Who's in your region

The members of the North West Society Council, and the local/interest groups, are listed below.

Download the full list online.

Council

• President Stephanie Donaldson, Group Chief Internal Auditor, Government Internal Audit Agency
• Vice President Andrew Buck, Head of Finance, Liverpool City Council
• Junior Vice President & Hon. Secretary Carol McDonnell, Audit Manager, St Helens Council
• Hon. Treasurer Jen Bevan, Finance Manager, Bury Council
• Auditor Steve Kenyon, Assistant Director of Finance, Bury Council

If you would like to get in touch with any of the Council members, please contact us at CIPFANorthWest@cipfa.org

Other Council members – corporate members

• Ian Coleman, independent consultant 
• Jayne Owen, Tai Gogledd Cymru | North Wales Housing
• Rebecca Davies, Saliency Ltd
• Naomi Jackson, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
• Di Ormandy
• Shaer Halewood, Wirral Council 
• Jeremy Valentine, retired member
• Ian Kirby, C.Co - CIPFA

NW Student Executive 

• President Sophie Darlington, E: NorthWestStudent@cipfa.org

Southern Members Section

• Chair Jeremy Valentine, retired member, E: j.valentine69@btinternet.com
• Secretary Nicholas Atlay, E: Nicholas.Atlay@hsa.gsi.gov.uk

Northern Members Section

• Chair Simon Raffaelli, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust 
• Secretary Debbie Sharkey, Lancashire County Council, E: Debbie.Sharkey@lancashire.gov.uk

Audit, Risk and Governance Group

• Chair Mat Tanner, E: Mat.Tanner@trafford.gov.uk
• Secretary Janet Findlay, T: 07808 079284, E: janetfindlay@hotmail.co.uk

Senior Management Group

• Chair Vacant
• Secretary Vacant

Website management

• Communications Champion Shaer Halewood, E: Shaer.Halewood@oldham.gov.uk
• Southern Section Neal Frost, E: neal.frost@wrexham.gov.uk
• Northern Section Simon Rafaelli, E: Simon.Raffaelli@mbht.nhs.uk   
• Student Network Liga Babikir, E: L.Babikir@wigan.gov.uk
• Audit, Risk & Governance Judith Smith, T: 01204 336296, E: judith.smith@bolton.gov.uk