Equality standing committees

The five equality standing committees are elected during the relevant annual meetings. The committees can send motions to national annual congress and sector conferences.

• Black members' standing committee
• Disabled members' standing committee
• LGBT members' standing committee
• Migrant members' standing committee
• Women members' standing committee

Black members' standing committee 2024-2025

• Dr Benjamin Ajibade (Northumbria University)
• Miriyam Aouragh (University of Westminster)
• Dharminder Chuhan (Sandwell College)
• Kirsten Forkert (Birmingham City University)
• Juliana Ojinnaka (Sheffield College) (Co-Chair)
• Jaswinder Kaur Blackwell-Pal (Queen Mary, University of London)
• Jak Peake (University of Essex) (Co-Chair)
• Zoulika Lamamara (Teesside University)
• Aasiya Lodhi (University of Westminster)
• Saleem Rashid (The Sheffield College)
• Cecilia Liang May Wee (Royal College of Art)
• Abdullah Yusuf (University of Dundee)

Disabled members' standing committee 2024-2025

• Cecily Blyther (Petroc)
• Kevin Daws (City of Bristol College)
• Jennifer Dods (Leeds Beckett University) 
• Alison Gaughan (Kirklees College)
• Dan Green (Heriott Watt University)
• Claire Graf (University of Edinburgh)
• Jacqui Lovell (Liverpool John Moores University)
• Sophia Lycouris (University of Edinburgh)
• Bijan Parsia (University of Manchester)
• Christina Paine (London Metropolitan University) 
• Pat Roche (Blackpool & Flyde College)
• Cecilia Wee (Royal College of Art)

 LGBT+ members' standing committee 2024-2025

• Jennie Appleyard (Leeds City College)
• Peta Bulmer (University of Liverpool)
• Peter Evans (Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College) (Chair)
• Stephen Desmond (Solent University)
• Matilda Fitzmaurice (Newcastle University)
• Athanasia Francis - (University of Liverpool)
• Gina Gwenffrewi (University of Edinburgh)
• Bee Hughes (Liverpool John Moores University)
• Philip Inglesant
• Guoxin Ma (University of Southampton)
• Mark Pendleton (University of Sheffield)
• CJ (Novus Prison Education)

Migrant members' standing committee 2024-2025

• Maha Rafi Atal (University of Glasgow)
• Minjie Cai (University of Birmingham)
• Michael Carley (University of Bath)
• Daniel Keeler (Canterbury Christ Church University)
• Laura Loyola-Hernandez (University of Leeds)
• Gertjan Lucas (University of Nottingham)
• Guoxin Ma (University of Southampton)
• Robyn Orfitelli (University of Sheffield)
• Vivek Thuppil (Bangor University)

Women members' standing committee 2024-2025

• Leanne Bibby (Teeside University)
• Vicky Blake (University of Leeds)
• Maria Chondrogianni (University of Westminster)
• Jennifer Dods (Leeds Beckett University)             
• Jo Edge (University of Edinburgh) (Chair)
• Gillian Jack (The Open University)
• Julie Hearn (Lancaster University)   
• Themesa Neckles (University of Sheffield)
• Christina Paine (London Metropolitan University)
• Regine Pilling (Capital City College Group)
• Emma Rees (University of Chester)
• Pat Roche (Blackpool & Flyde College)
• Lisa Rull (University of Nottingham) 
• Victoria Showunmi (University College London)