Parish Councillors

Odette Ghent

I joined Shenstone Parish Council in January 2026 with ten years experience in Local Government administration, I am a CILCA qualified Clerk and try to serve the Council and residents as best I can. I regularly keep up to date with training and personal development.

My background is over 45 years working in Administration & Finance.

David Salter

Alan Pugh

I was born and raised in the industrial heartlands of the Black Country, a small village near Wolverhampton. On leaving school I joined ‘Post Office Telephones’ now BT, where I enjoyed a varied and successful 44-year career. It was a privilege to play a small part in the telecommunications revolution, being one of the first to experience the wonders of a fax machine, mobile comms, broadband, the Internet and beyond. As a senior manager, I championed diversity, the importance of lifelong learning and resilience in an increasingly complex and changing workplace. As a parish councillor, I’m hoping that I can deploy my skills/experience in a meaningful way and in service of the community which we are privileged to be a part of.

• In addition to being a school governor my key interests are:
  The arts, including frequent visits to the RSC Stratford-upon-Avon and the National Theatre London.
• Extensive foreign travel, including (in safer times) visiting Jordan, Syria and Libya. I have been lucky enough to see the northern lights in the arctic circle and the giant tortoises in the Galápagos Islands
• Regular walking/rambling, excellent for maintaining physical and mental well-being.
• Member of the National Trust

I very much look forward to playing an active role on the Parish Council, meeting lots of new people and most importantly learning lots of new things along the way!

Mick Cox

Phil Whitehouse

Dino D’Ambrosio

Chris Jones

David Smith

Vacancy

David Salter

Phil Whitehouse

Joseph Powell

Sarah Edwards

Alex Farrell