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WDM Council members
Chair
- Chairs Council
Meetings and those of the Executive Committee.
- Is the link channel
between the Council and the Director of the Movement.
- Chairs the Annual
General Meeting.
- Currently: Steve Rolfe
Vice-Chair
- Supports to the
work of the Chair and deputises for the Chair as and when necessary,
- May chair other
sub-committees or other working groups.
- Currently: Peter Bryant
National Secretary
- Is the Company
Secretary.
- A member of the
Executive Committee.
- Currently: Maggie Pankhurst
National
Treasurer
- Responsible for
overseeing the finances of the Movement.
- A member of the
Executive Committee.
- Currently: Paul de Hoest
All
Council Members
- Council members
approve and own all WDM's major policy positions, and set the long term
plans and direction of the Movement.
- Approve all major
initiatives undertaken by WDM, and agree campaign and organisational
priorities.
- Commission and
receive reports from the Director and Team Leaders, and monitor progress.
- Council also appoints
the Director of WDM, and acts as the legal employer of all the staff
appointed by the Director on behalf of Council.
Area
Representatives
- Elected by the
Individual Members and Groups situated in one of 13 defined regions/nations
of the UK.
- Represent the concerns
and commitments of the Groups and members within their area on the Forum.
- Attend the Area
Representatives' Forum, which meets three times per year.
- Attend the Annual
General Meeting of WDM.
- Provide a two-way
feedback channel between groups and WDM's Council and staff.
- Help guide the
development and campaigning of the WDM group network.
- Organise an area
event each year.
- Provide the Groups'
Officer with feedback on group activities in their area of Council.
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