Board Members

The board is made up as follows:

• Six representative directors (ex-officio) consisting of the most senior honorary office-holders/representatives of ACPG, AHPCC, CHCC, NIHCA, SPLG (Scottish  Professional Leadership Group for Spiritual Care) and WCF (Welsh Chaplaincy Forum); 
• Eight professional directors
• Six lay members
• The Chair and Secretary are appointed by the Board. 

The Board may also co-opt up to four non-voting members.

The UKBHC Recruitment policy can be accessed here.

Profiles for some board members can be accessed by clicking on individual names.

Current Board Membership

Derek Fraser (Interim Chair)
Derek Johnston (Secretary)
Claudia Francis (Treasurer)
Allison Dean (Interim Registrar) – Please Note: The Registrar is an officer of the board, reports to the Board and is in attendance at Board meetings but does not have voting rights.

Professional Representative Directors (Ex-Officio)

ACGP – Sarah Giffen
AHPCC – Jill Thornton
CHCC – Sarah Crane
NIHCA – Michael McMillan
Scottish Professional Leadership Group for Spiritual Care (SPLG) – Dawn Allan
Welsh Chaplaincy Forum (WFC) – Benjamin Tugwell

Lay Directors
Linda Ross
Lorna Jones
Martin Garrity
Michael Rowe
Charles Kingdon
Lay director – Vacant

Professional Directors
Academic standards – Derek Fraser
Professional advisors – Philip Wright
Professional Conduct – Paul Nash 
Professional registration – Janelle Kingham
Communication & engagement – Mark Newitt
PSA – Graeme Bell
Governance and risk – Elizabeth Allison
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – Shaykh Yunus Dudhwala

Co-opted (non-voting) Members 

Mark Evans – National Spiritual Care Strategic Advisor Operational Lead Scotland
Andrew Todd – Academic Adviser
Observer: Chaplaincy Forum Chair
Observer: NPSRCH Chair