NAWRA has a committee structure made up of elected representatives from England, Wales and Scotland. Committee members are elected every 2 years.

This page contains contact information for all the members of the NAWRA committee.

• Chair – Alan Markey, Coventry Independent Advice Service
• Treasurer and NAWRA Secretary – Kelly Smith, Child Poverty Action Group

Regional representatives –

England –

• North West – We are extremely saddened to announce that Terry Patterson passed away on 24 Dec 2020.
• North East – Julie Kirkby, Durham County Council
• Yorkshire & The Humber –  Zoey Corker, Leeds City Council
• West Midlands – Alan Markey, Coventry Independent Advice Service
• East Midlands – Juan Ramirez, Derbyshire County Council
• East – Michael Shanks, Equal Lives
• London – Maureen Arthur, Peabody
• London – Corin Hammersley, Greenwich Welfare Rights
• South East – Atif Kaudri, Maggie’s Oxford
• South-West – Daphne Hall, Rightsnet

Scotland –

• Craig Samuel, City of Edinburgh Council
• Second representative position is vacant. If you are interested in representing Scotland on the NAWRA committee, please contact us.

Wales –

• North Wales:  Gareth Morgan, Ferret Information Systems
• South Wales: Tom Messere, Big Book of Benefits

Northern Ireland –

• Position currently vacant. If you are interested in representing Northern Ireland on the NAWRA committee, please contact us.