Roger Mendonca is currently deputy chief executive of WNDC. As deputy chief executive he has been responsible for the organisation’s financial and corporate services, policy, communication and governance. Roger was previously acting chief executive between January and September 2005, when he was responsible for the start-up of the organisation.

Before coming to WNDC, Roger was a senior policy adviser at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM). He set up three Urban Development Corporations, managed the Department’s physical regeneration programme and sponsored the Regional Development Agencies. He also led on the Department’s contribution to the London 2012 Olympics candidature process.

Before joining ODPM, Roger worked for the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR). In this role his diverse responsibilities included the implementation of a new radioactive waste policy and the establishment of the Mayor of London and Greater London Assembly.

Roger is also secretary and trustee for Care and Repair (Northampton) Ltd, a home improvement agency run as a charitable trust which aims to keep homes warm, safe and secure for the most vulnerable people in the town and other parts of Northamptonshire.