Pentagon Partnership is the strategic partnership for third sector involvement in the economic regeneration of Tyne and Wear . Our Development Worker, Jon Goodwin,  is based with North Tyneside VODA in Shiremoor, and works under the guidance of our Steering Group, drawn from third sector infrastructure organisations, community networks and best practice organisations from across Tyne and Wear.

The current (January 2010) membership of the Steering Group is as follows:

Members - local infrastructure organisations / community networks

1. Barbara McClennan (Sunderland Community Network) – CHAIR
2. Beryl Robinson (Gateshead Voluntary Organisations Council)
3. Roger Mould (Newcastle Council for Voluntary Service)
4. Gillian McDonough (Sunderland Council for Voluntary Service)
5. Bryan Harwood (North Tyneside Community Empowerment Network)
6. Phil Wright (North Tyneside VODA)
7. Vacancy
8. Vacancy
9. Vacancy
10. Vacancy

Members – other

1. Yvonne Ritchie (WEA North East)
2. Keith Nicholson (Tyneside Cyrenians)
3. Vacancy

Advisors

John Main – Voluntary Organisations Network North East

Julie Duell - North Tyneside VODA (as host organisation)

Peter O’Brien – Tyne and Wear City Region