Our Board and Council
Our representative structure across the four nations provides a democratic and inclusive governance and improves engagement and ownership by DsPH at local level.
Board members
The Board, all serving DsPH, represent the views of our members at a national and local level. Elected by our members, each Board member serves a three-year term and is a Trustee and Company Director.

Greg Fell
President
DPH Sheffield

Alice Wiseman
Vice President
DPH Gateshead and Newcastle

Ruth Tennant
Treasurer
DPH Solihull

Sandra Husbands
Honorary Secretary (Practice Improvement)
DPH Hackney and City of London

Matthew Ashton
Honorary Secretary (Membership)
DPH Liverpool

Julia Weldon
Honorary Secretary (Governance)
DPH Hull
Council members
ADPH policy is guided by an elected Council, made up of representatives from our nine regions, the devolved administrations and our associate members. A Faculty of Public Health observer also sits on the Council, as does our Health Protection PAG co-lead, Sangeeta Leahy, and NHS, ICS and Social Care PAG co-lead, Sara Blackmore.
As well as leading our Policy Advisory Groups, which inform ADPH policy and shape our consultation responses, Council members work to ensure good two-way communication between their network and ADPH.
Current Representatives
- East of England – Vicky Head
- East Midlands – Derek Ward, Lucy Hubber
- London – Nicole Klynman, Will Maimaris
- North East – Amanda Healy, Mark Adams
- North West (Cheshire and Merseyside) – Vacant
- North West (Cumbria and Lancashire) – Katrina Stephens
- North West (Greater Manchester) – Helen Gollins
- South East – Ansaf Azhar, Alison Challenger
- South West – Christina Gray
- West Midlands – Allison Duggal, Liann Brookes Smith
- Yorkshire & the Humber – Ben Anderson, Victoria Eaton
- Wales – Claire Beynon, Mererid Bowley
- Northern Ireland – Vacant
- Scotland – Susan Webb, Tim Allison
- Associate Membership – Claire McIver, Katie Ash