Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

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Board for the Regions

2009/2010 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

Jane Cika

Chair, National Student Forum

George Clarke

Chair, North Eastern Region

Ian Donovan

President, South Wales & West of England Region

Anne Homer

President, Channel Islands

Gillian Houston

Representing Chair, CIPFA in Scotland

Jim Kelly

Chair, Republic of Ireland

Clare Maidment

Chair, Yorkshire and Humber Region

Emma McGrotty / Kirsty Stanners

Representing Chair, Scottish Students’ Society

Leslie Milne

Chair, Europe Branch

Barry Parsonage

Chair, North West & North Wales Society

Chris Taylor

Chair, CIPFA Wales - Cymru Forum

Steve Wellings
President, CIPFA in the Midlands
Nick White Chairman, CIPFA South East region
Michele Woods Chair, Northern Ireland

Regional Representatives on Council

Chris Donnelly Northern Ireland, Rep of Ireland, Channel Islands & Europe
Neil Hunter Combined NE and Yorkshire & Humber regions
Derek Yule Scotland
Brian Berry Midlands
Mike Elllingford South Wales and West of England
Steve Watson South East
Adrian Waite North West & North Wales

CIPFA Council Members

Jane Cuthbertson BT South Tyneside
Christina Earls Department of Work and Pensions
Ken Finch Conwy CBC
Ian Perkin Surrey Police Authority

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.