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Additional NEC information 2019

Officer and NEC elections 2019: additional materials

Election addresses can be found on the UCU website. Please click on the below for additional campaign material (candidates’ names appear in a random order drawn by the scrutineer, Electoral Reform Services.)

Vice President (becoming President 2021-22)
Dr Adam Ozanne (University of Manchester)
Vicky Blake (University of Leeds)
Jo McNeill (University of Liverpool)

Honorary Treasurer (1 seat)
Dr Steve Sangwine (University of Essex)
Professor Paul Anderson (Queen Mary University of London)

Geographically-elected members of the National Executive Committee

Midlands HE (3 seats – uncontested)
Kirsten Forkert (Birmingham City University)
Nick Hardy (University of Birmingham)
Dr Justine Mercer (University of Warwick)

David Wilson (Loughborough University) has withdrawn his nomination to stand for the position of geographically-elected NEC member, Midlands, from the higher education sector.

Midlands FE (1 seat)

Allister Mactaggart (Chesterfield College)
John Paul Sullivan (Warwickshire College Group)

North West HE (2 seats)
Philippa Browning (University of Manchester)
Saira Weiner (Liverpool John Moores University)
Anthony O’Hanlon (University of Liverpool)
Michael McKrell (University of Central Lancashire)

North West FE (1 seat)
Carol Cody (City of Liverpool College)
Janet Farrar (Bury College)

South HE (4 seats to include at least one woman)
Denis A Nicole (University of Southampton)
Deepa Govindarajan Driver (University of Reading)(woman)
Sally Pellow (University of Reading)(woman)
Jaya John John (University of Oxford)
Marian Mayer (Bournemouth University)(woman)
Catherine Pope (University of Southampton)(woman)
Lesley Kane (Open University)(woman)

South FE (1 seat – uncontested)
Alison Chapman (City of Plymouth College)

Wales FE (and vice president UCU Wales) (1 seat – uncontested)
Chris Jones (NPTC Group)

Scotland

President UCU Scotland (1 seat)
Dr Eurig Scandrett (Queen Margaret University)
Dr Carlo Morelli (University of Dundee)

Honorary Secretary UCU Scotland (1 seat)
Janice Aitken (University of Dundee)
Dr Marion Hersh (University of Glasgow)

North East HE (1 seat) (casual vacancy)
Emma-Jane Phillips (Northumbria University)
Bruce Baker (Newcastle University)

UK-elected members HE (4 seats; to include at least one post-92, one academic related)
Dr Maria Chondrogianni (University of Westminster)(post-92)
Dr Marion Hersh (University of Glasgow)
Dr Jo Grady (University of Sheffield)
Dr Carlo Morelli (University of Dundee)
Ann Gow (University of Glasgow)
Patricia Hornby Atkinson (Edge Hill University)(post-92)

Lesley McGorrigan (University of Leeds) (academic related)
As the only academic-related candidate, Lesley McGorrigan will be declared elected to one of the four HE UK-elected seats; a ballot will take place between the remaining candidates to elect 3 HE UK-elected candidates.

Dr Justine Mercer has been elected unopposed to the position of geographically-elected NEC member, Midlands, from the higher education sector. Therefore her nomination to a UK-elected seat (HE) will not continue. If, when voiting, you express a preference for someone whose candidacy does not continue to the ballot count, your next preference will be counted.

UK-elected members FE (2 seats)
John James (Coleg Gwent [Newport])
Saleem Rashid (Sheffield College)
Anya Cook (Newcastle College)
Jacqueline D’Arcy (Warwickshire College Group)
Richard McEwan (New City College Tower Hamlets [Poplar])

Representatives of disabled members (2 seats; one HE member and one FE member to be elected to include at least one woman)
Ciara Doyle (University of Greenwich)
Dr Paul Lunn (Coventry University)
Lucy Burke (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Elane Heffernan (New City College (Hackney)) (FE, woman)

As the only FE candidate, Elane Heffernan will be declared elected to a seat for disabled members; a ballot will take place between the remaining candidates to elect a HE candidate.

Representatives of LGBT+ members (2 seats; one HE and one FE member to be elected – uncontested)
Louise Gooddy (Accrington & Rossendale College) (FE)
Ryan Prout (Cardiff University) (HE)

Representatives of black members (2 seats; at least one woman to be elected)
Maxine Looby (Oldham College)(woman)
Victoria Showunmi (University College London (IOE))(woman)
Naina Kent (Hackney Adult Education)(woman)
Dave Muritu (Sandwell College)

Representatives of casually employed members (2 seats; one HE member and one FE member to be elected – uncontested)
Cecily Blyther (Petroc) (FE)
Christina Paine (London Metropolitan University) (HE)

Representative of members in land-based education (1 seat – uncontested)
Eleni Michalopoulou (University of Liverpool)

Representative of members in prison education (1 seat – uncontested)
Brian Hamilton (Novus prison education branch)