Our Team

• Jennifer Skillen, Trustee for Scotland

• Matthew Groogan, Trustee for Northern Ireland

• Claire McEntee, Trustee for the Republic of Ireland 

• VACANT, Trustee for Wales 

• Deborah Podmore, Trustee for North of England

• Rebecca Pinches, Trustee for Midlands and East of England

• Liz Tomlin, Trustee for South of England

• Julie Dowdney, Chair of Leaders of the Orthoptic Profession (LOOP) Steering Committee

• Sam Aitkenhead, BOSTU General Secretary [email protected]

• Deborah Podmore, BOSTU President, [email protected]

• Joe Smith, Executive Board Member South  – [email protected]

• John McBride, Executive Board Member North – [email protected]

• Craig Murray & Julie Dowdney (interim), Chair of Education & Professional Development Committee (EPDC)

• Kerry Hanna, Research and Innovation Director

• Fiona Bush, Public Health Lead

• Marian Owoniyi, Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion Lead

• Madeleine Ellis, New Graduate Representative

• Gemma Arblaster, Editor of British and Irish Orthoptic Journal (BIOJ)

• Nadia Northway, Representative for OCE (Orthoptistes de la Communauté Européenne/ European Orthoptic Committee)

• Jignasa Mehta, Representative for the International Orthoptic Association (IOA)

For all general queries email [email protected] or call us on 0121 728 5633.

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