"MLA West Midlands is working for the region to promote and develop excellent museum, library and archive services which are available to everyone, today and in the future.

We will do this by supporting and championing the development of museums, libraries and archives, to encourage them to inspire, enrich and record the life, environment and works of all its people and to enhance the cultural, social, educational and economic life of the region."

The Board

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 company limited by guarantee with charitable status. Board Members may be contacted first through the MLA general address -

Appointed by

Name

Designation

West Midlands Regional Archives Council	David Owen	Company Director
	Marilyn Lewis	Assistant Director, Cultural Services, Shropshire CC
	Roger Vaughan	Arts and Heritage Officer, Coventry MBC

Society of Chief Librarians WM

Olivia Spencer

County Librarian, Staffordshire CC

Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals

Kate Millin

Assistant Head of Libraries, Dudley MBC

West Midlands Higher Education Association (Libraries Group)

Pat Noon

University Librarian, Coventry University

West Midlands Local Government Association	Carl Rice	Birmingham CC Councillor
	Peter Phillips	Shropshire County Councillor
	Adrian Gregson	Worcester City Councillor

West Midlands Higher Education Association	Prof Judith Elkin	Vice Principal, University College Worcester
Association of Independent Museums	Glen Lawes	Chief Executive, Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust
Midlands Federation of Museums & Galleries	David de Haan	Deputy Director, Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust
Museum Hub WM	Graham Allen	Senior Assistant Director, Museums and Heritage Projects, Birmingham CC

Public Advertisement	Michael Messenger	Retired (County Librarian and Arts Officer, Hereford and Worcester CC)
	Sarah Campbell	Chief Cultural Services Officer, Wolverhampton
	Peter Vigurs	Retired (Leisure and Cultural Serives Director, Stoke-on-Trent)
	Jerry Murland	Head Teacher, The Meadows School, Coventry