Officers and committee

Branch Executive 2024/2025

President: Sophia Woodman (also UCU National Executive Committee (NEC))

Vice President: Claire Duncanson

Secretary: Cécile Menard

Treasurer: David Rush

Co-Membership Secretary: Alejandro De Coss Corzo and Kate Mathis

Equalities Officer: Sophia Lycouris (JULC (student liaison); Edinburgh Trades Union Council (ETUC))

Migrant Rep: Idil Akinci and Marion Lieutaud

LGBT+ Rep: Gina Gwenffrewi

BAME Rep: Mohan Sridharan

Women's Rep: Poppy Gerrard-Abbott

Anticasualisation Officers:

• James Galbraith

• Andrew Jackson

Academic Related Professional Staff (ARPS) Rep: Grant Buttars (also National Executive Committee (NEC))

Interim Casework Coordinators: Kate Davison and Mohan Sridharan

Learning Rep: (Vacant)

Green Rep: Glen Cousquer

PGR Rep: Sam Hughes

Pensions Rep: Jill Haldane

Union Nominee to University Court: Kathryn Nash

Ordinary Committee Members:

• Pieter Blue

• Fiona Brown

• Kate Davison

• Hope Doherty-Harrison

• Gina Helfrich

• Owen Holland

• Lena Wånggren

Vacancies

Under the rules of the Trade Union – the Local Committee can have up to twenty-four ordinary members. We still have vacancies on the committee and would welcome any new committee members. We are particularly keen to have more representation of PGRs.

There are many sections of the University which are not represented. Ordinary members should represent as broad and inclusive a spectrum of membership as possible and may include roles with a particular short-term focus or requiring specialist knowledge to assist the officers.

We would be interested to hear from anyone who would be willing to serve on the Committee. You can contact any Committee member in confidence and with no obligation.