BMC Members' Council

Members' Council acts as a representative body of the members, consulting with and constructively challenging the Board of Directors, and holding the Board to account on behalf of the members.

It represents the interests of the members to the Board, and provides an intermediary forum between the Board and the members, being consulted upon decisions by the Board in relation to membership and ensuring effective communications between the Board and the members.

Its voting membership comprises locally and nationally elected representatives, and appointed representatives of specific areas or groups. Specialist Committee chairs and members of the Board of Directors can attend as observers, along with representatives from partner organisations who work closely with the BMC.

The current voting members and observers are:

Voting members

Elected Councillors
Andy Syme	President (& Director)
Tarquin Shipley	Cymru North Wales Area Rep
VACANT	Cymru North Wales Area Rep
Dorian Thomas	Cymru South Wales Area Rep
VACANT	Cymru South Wales Area Rep
Dave Brown	Lakes Area Rep
VACANT	Lakes Area Rep
Olly Hicks-Pattison	London & South East Area Rep
VACANT	London & South East Area Rep
Claudia Sarner	Midlands Area Rep
Ian Wyatt	Midlands Area Rep
Jon Punshon	North East Area Rep
Jonathan White	North East Area Rep
Bill Beveridge	North West Area Rep
Andy Say	North West Area Rep (& Council Nominated Director)
Sean Milner	Peak Area Rep
Sam Harris	Peak Area Rep
Trevor Smith	South West Area Rep (& Council Nominated Director)
Philip Wilson	South West Area Rep
Martin Christmas	Yorkshire Area Rep
Richard Eden	Yorkshire Area Rep
Rose Gare-Simmons	Nationally Elected Councillor for Hill Walkers
Stuart Holmes	Nationally Elected Councillor for Indoor Climbers
Aaron Hodgson	Nationally Elected Councillor for Mountaineers
Steve Clark	Nationally Elected Councillor for Rock Climbers
VACANT	Constituency Councillor for BMC Affiliated Club members
Oli Lewis	Constituency Councillor for Mountain Training candidates

Specialist Councillors
Andy Tickle	Access Management Group
Paul Justin	Clubs Committee
Paul Ratcliffe	Competition Climbing Performance Group
Mohammed Dhalech	Equity Steering Group
Guy Jarvis	Funded Partners
VACANT	Training & Youth Committe

Standing Observers

Specialist Committees
Peter Judd	Hill Walking Group
Aaron Hodgson	International Committee
Neal Hockley	Pwyllgor Cymru - Wales Committee (& Nominated Director)
Lynsey McAuley	Huts Committee
Board of Directors
Roger Murray	Chair
Flavia Alzetta	Independent Director
VACANT	CEO
Martyn Hurn	Nominated Director
John Willmott	Independent Director
Caroline Worboys	Senior Independent Director
Laura Needham	Nominated Director

Other Observers
Pete Salenieks	Council Nominted Director

READ: Members' Council minutes and summary notes

READ: Members' Council Code of Practice

READ: Members' Council Terms of Reference

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