National Assembly
National Voices National Assembly is a body of 24 member organisation representatives, divided into four constituences:
- Large
- Medium
- Small
- BME / 'seldom heard'
The National Assembly elects the majority of Board members and plays a key role in the development and monitoring of National Voices' policy priorites and work.
Below are the nominees for our National Assembly per constituency, elections are currently taking place for both small and large constituents and the elected candidates will be announced on July 1st, with the inagrual meeting of the National Assesmbly taking place on July 2nd.
| LARGE | ||
| Name | Title | Organisation |
| Alex Fox | Director of Policy and Communications | The Princess Royal Trust for Carers |
| Dan Berry | Head of Policy & Campaigns | Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| David Congdon | Head of Campaigns & Policy | MENCAP |
| Douglas Smallwood | CEO | Diabetes UK |
| Jeremy Hughes | Chief Executive | Breakthrough Breast Cancer |
| Katie Matheson | Policy Officer | Prostate Cancer |
| Paul Corry | Director of Public Affairs | Rethink |
| Rosie Newbigging | Executive Director, Nations | Asthma UK |
| Stephen Richards | Regional Director | Macmillan Cancer Support |
| Vicky Lane | User Involvement Manager | Breast Cancer Care |
| MEDIUM | ||
| Name | Title | Organisation |
| Chris James | Chief Executive | Haemophilia Society |
| Nemone Warner | Head of External Relations | Endometriosis UK |
| Ros Meek | Director | Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance |
| Peter Baker | Chief Executive | Men’s Health Forum |
| SMALL | ||
| Name | Title | Organisation |
| Dawn Wood | Chair | Thyroid-Disease.Org.Uk |
| Ian Stuart | Co-ordinator | Cavernoma Alliance UK |
| Jane Dean | Trustee | A Breath for Life Children's Charity |
| Linda Eggins | Trustee | Wishing Well Waters Hydrotherapy |
| Nic Holc-Thompson | Secretary | Inspirability |
| Peter Malcolm Lyne | Vice President | Disabled Motorists Federation |
| Richard West | Secretary and Trustee | Behcet’s Syndrome Society |
| Robert Andrew Johnstone | Chair | Access Matters |
| Stephen Fisher | Chair | RSI Action |
| BME / "seldom heard" | ||
| Name | Title | Organisation |
| Aderonke Jomo-Coco | Executive Director | BEMDA |
| Zoe Matthews | Health Improvement Manager | Friends Families and Travellers |
| Rose Thompson | Director | BME Cancer Communities |
| Debbie Ariyo | Executive Director | AFRUCA |
| Patrick Vernon | Chief Executive | Afiya Trust |
