance company, Oliver decided to come back to Estate agency after working in Stourbridge and Kinver and joined Arden in November 2020. His role is consisting of conducting property viewings and has begun helping with valuations too.
Hannah Boyce-Mears
Photographer
Hannah is the Photographer at the Barnt Green branch. She originally started a part-time role within estate agency while she was studying for her BSc Degree in Television Technology at Birmingham University. Moving on to Arden Estates has allowed her to progress even further by concentrating on Sales and Marketing within the company. She has also studied to become a Domestic Energy Assessor.
Lesley Barnfield
Sales Progressor
Lesley is a Sales Progressor at our Barnt Green branch. Having worked in the banking industry for over 16 years, she decided to take on a new challenge and become an estate agent and has now continued within the property sector for more than 20 years.
Bromsgrove
Jonathan Whitehead
Managing Director
Jon founded Arden in January 2010. He has worked within the property and financial services industries since 2005, when he was originally a mortgage advisor. He also co-founded HLC wealth management and House of Arden home staging. Before that, he worked in the design & print industry. He has also represented Worcestershire at squash & golf.
Sarah Massey
Branch Manager
Sarah joined Arden in 2014, she has over eight years experience in the property industry. In addition, Sarah also co-founded our sister company, House of Arden Home Staging, in 2017. She previously worked in the recruitment sector.
Christine Raybould
Assistant Manager
Christine originally joined the Arden team as a part-time Sales Executive in 2016, and is now a full time member within the sales team. She previously worked within the Education sector as a Teaching Assistant.
Matt Bennett
Valuations Manager
Matt joined the Arden team in 2019, and has a vast knowledge of the property industry, and over the years Matt has enjoyed a successful career with top estate agencies throughout Droitwich Spa and now Bromsgrove. Previously Matt was a fully trained fitness instructor and sports therapist.
Maria Stokes
Marketing Manager
Maria joined Arden in 2014, as the Marketing Manager for the Arden Estates Group. In addition, she also helps run Arden's sister company House of Arden Home Staging. Having previously worked for a local newspaper and magazines, Maria has accumulated nearly twenty years of copywriting and marketing experience.
Jackie Kamara
Sales Executive
Jackie joined Arden in 2015, as a Sales Executive. After working predominantly in local sales for newspapers and magazines, including property sales, Jackie has several years experience under her belt.
Savannah Fairnie-Grounds
Property Executive
Savannah is a Sales Executive within the Bromsgrove Branch. Before joining the team in 2020, she had previously been working at Edinburgh Airport as an Aircraft Dispatcher, however, after taking a few years out to raise her son, a change of career came with a new change of scenery after moving from Scotland to Bromsgrove.
Jayne Bennett
Sales Progression Manager
Jayne is the Sales Progression Manager at the Bromsgrove branch. She has a vast knowledge of the industry having worked in estate agency for almost 20 years, dealing with properties at all different levels.
Sarah Fellows
Sales Progressor
Sarah has worked within the property industry since 2005 and brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience. Having worked for some of the longest standing agents in our area Sarah is a welcome addition to the Arden team and has already made a significant contribution to the team.
Laura Williams
Mortgage & Protection Adviser for HLC Ltd
Laura joined the HLC Team as a Mortgage & Protection Advisor in 2014. Having worked in the financial side of estate agency since 2004, Laura has over 15 years experience in finding homebuyers the best mortgage and protection deals on offer.
Rob Bird
Mortgage & Protection Adviser for HLC Ltd
Rob joined HLC in June 2019, as a Mortgage and Protection Adviser. Previously, Rob was working in a similar position for a corporate company, bringing with him several years of experience within the financial sector.
Lettings
Chloe Saunders
Lettings Manager
Chloe is the Lettings Assistant Manager within the Bromsgrove team. Having previously working within the financial side of an insurance company, she decided it was time to follow her heart and start her career within Arden Estates.
Kate Sears
Finance Manager
Kate is the Finance Manager for the Arden Estate Agent group. Kate has been working within estate agency since 2013, having previously worked for an agency situated in Bournville. Within Arden, she has now taken over management of the Lettings book-keeping and her day to day role is receipting rents, paying landlords and contractors, and chasing late rent payers, although luckily this doesn't happen very often!
Loren Haycock
Lettings Negotiator
Loren joined the lettings team in 2020, as a Lettings Negotiator. Having six years previous experience, Loren worked for an agency in and around the Sandwell area, where she acquired a vast amount of experience and knowledge, creating a strong passion for a career within property.
Jasmine Hopper
Lettings Negotiator
Jasmine has over 3 years previous lettings experience covering the North Worcestershire and South Birmingham areas, she is also ARLA qualified achieving her Level 2 award in introduction to residential property management practice in 2020. She has a strong passion for property and is also going through the process of buying her first home.
Rhys Morgan
Property Executive
Rhys is a Maintenance Manager within the Lettings department at the Bromsgrove branch. He joined the Arden team in 2020, after achieving a BTEC in Business Management at Stratford-upon-Avon College. Prior to joining Arden, he had gained some work experience within his family's property development and lettings business.
Redditch
James Cope
Director
James co-founded Arden Estates in 2010. Before this, he was already active in the property market by successfully selling houses for a large corporate estate agent in Redditch, for nearly a decade, in which he swiftly progressed through the ranks. Previous to this he was a professional footballer for Shrewsbury Town!
Olivia Richards
Sales Manager
Olivia joined the Arden team in 2014. She started her career in estate agency during 2010, working in lettings, in Solihull. Although, Olivia started at Arden within the lettings department, she has now become a very successful sales negotiator.
Tim Kenneally MNAEA
Valuations Manager
Tim joined Arden in 2019, as Valuations Manager and has enjoyed helping clients daily since. He started his estate agency career in 2004, and has worked exclusively within the Worcestershire / Warwickshire property market ever since.
Kelly Geehan
Sales Executive
Kelly joined the Arden team in 2018, as a sales negotiator. Previously, she worked for a large printing company.
Dannielle Cooper
Sales Executive
Danielle joined Arden in 2019, to begin her career as a Sales Negotiator. Before this, she had enjoyed barista and bar staff work.
Victoria Attwood
Sales Executive
Victoria joined the Arden sales team in 2015. She is very passionate about the industry and loves to provide high levels of customer service.
When not at work, she is busy entertaining her two children or out dancing with friends.
Amy Woollaston
Sales Coordinator
Amy started her career in a corporate estate agency many years ago on the sales progression side. After a brief break working as a prison officer, she revisited the housing world and is now thriving in her role as Sales Coordinator with Arden.
Halinka Connelly
Sales Progressor
I have been in this industry for over 30 years having experience in all roles and have been with Arden for almost 2 years. I have now settled in what I believe is my preferred role “Sales Progression”. I get immense satisfaction ensuring where possible that our sales and purchases go through as swiftly and stress free as possible for our buyers and sellers and enjoy the challenges that come with the role.
Allison Talbot
Sales Progressor
I started with Arden in 2021. I have worked in the property industry for over 30 years with both independent and corporate agents. I have recently from Birmingham to Redditch.
Alex Williams
Mortgage & Protection Adviser for HLC Ltd
Alex has worked in real estate & financial services since 2000. He has spent a number of years arranging mortgages for one of the UK’s leading banks and joined HLC due to their reputation of arranging mortgages on a more personal level for their clients.
Rubery
Romily Adams
Branch Manager
Romily is the Branch Manager here at Arden Estates in Rubery. She has worked in estate agency for more than 10 years now and has loved every minute of it. She previously worked for a local agent in Bromsgrove, before moving to Arden Estates Rubery.
Sharon Hingley
Senior Sales Negotiator
Sharon joined Arden Estates as Sales Negotiator in 2014. She has been in the sales industry since the early 1990's. After previously working abroad selling properties, she is now focusing her career on residential sales within the estate agency industry closer to home.
Jason Winterton
Sales Negotiator
Jason started his role as Sales Negotiator at Arden Estates Rubery, in September 2020. Having worked in the property industry within Rubery and its surrounding areas for the previous 12 years, Jason is able to offer extensive knowledge of the local area and has built strong relationships with many residents whom he's helped to buy and/or sell their property.
Georgie Cole
Sales Negotiator
Georgie has worked within the property industry for the last three years in Redditch. I am now looking to expand my knowledge of the Birmingham area and help buyers find their dreams homes.
Lara Payne
Sales Progressor
Lara has worked within the property industry for 9 years, she has worked for corporate and local independent Agents. She loves working within the sales progression team and seeing a sale through to the end handing over the keys to happy buyers on completion day!
Rebecca Twilton
Mortgage Advisor
Rachael is a Sales Progressor within the Rubery branch. She originally joined the Arden sales team in Redditch as a Sales Negotiator, back in January 2015, after leaving a similar role with a different agent. However, concentrating solely on taking each property sale through to exchange and completion, was the perfect transition for her.
Solihull
Jonathan Whitehead
Managing Director
Jon founded Arden in January 2010. He has worked within the property and financial services industries since 2005, when he was originally a mortgage advisor. He also co-founded HLC wealth management and House of Arden home staging. Before that, he worked in the design & print industry. He has also represented Worcestershire at squash & golf.
Charlotte Horton
Office Manager
Charlotte joined Arden as a Sales Executive in 2016. After previously working in financial services, Charlotte's change in career was fuelled by her passion for property and interior design, along with wanting to further develop her already existing skills set.
Lauren Simms
Valuer & Head of New Homes
Lauren joined the team at Arden in 2021, and has a vast knowledge of the property industry including New Homes and over the years enjoyed her successful career. Lauren previously worked for a local Estate Agent and as Cabin Crew for Virgin Atlantic.
Jade Bradley
Sales Executive
Jade joined Arden as a Sales Executive in June 2021. Having worked in the property industry in the Solihull area for the last 6 years with a wide range of knowledge of the sector. She previously worked in Education running a nursery and a baby group.
Worcester
Dominque Thompson
Valuations Manager
Dominique joined Arden Estates in 2019, with 15 years of knowledge and experience in the Worcestershire market. Her passion for property, dedication to clients, along with her professionalism have been the foundations for her success.
Jonathan Whitehead
Managing Director
Jon founded Arden in January 2010. He has worked within the property and financial services industries since 2005, when he was originally a mortgage advisor. He also co-founded HLC wealth management and House of Arden home staging. Before that, he worked in the design & print industry. He has also represented Worcestershire at squash & golf.
Katy Freeman
Assistant Manager
Katy has lived in Worcester her whole life, so she has extensive knowledge of Worcester and the surrounding areas. After working in the airline industry she decided she wanted a more permanent base. She had always loved property and interior design, so thought estate agency would be a perfect transition to start her property career.
Leanne Fletcher
Senior Sales Progressor
I started my career in estate agency, in 2007 as an administrator for lettings. I rapidly progressed to Lettings Manager in 2008 and thoroughly enjoyed the role. In 2016 I moved over to sales and specifically for sales progression as this was the area I really had passion for. The job allows me to support clients throughout the sale, giving them peace of mind knowing that they are dealing with just me from the start of the sale, right through to finish. Helping clients move in to their new homes gives me great job satisfaction.
Emma Knowles
Mortgage Advisor
Emma is a Mortgage Planning Advisor within the Worcester branch. She joined the HLC team, who work directly with Arden Estates, in September 2020. Before joining the team she had been working in a similar position for a corporate company for three years and felt it was time for a change.
Lydney
Sharon Whitehead
Director
Sharon has lived in Gloucestershire all of her life, and has an extensive knowledge of Gloucestershire, and in particular the Forest of Dean and its surrounding areas. Since leaving college in 1982, she has always been involved in sales and specialised in customer care and attention to detail.
Chris Whitehead
Director
Chris lived in Worcestershire most of his life and moved to Lydney in 2001. For a number of years, he worked in the printing industry where he was involved in running a multi-million-pound turnover plc. In 2005, he decided to do something totally different and studied to become a Financial Adviser where he specialised in Equity Release and Mortgages.
Lucy Cullinane
Branch Supervisor
Lucy's career started with Arden Estate Agents in 2013. Having come from an administrative background, she started learning the ropes in Property Sales with the help of Sharon & Chris. Once fully underway, Lucy became involved with starting up Arden Lettings (Lydney) and as the lettings portfolio grew, she transitioned into Lydney’s Lettings Manager in 2015.
Annalise Nelmes
Sales and Lettings Negotiator
Annalise is a Sales and Lettings Negotiator at the Lydney branch. She started her career in estate agency in 2017, joining the Arden team in December 2019. Before she knew what she really wanted to do, Annalise completed a course at a local college and qualified as a hair stylist. However, after a couple of years she felt her real passion was in property, so in 2017 she made the move into the housing industry.
Maddie Welch
Lettings Negotiator
Maddie is a Lettings Negotiator at Arden Estates Lydney. She joined the team in October 2017, after working previously in a similar role.