Officers & Committee
Branch Executive 2023/2024
Committee member bios are here.
| Role | Name | Other details |
| President | Sophia Woodman and Cat Wayland | |
| Vice President | Elaine Newton-Bruzza | |
| Secretary | Claire Graf | JULC Deputy Convenor; Health and Safety lead |
| Treasurer | Jo Edge | National Executive Committee (NEC) |
| Membership Secretary | Sue Sierra (Semester 1) and Elaine Newton-Bruzza (Acting, Semester 2) | |
| Communications Officer | [vacant] | |
| Equalities Officer | Sophia Lycouris | JULC (student liaison); Edinburgh Trades Union Council (ETUC) |
| Migrant Officer | Idil Akinci | |
| LGBT+ Officer | Gina Gwenffrewi | |
| BAME Officer | [vacant] | |
| Women's Officer | Poppy Gerrard-Abbott | |
| Anticasualisation Officer | Jonny Dennis and Adam Farquhar | |
| Academic Related Professional Staff (ARPS) Rep | Grant Buttars | |
| Casework Coordinator | Fiona Brown | |
| Learning Rep | Stuart Moir | |
| Green Rep | Glen Cousquer | |
| Court Rep | Kathryn Nash | |
| Ordinary Committee member | Pieter Blue | |
| Ordinary Committee member | Helen Eborall | |
| Ordinary Committee member | Cecile Menard | |
| Ordinary Committee member | Victoria Amos | |
| NEC ex officio | Grant Buttars | UCU Scotland Vice President |
Other Reps
Two representatives from the Postgraduate & Postdoctoral (PG/PD) Network may also attend Committee meetings.
Vacancies
Under the rules of the Trade Union – the Local Committee can have up to twenty-four ordinary members. While we would never be able to accommodate this number in the Unions’ meeting room, we still have vacancies on the committee and would welcome any new committee members.
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.