SBNS Council

Profiles of All SBNS Council Members as of October 2020  

Trustees and Directors

The SBNS Board of Trustees  have legal and fiduciary responsibility for the Society.  The Officers are elected by the voting members of the Society and, each individual serves as a Trustee for four years. 

• President

• President Elect

• Immediate Past President

• Treasurer

• Honorary Secretary

COUNCIL

Council  advises the Board of  Trustees and plays a pivotal role in determining the strategic and professional direction of the Society, ensuring it remains responsive to the needs and views of its membership. 

Council comprises:

• The Officers of the Association 

• 10 Elected Council Members
• Ex officio members include the chairs of the sub-speciality leads as invited guests

• Council meets 4 times a year  and is chaired by the President

Officers

• Pesident  
  Mr A Jenkins - 2020-2021 Oct
• Immediate Past President  
  Mr N Kitchen- 2020-2021 Oct
• Vice President
  Mr N Phillips - 2018-2021 Sept
• Treasurer 
  Mr N Mendoza - 2019-2023 Jan
• Honorary Secretary
  Mr. P. Grundy - 2019 - 2023 Sept 
• Meetings and Communications Secretaries
  Prof. M Wilson and Ms K Gilkes - 2016-2021 Sept 

 Elected Council Members

• Mr P Whitfield 2019 -2024 Sept
• Prof A King  2019-2024 July
• Mr C Wigfield 2019-2204 Dec
• Ms J Grieve 2018-2023 Feb
• Prof I Kamaly-Asl 2018-2023 Feb
• Mr S Cooke 2017-2022 July
• Mr M Radatz 2017-2022 Jan
• Mr C Tolias 2016-2021 Oct
• Mr S Basu 2016-2021 Oct
• Prof C Watts 2016-2021 Oct
  
  

  Ex-Officio Members  

• Chairman of National Neurosurgical Audit Programme (NNAP)
   Mr N Phillips  2017-2021 Sept
• Chairman of SAC in Neurosurgery
  Mr S Thomson 2020-2023 Feb
• Chairman of Intercollegiate Examination Board
  Ms J Brown 2018-2021 Sept
• Chair of The National Foundation (TFN)
  Mr N Mendoza  appointed 2019 Sept
• Editor of the British   Journal  Neurosurgery
  Mr N. Mukerji appointed July 2021 
  
• Chair of the SSB of the RCS Ed
  Mr W Taylor appointed 2015 Dec
• RCS Council Rep & GIRFT Rep
  Mr N Phillips 2011 -2023 July
• RCSI Representative
  Prof. C Bolger 2019 - 2022
• Chair of the Specialist Surgical Board (Neurosurgery) RCSEd
  Mr W Taylor appointed 2015
• N. Ireland Representative
  Mr S. Cooke appointed Oct 2020
• EANS/WFNS Reps
  Ms T Karabatsou 2019 - 2023 Oct
  Mr J. Timothy 2018-2022 June
• NICE Co-Ordinator 
  Prof. N Gurusinghe appointed  2011 Oct
• Workforce Planning Represenative
  Mr S. Sinha  appointed 2020 August 
  
• Trainee Representative (Chair of the BNTA)
  Mr N Kalra 2020 - 2022 September 
• Lay Representative 
  Ms S Woodward 2010 -2021 July

 Invited Members  - Sub-Specialty Leads  

 Academic Committee