The first round of nominations to fill committee roles unfilled at the AGM, that closed 30 June, created new vacancies as people would be leaving one 2026-2027 committee role to take up another. Nominations were opened again to fill those vacant roles of vice president and three ordinary committee members. The results of those nominations are:

Vice president: Jenny Rivas Perez

Ordinary committee members (three to elect): no nominations received

The UCU University of Leeds branch committee elect for the academic year 2026 – 2027, taking office 1 September, is now:

President

Dan Howdon

Vice-president

Jenny Rivas Perez

Treasurer

Andi Rylands

Honorary secretary

Vicky Blake

Membership officer

Valeria Tolis

Equality officer

Alexa Athelstan

Campaigns officer

Shereen Zafar and Morgan Powell (role share)

Health and safety officer

Neil Maughan

Anti-casualisation officer

Anne Caldwell and Sandy James (role share)

Casework officer

James Dickins and Kate Hardy (role share)

Ordinary committee members

Xanthe Whittaker
Rachel Walls
Lindsey Waterton Taylor
Julia Falvey
John O’Dwyer
Jane Holgate
Itzel San Roman Pineda
Hugh Hubbard
Gogo Anyanwu
Chloe Wallace
Anna Grimaldi
(3 elected places unfilled)

This page was last updated on 22 July 2026