Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

CIPFA Volunteers



Board for the Regions

2011/2012 Membership

Chair and Vice-Chair for Board for the Regions

Neil Hunter, Head of Audit at Leeds C.C is the current Board Chair.

The Vice-Chair is Ken Finch. Ken is Corporate Director, Resources at Conwy CBC.

Regional Chairs/Presidents

Lisa Commane

President, CIPFA in the Midlands

Jane Cuthbertson

Institute Council and Chair, North East

Ian Donovan

President, South West

Ronnie Erskine

Senior Vice Chair, CIPFA in Scotland

Anne Homer

President, Channel Islands

Jim Kelly

Chair, Republic of Ireland

Alastair McMillen

Chair, National Students Forum

Clare Maidment

Chair, Yorkshire and Humber Region

Steven O’Donoghue

President, CIPFA Wales Branch

Kirsty Stanners

Chair, Scottish Students’ Society

Nick White

Chairman, CIPFA South East

Michele Woods

Chair, Northern Ireland

Lee Yale-Helms

President, CIPFA North West

Regional Representatives on Council

Leslie Milne Northern Ireland, Rep of Ireland, Channel Islands & Europe (and Regional Chair, Europe)
Neil Hunter Combined North East and Yorkshire & Humber regions
Craig Marriott Scotland
Alison Jarrett Midlands
Mike Elllingford South West
John Thornton South East
Barry Parsonage North West
Gill Lewis Wales

CIPFA Council Members

Jane Cuthbertson

BT South Tyneside

Christina Earls

Department of Work and Pensions

Ken Finch

Conwy CBC

Judith Savage

County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust

The Board's primary role is as a catalyst for renewal, change and responsiveness. To achieve this it has the following terms of reference:

Regional Councils

Within each Region a regional committee is responsible for member and student activities (except for Scotland and the North East where there are separate committees for student activities). Each Committee has the majority of its membership elected from amongst the Region's members and students, with an appropriate balance of geographical, employment and specialist representation of members and students.

Each Committee provides an annual programme of activities to update members and students on current issues and to enhance professional skills.