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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:
- To encourage best practice in the Regions through the sharing of ideas and achievements;
- To act as a communications link between the Regions and with the CIPFA Council, its Committees and their Panels and Boards, complementary to other communication channels;
- To represent regional views on matters of common interest;
- To plan, promote and organise an annual Conference of the Regions;
- To develop and manage an annual work programme in conjunction with the Regions and the Secretariat drawing on the output from the Conference for the Regions;
- To encourage the development of effective regional planning, eg by identifying and promoting high priority activities;
- To advise on, encourage and support the Regions in the marketing of CIPFA and its qualifications;
- To advise on, encourage and support the Regions in delivering professional development activities, including CPD, for members and students.
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.