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  • Kurt Frary

    Kurt Frary

    Head of IT / Chief technical officer (CTO), Norfolk County Council

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    President
  • Alison Lincoln

    Alison Lincoln

    ICT Senior Manager of Projects and Customers, Blackpool Council

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    Vice-President
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    Kevin Taylor

    Senior IT Manager, Suffolk County Council

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    Vice-President
  • Tony Colson

    Tony Colson

    Director of IT, British Psychological Society

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    Vice-President
  • Yogita Popat

    Yogita Popat

    Director of Culture and Sustainability, London Borough of Barnet

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    Vice-President
  • Carol Williams

    Carol Williams

    Director of transformation and digital, Walsall Council

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    Immediate past president
  • Adriana Toma

    Adriana Toma

    Membership data lead

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  • Aidan Matthews

    Aidan Matthews

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    Aimie Francis

    Head of partnerships and sales

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    Alexandra Murphy

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    Ben Bennetts

    Data research associate

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    Benjamin Hughes

    Graphic designer

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  • Dave Sanderson

    Dave Sanderson

    Member services director

     

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    David Bryant

    Finance & commercial director

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    David Ogden

    Engagement director

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  • Diana Rebaza

    Diana Rebaza

    Senior research analyst

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  • Dylan Roberts

    Chief Digital and Information Officer, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

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  • Glyn Evans

    Expert in public sector digital transformation

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  • Jenifer Lord

    Leadership coach facilitator

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  • Jonathan Stephenson

    Jonathan Stephenson

    Chief executive, Brentwood Borough Council & Rochford District Council

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    Jordan Knott

    Management accountant

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    Jos Creese

    Digital researcher and analyst

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  • Magdalena Werner

    Magdalena Werner

    Senior UI/UX designer

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    Mark Brett

    Cyber security & resilience advisor

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  • Mark Lumley

    Mark Lumley

    Director of ICT & digital, London Borough of Hounslow

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    Martin Ferguson

    Emeritus research fellow

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    Matthew Fraser

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    Nadira Hussain

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    Paul Cotton

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    Rachel Stronach

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    Sam Smith

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    William Barker

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