The Board of MLA West Midlands has been constituted to ensure that there is a balance between the three domains. Its members will bring necessary skills and be active ambassadors for the sector in a variety of different networks. As Directors and Trustees they are responsible for the running of the MLA West Midlands as a company limited by guarantee with charitable status.

Board Members may be contacted first through the MLA general address -

MLA West Midlands Board 2003/2004

APPOINTED SEATS

Appointed by: West Midlands Regional Archives Forum (WMRAF)

David Owen, Company Director

Marilyn Lewis, Assistant Director, Cultural Services, Shropshire CC

Roger Vaughan, Arts and Heritage Officer, Coventry MBC

Appointed by: Society of Chief Librarians – WM (SCL)

Olivia Spencer, County Librarian, Staffs CC

Appointed by: Chartered Institute of Library Information Professionals – WM (CILIP)

Kate Millin, Assistant Head of Libraries, Dudley MBC

Appointed by: West Midlands Higher Education Association - Libraries Group (WMHEA)

Pat Noon, University Librarian, Coventry University

Appointed by: West Midlands Local Government Association (WMLGA)

Carl Rice, Birmingham CC Councillor

Roger Wright, East Staffordshire Councillor

Adrian Gregson, Worcester City Council, District Authority Councillor

Appointed by: West Midlands Higher Education Association (WMHEA)

Prof Judith Elkin, University College Worcester (Chair)

Appointed by: Advantage West Midlands (AWM)

Under discussion

Appointed by: West Midlands Museums Policy Forum (MPF)

Nominations currently being sought

Appointed by: Midlands Federation of Museums

David de Haan, Deputy Director, Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust

Appointed by: West Midlands Museum Hub

Rita McLean, Head of Community Museums Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (Temporarily)

ADVERTISED SEATS

Michael Messenger (Vice Chair), Retired (County Librarian and Arts Officer, Hereford and Worcester CC)

Sarah Campbell, Chief Cultural Services Officer, Wolverhampton

Peter Vigurs, Retired (Leisure and Cultural Services Director, Stoke-on-Trent)

Rachel Cockett, Systems Manager (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery)