Our President
Our President
Jess McGregor is ADASS President from 28 April 2025 to April 2026.
Currently in post as Executive Director of Adults and Health in the London Borough of Camden, Jess has been a Director of Adult Social Services (DASS) for the past 5 years and worked across health and care for the past 25 years.
Jess has held a range of leadership role in ADASS over the past 10 years as the Co-Chair of the National Care & Justice Network, the London ADASS Lead for Workforce and more recently as Vice Chair of the London Branch.
Over the course of her presidency Jess will be focusing on three things. Telling more stories about the best of adult social care from around the country, nurturing our relationship with government and the Casey Commission, and raising public understanding of, and ambition for, Adult Social Care.
Our Vice President
Phil Holmes is the ADASS Vice President from 28 April 2025 to April 2026.
Phil is the Executive Director of Adults, Wellbeing and Culture for the City of Doncaster Council. He’s been a Director of Adult Social Services (DASS) for the past ten years in two councils. He practiced in London after qualifying as a social worker and later worked in the East Midlands across commissioning and senior management roles.
Phil has had two spells as ADASS Regional Chair for Yorkshire and Humber. He’s also spent time as the ADASS joint lead for social justice and inclusion. Social justice is Phil’s overriding passion and he also leads on preventing homelessness and domestic abuse in Doncaster.
