Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee is made up of the Universal Offer leads and our Regional Chairs. The role of the Advisory Committee is to contribute to the overall management of the organisation by representing the views of our members and to provide professional advice and information to guide our decision making.
Chair
Mark Freeman, Past President, Libraries Connected and Libraries and Information Services Manager, Stockton Borough Council
Universal Offer leads
Culture and Creativity Offer: Liz McMillan, Slough Borough Council
Information and Digital Offer: Dave Lloyd, Coventry Council and Kathryn Harrison, Wakefield Council
Health and Wellbeing Offer: Sue Ball, Staffordshire County Council
Reading Offer: Catherine Mann, Staffordshire County Council
Children's Promise: Stella Thebridge, ASCEL Chair, Warwickshire Library Service
Six Steps: Mark McCree, Blackpool Council
Regional Chairs
Adrienne Adair, Assistant Director, Libraries NI
Dawn Beaumont, Head of Library Services, Birmingham City Council
Lindy Elliott, Libraries and Archives Services Manager, Portsmouth City Council
Andrea Ellison, Development Manager: Libraries and Information Service, Leeds City Council
Jane Everiss, Head of Library and Registration Services, Gloucestershire County Council
Peter Gaw, Chief Executive Officer, Inspire – Culture, Learning and Libraries (Midlands)
Subnum Hariff-Khan, Library and Information Manager, Oldham Libraries
Jan Holden, Head Libraries and Information, Norfolk Library and Information Service
James Pearson, Head of Libraries, Registration and Archives, Kent County Council
Nicola Pitman, Central Library Manager, Cardiff County Council
Alun Prescott, Operations Manager, Newport CIty Council
Caroline Rae, Service Manager, London Borough of Newham
Julia Robinson, Principal Librarian, South Tyneside Council
External members
Clair Robe, ACE Relationship Manager
Sean Kelly, ACE Regional Development Officer, Libraries