Board and Committees

Adam has worked for the IES in various roles since 2006. In 2013 he was made the organisation's first CEO. Adam is a Chartered Environmentalist.  Between July 2014 and March 2015, he was the Interim CEO of the Society for the Environment, an umbrella body for registration, bringing together 24 professional institutes. He has held board positions as Vice President of the European Network of Environmental Professionals (ENEP) and was a non-Executive Director of Change Agents UK (2011-16).

He was the 2014 Young Leader of the Year at the Association Awards UK. He holds an MBA and a BA in History, and has a passion for long-distance running.

Adam is the Chair of the Science Council's Technical Pathway Programme Board that oversees a project to engage the science community with technical education.

Download the Chair's role description.

Dariel is Chief Executive of The Physiological Society and a member of the Royal Society of Medicine. She has worked for over 20 years in the learned society sector initially for the Microbiology Society and now The Physiological Society. She has a broad portfolio across the complete range of functions that underpin the position of Chief Executive from strengthening strategic direction, delivering major governance reforms, performance measurement, stakeholder engagement, digital leadership through to oversight of major operational initiatives.

With a post graduate qualification in communications, Dariel has key strengths digital transformation having overseen the rebranding of the Microbiology Society as well as the launch of two corporate and one educational website.

She has gained extensive experience of working with and influencing a diverse group of stakeholders including members, policymakers, politicians and funders. With a successful track record in guiding the direction of public affairs strategy which has enabled the organisations she has works for to be viewed as the primary source and conduit of information for their discipline.

She has also authored educational books including:

• The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - Microbes, a resource for secondary schools, which explores how microbes can be both friend and foe.
• The Secret World of Microbes a book specifically written for upper primary school students which links microbiology to everyday, familiar experiences such as brushing teeth, making bread and composting.

Mark is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and is Executive Head of Finance at the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS). As a member of the senior management team he participates in setting the strategic direction for the organisation and making sure a sustainable business model is in place. He supports the trustees to make sure there are suitable governance arrangements and financial controls in place.

He started his career with a number of finance roles in the NHS. He then moved into the charity sector to work with an organisation involved in skills development in the engineering sector. He was Head of Finance at a trade body for UK residential mortgage lenders before moving to the IBMS.

He has been the Science Council's Honorary Treasurer since June 2019. Download the Honorary Treasurer's role description.

Jade is currently a Senior Science Policy Officer for the Royal Society of Biology. With over three years of policy experience, key areas of interest include equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), research culture and research integrity. By working with RSB’s CEO, board of trustees, committees, staff and member organisations, Jade assists with planning and implementing a programme of work to pro-actively promote and embed EDI into RSB’s current organisational policies, practices and behaviours.

Jade also has an interest in innovative interdisciplinary research ignited by completing her PhD in biomechanics and animal welfare science via the London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium, the largest BBSRC, funded Doctoral Training Partnership in the UK. To date, Jade has enjoyed various career paths working as a research technician for the Structure and Motion Laboratory, Royal Veterinary College, and as a research associate for Genzyme Diagnostics UK.

Jade has a passion for engaging and supporting the upcoming generation of scientists and assisting in creating an environment where they can thrive regardless of background. In addition, Jade enjoys volunteering as a mentor for the Social Mobility Foundation, and speaking at careers events aimed at empowering people from marginalised ethnic backgrounds to pursue careers and research opportunities in STEM.

Paula is a Risk Manager and Board Advisor with a background in International Banking and Asset Management covering 25 years. Specialist areas include Financial Markets, Credit and Operational Risk, Business Resilience, Governance and Regulatory Affairs. She has a track record in the implementation of Risk frameworks and related quantitative models and Technology.

Paula has wide-ranging experience from a variety of organisations including HSBC, Goldman Sachs, the Bank of England, the Department for Education, KPMG and Deutsche Bank. Paula is the European Chief Risk Officer for the US Investment Bank and Wealth Manager Stifel Financial Corporation.

She is also an Independent Board Member for the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and an Ambassador for Women on Boards. Her interests include Science and Technology, the Arts, Education, and promoting Inclusion. Paula has a PhD in Space Plasma Physics from Imperial College and a BSc in Physics from Kings College London.

Alison is a pharmacy technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Through her work with the NHS she has led on many high-profile national projects relating to community pharmacy; the most notably, the introduction of the Community Pharmacy Seasonal Flu Vaccination Service.

Alison is an Honorary Visiting Senior Fellow in Pharmacy Policy at the University of Bradford. This involves providing lectures to undergraduate and post graduate pharmacists and serving as a member of the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences External Advisory Board.

In addition to professional qualifications Alison has a MSc in Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care from the University of Leeds and a Foundation Degree in Pharmacy Services and Medicines Management from the University of Huddersfield.

Alison has been a finalist in both the Women in the City Future Leaders Award and Similarly the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) Leadership Award.

Alison is a member and Fellow of APTUK.

Rachel Lambert-Forsyth is Chief Executive of the British Pharmacological Society (BPS) and Managing Director of BPS Assessment Ltd. Working closely with the BPS Council and senior leadership team, Rachel is responsible for delivering the vision, mission and strategy of the British Pharmacological Society, and its subsidiary companies.

Having graduated from the University of Plymouth with a BSc (Hons) Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology followed by a MSc in Sustainable Environmental Management, she moved to London and started work at the Royal Society of Biology in an entry level office role but rose quickly through the ranks, holding the position of Director of Membership and Professional Affairs at the Royal Society of Biology from 2017 - 2020. In previous roles she has led education policy and outreach initiatives, including advising the government on the 2012 National Curriculum review and more recently appointed as a Panel member of the Technical Level (T-Level) Panel in healthcare science.

Rachel has 12+ years’ experience working in the professional body sector and is an elected Chartered Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (CBiol FRSB). She is a Trustee of the Royal College of Nursing Foundation, where she is currently Chair of their Grants Committee, and has previously been a Governor of 2 Good Lower schools in Bedfordshire.

Philippa is an Independent Advisor, working with international governments, regulators and businesses in the Financial Services and Technology space. She engages globally to reduce market access, policy and regulatory barriers for businesses and to promote collaboration and competition.

As a Board member, investor and business advisor, Philippa supports companies with strategic development, building partnerships and scaling internationally. She leads on initiatives including FinTech Bridges for the UK Government and consults on implementing approaches to innovation.

Philippa holds a Masters in Physics (First Class Hons.) from Imperial College London and conducted research in Biophysics at the EPFL in Switzerland. She is passionate about driving collaboration at the intersection of science, business and innovation policy. Since beginning her career with Merrill Lynch, Philippa’s work has spanned financial services, entrepreneurship, international business development, policy, and corporate innovation in both Europe and Asia Pacific.

Jane is the Chief Executive of the Association for Clinical Biochemistry & Laboratory Medicine (ACB).  She is leading the delivery ACB’s strategy and ambition to become the voice of laboratory medicine representing and influencing the interests and professional development of healthcare scientists with government, industry, media and patients. Core themes of the strategy which underpin all the association’s activities are innovation, environment and inclusion.

Prior to ACB Jane was a Director at responsible business charity, Business in the Community, leading on community impact, high street regeneration and social enterprise support.  During this period she created and delivered an Olympic legacy programme supporting social enterprise growth to create more than 5000 jobs and over £400m in economic growth.

Additionally, Jane is a non-Exec Board Member of Impact Hub Kings Cross CIC,  part of a global support network for mission based enterprise delivering positive social and environmental outcomes aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Catherine is a Chartered Scientist and Clinical Scientist and has worked within the NHS for over 25 years. She is currently the Chief Healthcare Science Officer at Scottish Government, previously having held the role of Scientific Lead at the Office of the Chief Scientific Officer for NHS England, and has spent most of her clinical career specialising in Cardiac Ultrasound.

She has been actively involved in her professional body for over 20 years and has held a number of Board level positions including President of the Professional Body for Cardiac Scientists (SCST), and during that time was also a member of the Academy for Healthcare Science Professional Body Council and the Council of the British Cardiovascular Society.

Catherine is also active in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is currently a Board member of the (ESC) Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professionals (ACNAP), Chair of the ACNAP Membership Committee, co-chair of the communications committee, member of the Taskforce for Allied Professionals and member of the Scientific Programme Committee.

Catherine has led and been involved in a number of STEM initiatives aimed at inspiring children and in particular females to pursue a career in science and is a champion for equality and diversity in Science.

Daljeet is Directorate Manager of Cardiology, Renal and Respiratory at an Acute NHS Trust, where she provides operational management leadership and ensures the Directorate and its services meet their quality, activity and financial targets to aid in patient care and national plans; such as the NHS Cancer Plan.

Prior to this, Daljeet was Chief Biomedical Scientist in Chemistry and Pre-analytics at one of the largest Acute NHS Trusts in England, where she led over 100 staff members across 4 hospital laboratories processing over 3 million samples per year.

Daljeet is a registered Biomedical Scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and a member of the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS). She has over 7 years experience in the NHS and has worked in various Pathology disciplines; including Immunology, Chemistry, Toxicology and Haematology. She has a BSc (First class Honours) and an MSc (Distinction) both in Biomedical Science, and is currently completing a Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership.

Daljeet has particular experience in workforce strategy, recruitment and retention, and staff engagement. She is committed to raising the profile of Scientists and ensuring the future of the workforce is protected and expanded through training and development, and that these opportunities are accessible to everyone.

Lorraine is currently the Accreditation Director at the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, UKAS, where she is responsible for setting, driving and maintaining technical policy, customer service standards and management of business risks. Lorraine also oversees the external affairs and international technical engagement strategy for UKAS and leads the development of new accreditation services to ensure they meet the highest technical standards.

David is recognised as being one of the 100 powerful advocates for pathology in the global community by the Pathologist magazine in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Until June 2021 David was leading the NHS England and Improvement Pathology consolidation programme, seeking to deliver efficient, high quality pathology services across England.

During the COVID 19 Pandemic David led NHS England’s laboratory response across the country by managing technology deployment, capacity, funding and workforce to ensure that all capacity requirements were met. The role included advising ministers and healthcare leaders whilst providing policy and strategic direction as a subject matter expert.

In recognition of this work and the work in transforming England’s pathology services, the Royal College of Pathologists awarded David Honorary fellowship of the college in 2020. David was also awarded honorary Doctor of Science by Anglia Ruskin University in recognition of his contribution to the national response during the pandemic. In 2021 David was awarded the CSO’s Lifetime Achievement award again in recognition of his leadership of Pathology services during the Pandemic.

David has a diverse and almost unique experience of providing and leading pathology services to primary, secondary and tertiary care across all pathology disciplines and out into other areas of Healthcare science and diagnostics.

David has previously been an elected IBMS council member for the London Region. David has also represented the IBMS on NICE diagnostic advisory panels, and various national forums including an observer on the Royal College of Pathologist Council and in the Parliamentary and Science committee.

David was appointed Chief Executive of the Institute of Biomedical Science in June 2021 to lead this global professional body representing 21,000 members across 74 countries. Additionally, David was appointed the Scientific Lead for Pathology, for NHS London, in September 2021.

The role of the Board of Trustees is to:

• ensure that the Science Council has a clear strategic focus
• ensure that the Science Council fulfills its charitable objectives
• ensure that the Science Council complies with its legal and regulatory requirements
• act as guardians of the charity’s assets, both tangible and intangible, and ensure the financial stability of the organisation
• monitor and hold management to account

The Charity Commission, our Royal Charter and Bylaws, our Trustee Role Description and our Trustee Code of Conduct set out the responsibilities of trustees.

Trustees serve for an initial three-year term.

There are normally four board meetings per year, held quarterly and set around the charity’s financial reporting cycle. Board meetings last approx. 3 hours.

In addition to formal meetings, trustees may also be required to serve on individual board subcommittees, working groups or be invite to represent the Science Council at external meetings and events.

Trustees are expected to attend the Annual General Meeting, which is normally held in June or July.

It is every applicant's responsibility to receive consent from their employer, if necessary, that it is willing to release the applicant for the time commitments involved.

Anyone can become a trustee of the Science Council as long as they have the energy and commitment for the role.

It is worthy noting that sixty percent of Elected Trustees will come from Member Bodies. They will be either members or employees. Up to 40% of Elected Trustees will come from outside the membership and must not be employees or members of Member Bodies.

Trustees are elected by our Member Bodies, with each Member having one vote. Ballot forms containing the name and other relevant details of candidates for election are sent to every Member Body of the Science Council at least four weeks prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting.

The Board values diversity and actively encourages applications from a wide range of backgrounds and roles to stand for election. in 2023, the Board is interested to hear from people with expertise in the following areas:

• Parliamentary/Government contacts
• Management or leadership of scientists in industry.
• Marketing/brand awareness.
• Equity, equality, diversity and inclusion

It is not necessary to have previous board/trustee experience as support will be provided. All you need is to have the interest, time and energy to commit to the role.

Applicants will be asked to provide details of their current post and summary of their career to date; a personal statement; a summary of their suitability to join the Board, and an up-to-date photo. This information will be circulated to Member Bodies to provide them with the necessary information to make a decision on your suitability for the role.

Applications will open on 30^th January and close on 31^st March.

Voting will open in early June, with the results announced at the Annual General Meeting on 12^th July.

After the application deadline, the Nominations Committee will review the applications received against the Board's skills requirements. The Committee will then make a recommendation to the Board, which will then put forward candidates to election.

New trustees are expected to participate in trustee induction sessions. This will include meeting with the Chief Executive, Governance Manager and the Chair of the Board.

New trustees will also be invited to attend Board committees to get a better understanding of the work they do in support of the Board. Throughout their term of office, trustee's are encouraged to undertake training, and attend conferences and events to equip them with the knowledge needed to discharge their duties.

If you would like more information on becoming a trustee please contact Oli O’Hanlon.