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
Keith Roberts	Cymru North Wales Area Rep
Tarquin Shipley	Cymru North Wales Area Rep
CJ Griffiths	Cymru South Wales Area Rep
Steve Quinton	Cymru South Wales Area Rep
Mike Parsons	Lakes Area Rep
Fiona Sanders	Lakes Area Rep (& Council Nominated Director)
Robert Dufton	London & South East Area Rep
Chris Stone	London & South East Area Rep (& Deputy to the President)
David Jones	Midlands Area Rep
Claudia Sarner	Midlands Area Rep
Peter McCreedy	North East Area Rep
Jon Punshon	North East Area Rep
Bill Beveridge	North West Area Rep
Carl Spencer	North West Area Rep (& Council Nominated Director)
Alison Cairns	Peak Area Rep
Sam Harris	Peak Area Rep
Helen Wilson	South West Area Rep
Philip Wilson	South West Area Rep
Martin Christmas	Yorkshire Area Rep
Mick Green	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
Peter Neden	Constituency Councillor for BMC Affiliated Club members
Oli Lewis	Constituency Councillor for Mountain Training candidates

Specialist Councillors
Andy Tickle	Access Management Group
Peter Salenieks	Clubs Committee (& Council Nominated Director)
Rab Carrington	Competition Climbing Performance Group
VACANT	Equity Steering Group
VACANT	Partners Assembly
Abbi Blakey	Training, Youth & Walls Committee

Observers

Specialist Committees
Neal Hockley	Committee for Wales
Peter Judd	Hill Walking Group
David Jones	Huts Group

Board of Directors
Roger Murray	Chair, BMC Board of Directors
Caroline Worboys	Senior Independent Director
Flavia Alzetta	Independent Director
Martyn Hurn	Nominated Director
Paul Davies	BMC Chief Executive

READ: Members' Council minutes and summary notes

READ: Members' Council Code of Practice

READ: Members' Council Terms of Reference

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