Organisers/Secretarial & Support Team

Meet the team


Neil Derrick - Senior Organiser
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Team leader responsible for managing the regional organising team and a member of the regional management team.  Also a member of the national organising team and lead officer for the public services section in our region.


Lynn Brook - Organiser
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Responsible for private sector membership such as ASDA Stores, St Gobain Glass, Carlsberg Tetley, CHEP UK and a range of transport and distribution members.


Joan Keane - Organiser
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Responsible for membership across the NHS, care homes and legal services as well as being the lead officer for the Equality and Inclusion Agenda.


Desiree Risebury - Organiser
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Responsible for membership in Leeds City Council and managing the team of full time conveners in Leeds City Council.  Also co-tutor responsible for delivering the GMB@Work agenda to representatives and activists.


Jon Smith - Organisation Officer
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Responsible for membership in Southern Cross homes in the north and west of the region and Yorkshire Ambulance Service.


Secretarial & Support Team Support the organisers above!

L to R - Ann Sharp, Elizabeth Paley, Mandy Roache and Shelagh Wigglesworth