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Branch Committee

The Branch Committee is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Branch. It consists of 14 members, elected each year at the AGM. Its duties include:

You can find the official list of the responsibilities of the Committee and its officers in the Branch Rules. An informal list of roles on the committee can also be found on the wiki. All committee members are required to undergo training to become reps.

Check the Branch Dashboard to see what committee members are up to right now.

Current Committee

The new committee for 2025/26 was announced at the 2025 AGM, following a week-long election period. Roles were assigned to committee members at the first meeting, a few days later.

Rep’s Name Role
Sophie Gribben Co-Chair
Faiz Rahman Co-Chair
James Burton-Sweeten Deputy Chair
Nick Brewer Secretary
Tracey Smith Treasurer
Chris MacMackin Organiser
Georgia Beeden Equality Rep
Niamh Holland Co-Young Workers Rep
James Goatley (until July 2025) Co-Young Workers Rep
Fae Thompson Union Learning Rep
Ed Shelton Policy Rep (Until May 2025)
Julian Lewis
Yannik Dieudonne (until September 2025)
Nia John
Henrique Bergallo Rocha

2024/25 Committee

The new committee for 2024/25 was announced at the 2024 AGM, following a week-long election period. Roles were assigned to committee members at the first meeting, a few days later.

Rep’s Name Role
Fae Thompson Co-Chair
James Burton-Sweeten Co-Chair
Toby James (until July) Deputy Chair, Negotiations Rep
Alex Marsh Secretary
Tracey Smith Treasurer
Chris MacMackin Co-Organiser
Leah Morgan Co-Organiser
Julian Lewis Lead Health and Safety Rep
Yannik Dieudonne Environment Rep (TBC)
Sophie Gribben Equality Rep
Niamh Holland Young Workers Rep
Faiz Rahman Union Learning Rep
Ed Shelton Policy Rep
Nick Brewer (from June)
Shep Lynch

2023/24 Committee

The new committee for 2023/24 was announced at the 2023 AGM, following a week-long election period. Roles were assigned to committee members at the first meeting, the next day.

Rep’s Name Role
James Burton-Sweeten Co-Chair
Fae Thompson Co-Chair
Jenny Scowcroft (until September) Deputy Chair, Assistant Secretary
Chris MacMackin Secretary
Toby James Organiser
Tracey Smith Treasurer
Julian Lewis Lead Health and Safety Rep
Yannik Dieudonne Environment Rep
Leah Morgan Union Learning Rep
Kelly-Marie Morrison Policy Rep
Michael Pearce Equality Rep
Faiz Rahman Young Workers Rep
Aidan Reilly
Ed Shelton Membership and Recruitment Secretary
Thom Beaumont (from September)

2022/23 Committee

The 2022/23 committee was elected at the 2022 AGM.

Rep’s Name Role
James Burton-Sweeten Chair
Paul Finburg Deputy Chair
Chris MacMackin Secretary
Toby James Organiser
Tracey Smith Treasurer
Julian Lewis Lead Health and Safety Rep
Nicki Coad
Joseph Dobrashian Environment Rep
Leah Morgan Union Learning Rep
Faiz Rahman Co-Young Workers Rep, Deputy Equal Opportunities Rep
Aidan Reilly
Jenny Scowcroft Young Workers Rep
Ed Shelton Membership and Recruitment Secretary
Fae Thompson Equal Opportunities Rep

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