Meet our Council of Governors

Here you can see a breakdown of our appointed public governors and staff governors by area. If you would like to get in touch, please email mse.members@nhs.net.

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Shelley Simmonds

3 year term ending 14 April 2028

Davida Ademuyiwa, councillor

Davida Ademuyiwa

3 year term ending 17 April 2026

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Judith Craven

3 year term ending 14 April 2028

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Alan McFadden

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Braintree constituency

Andrew Porter

Andrew Porter

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Neil Roberts

Neil Roberts

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

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Robert Sefton

3 year term ending 14 April 2028

Brentwood constituency

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David Fairweather

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

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Christine Hill

3 year term ending 14 April 2028

Castle Point constituency

Terry Clarke, councillor

Terry Clarke

3 year term ending 17 April 2026

Tom Harrison

Tom Harrison

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Brian Terry

Brian Terry

3 year term ending 17 April 2026

Chelmsford constituency

Caroline Beasley-Murray

Caroline Beasley-Murray

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

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Karen Travis

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Susan Sullivan

Susan Sullivan

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

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Bernard Judd

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Rochford constituency

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Luke Golder

3 year term ending 14 April 2028

Les Catley

Les Catley

3 year term ending 17 April 2026

Southend constituency

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Tony Davison

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Jim Ling, councillor

Jim Ling

3 year term ending 17 April 2026

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Kelvin Nel

3 year term ending 17 April 2026

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Taz Syed

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Thurrock constituency

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Victoria Holloway

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Meena Mitra

Meena Mitra

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

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Kely Burman

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Rest of England constituency

Stephen Pye

Stephen Pye

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Staff constituencies

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Shiny Basil

Basildon

3 year term ending 14 April 2028

Kuldeep Singh, councillor

Kuldeep Singh

Basildon

3 year term ending 17 April 2026

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Dave Moore

Broomfield

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

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Sophia Morris

Broomfield

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Anthony Jones, Councillor

Anthony Jones

Southend

3 year term ending 17 April 2026

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Vikas Kumar

Southend

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Local Authority and Appointed

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Cllr Jeff Henry

Essex County Council

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

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Cllr Maxine Sadza

Southend Borough Council

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Cllr Michael Fletcher

Cllr Michael Fletcher

Thurrock Council

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

Simon Johnson

Simon Johnson

Community Voluntary Services (CVS)

3 year term ending 14 April 2027

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Mark Bailham

Integrated Care Board

3 year term ending 14 April 2027