The Governing Body
The EMCC UK Governing Body exists to provide advice, support, and resource to our members as well as to the Board. While the Board is responsible for running the organisation, the Governors’ role is to ensure the organisation is run in the best interests of our members. The Governors do not have direct responsibility for Board matters, but they are guardians of the EMCC UK constitution, and have a governance role through which they are able to hold the Board to account. Our Governors actively welcome your feedback and input as members of EMCC UK. Their contact details, bios and LinkedIn profiles are below.
Governors, Directors and President
The Governing Body is intended to be made up of eight volunteer Governor Members, constituting the President of EMCC UK and seven further individuals. All Governor Members are elected, and the President is also elected to the Board of Directors. With the exception of the President, who is elected for a fixed three-year term, Governor Members may serve a term of up to five years. If you have any questions or would like more information about our governance, please contact our Chair of Governor Members.
Becoming a Governor member
If you are an individual member of EMCC UK and would be interested in volunteering to become a Governor Member, we hold an election process when a vacancy arises. Announcements will be made to all members, and an application pack will be made available. For other vacancies, please check our vacancies and opportunities page.
I’m an executive, leadership and team coach, a BPS consultant chartered clinical and coaching psychologist, and registered approved professional practice supervisor, and an EMCC UK board governor.
I’ve been in independent clinical and coaching practice for over 25 years, working with specialist teams, senior professional and leaders across many sectors – especially the NHS, the police and even Interpol! I am an organisational culture specialist, and I love getting totally immersed in sorting out really complex cultural and organisational issues, including bullying and harassment.
EMCC is a really good fit for me as we offer such an interesting range of training, CPD and networking events, and our wide range of coaches come together from a breadth of personal and professional backgrounds. I’m excited to see what the EMCC will achieve over the coming months and years!
I have been an independent coach, mentor and supervisor for well over 25 years, working and supporting public, government and non-government, private, trade union, third sector and not for profit organisations in the civil society space. I identify as a Londoner and work across the UK and internationally.
My practice is underpinned by social, environmental and economic justice imperatives in pursuit of a fairer and more equitable, diverse and inclusive world. I have always held a broad portfolio of volunteering engagements. I regard this as an important element in an active global citizen’s palette.
As a former HR & OD Director with a retail, manufacturing and not for profit background, I’ve always had a passion for learning, leadership development and culture change. I’ve developed coaching cultures and seen the value created of investing in coach training and coaching provision at all levels.
I’m delighted to now partner with leaders and executives in organisations, through one to one and group coaching, and deliver bespoke OD work. Being a group board member with the Calico Group, a non-profit organisation, which comprises housing and non-charitable businesses, keeps me in touch with developments in the workplace, as well as with good governance.
Being an EMCC UK Governor, and giving back to the coaching profession I love, is a great privilege and source of satisfaction for me. I enjoy the role and I’m constantly astounded at how much our many volunteers deliver, and how effectively our operations team keep us on track. I’m a strong advocate of engagement, and enjoy supporting networks and special interest groups, and providing member perspectives in terms of feedback at Governor meetings.
Having spent around 30 years in IT, 12 years ago I discovered coaching and created the coaching and mentoring capability in an international bank. It may sound corny, but the changes I have seen in people have meant more to me than the many IT systems I delivered.
Outside of work, I am very active in my church, support aid work in Africa, and play a variety of sports. I am also a qualified pilot. Recently I became a trustee of an old people’s home, which is very satisfying. Of course my family is very important to me – I live in Surrey and have two adult children.
I became an EMCC UK Governor because as an internal employee (as opposed to running my own business) I wanted to offer a voice for other people who may be part of an internal coaching function. Additionally, some members of EMCC were very generous with their time when I was new to coaching, and I wanted to be able to give a little of this back.
I work as an executive and team coach. I'm one of the recently elected governors. So I'm still finding out how things works here and how I can add value. My reasons for representing the members as a governor include wanting to contribute to the increasing professionalism and recognition of our practice.
EMCC is important to me because it provides a credible, professional set of standards. My clients can count on the quality that EMCC accreditation implies. I feel assured that the EMCC is working in the interests of its members.
As governors, we try to align ourselves with groups, networks and with the EMCC UK directors. I have the privilege of links with the Team Coaching special interest group; with the West Midlands, Thames Valley and Bristol & Bath regional networks; and with the Directors for Coaching Practice and for Marketing and Communications. Through these connections, I hope to offer an additional conduit for members to get their voices heard by the EMCC.
