Partner Governor for Newcastle City Council
Cllr Lara Ellis
Cllr Ellis is a Labour Councillor, representing Heaton ward.
Meet our governors
Our council of governors is made up of service users, carers, staff and others. They hold the board and its decisions to account.
Service User Governor for Learning Disability Services
Russell Stronach
Appointed January 1, 2022
Service User Governor for Neuro Disability Services
Mark Charlesworth
Appointed January 1, 2022
Public Governor for Newcastle / Rest of England Wales
Karen Lane
Appointed January 1, 2022
Public Governor Northumberland
Leyton Rahman
Appointed January 1, 2022
Partner Governor for Northumberland County Council
Cllr Wendy Pattison
Appointed July 1, 2021
Non-Clinical Staff Governor
Danny Cain
Appointed January 1, 2022
Medical Staff Governor
Dr Thomas Lewis
Appointed January 1, 2022
Governor for Adult Services
Fiona Grant
Appointed January 1, 2022
Governor for Adult Services
Tom Rebair
Appointed March 1, 2021
Governor for Children & Young People’s Services
Kat Boulton
Appointed December 1, 2019
Governor for Older People’s Services
Mary Laver
Appointed December 1, 2019
Carer Governor for Adult Services
Anne Carlile
Appointed January 1, 2022
Carer Governor for Children and Young People Services
Janice Santos
Appointed January 1, 2022
Carer Governor for Learning Disability Services
Fiona Regan
Appointed January 1, 2022
Carer Governor for Older People's Services
Colin Browne
Appointed December 1, 2013
Colin taught people to drive until his retirement in 2008. This was first while living in London, and then later in the North East where he settled and made his home.
Public Governor for Gateshead
Tom Bentley
Appointed December 1, 2019
Public Governor for North Tyneside
Catherine Hepburn
Appointed December 1, 2016
Public Governor for South Tyneside
Margaret Adams – Lead Governor
Appointed March 1, 2014
Before her retirement Margaret held senior managerial posts in both NHS and a number of local authorities across the UK.
Partner Governor for North Tyneside Council
Cllr Paul Richardson
Appointed March 1, 2021
Cllr Richardson is a Labour Councillor for Monkseaton North on North Tyneside Council.
Public Governor for Cumbria
Evelyn Bitcon
Appointed March 1, 2021
Partner Governor for Gateshead Council
Cllr Maria Hall
Appointed August 1, 2019
Councillor Maria Hall is a Labour councillor, representing the Winlaton and High Spen
Partner Governor for South Tyneside Council
Cllr Wilf Flynn
Appointed April 25, 2018
Partner Governor for Sunderland City Council
Cllr Kelly Chequer
Appointed July 29, 2019
Governor for Non-Clinical Staff
Victoria Bullerwell
Appointed December 1, 2017
Non-Clinical Staff Governor
Revell Cornell
Appointed December 1, 2019
Staff Clinical Governor
Allan Brownrigg
Appointed March 1, 2021
Governor for Clinical Staff
Claire Keys
Appointed December 1, 2015
Claire Keys is one of the Governors for Clinical Staff at Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
Partner Governor for Community and Voluntary Sector
Annie Murphy
Partner Governor for Community and Voluntary Sector
Denise Porter
Appointed April 1, 2017
Denise Porter is a Partner Governor for Community and Voluntary Sector for Northumberland,Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
Partner Governor for Newcastle University
Professor Jacqui Rodgers
Appointed December 1, 2017
Partner Governor for Northumbria University
Professor Kim Holt
Appointed January 16, 2012
