Our team

The leadership

Roy Rickhuss CBE

General Secretary

John Paul McHugh

Assistant General Secretary

Deborah Lawson

Assistant General Secretary [Voice section]

Alasdair McDiarmid

Operations Director

Sarah Wold

Finance Director

Tristan Thompson

Personnel and Training Director

Core operations

Kate Dearden

Head of Research, Policy and External Relations

Melantha Chittenden

Head of Communications and Media

Tiffany Gillies

Head of Education

David Fiddler

Head of Services

Sidra Nisa

Head of Learning

Catherine Scrivens

Head of Legal

Cherl Siljeur

Head of Finance

Lauren Crowley

Head of Equalities

Paul McKenna

Head of Health and Safety

Regional teams

Northern

Scotland and Northern Ireland

Wales

Midlands

South West

London and South East

Meet some of our organisers

Letitia McCalla

Early Years Organiser

Lisa Francis

Learning Organiser, Wales

Sayid Moullin

Regional Organiser, London

Tracey Field

Assistant Organiser, Midlands

Jennifer Dean

Regional Organiser, Northern

Declan Mann

Trainee Organiser, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Kate Challenger

Regional Organiser, South West

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