Elected Executive Board members
The AYM board meets quarterly and comprises elected Executive Board members, AYM staff and observers to the board (Deputy Regional Representatives and Observers). Members of the AYM board are also portfolio leads, responsible for communicating between the membership, the executive and external stakeholders on a thematic basis.
Please click on the links for descriptions of the roles of our Regional Representatives
Executive Officers
Kay Dargue
AYM Chair
Middlesbrough YJS
chair@aym.org.uk
Charlie Spencer
Vice Chair
Tameside
vicechair@aym.org.uk
Terry Gibson
Honorary Treasurer
treasurer@aym.org.uk
Regional Representatives
Kathy Gill
North West
Wirral
Carly Turner
Leicestershire
East Midlands
Sarah Griffin
Yorkshire & Humberside
Bradford
Celia Payne
West Midlands
Wolverhampton
Emma Blackwell
North East
Gateshead
Pat Jennings
East
Bedfordshire
Michelle Edwards
London
Newham
Jon Ralph
South West
Torbay
Ruth Hayles
South East
Isle of Wight
Additional Executive Members
Non-Elected Executive Board members
Deputy Regional Representative
Alison Sabaroche
London
Hammersmith & Fulham
Samantha Starmer
North East (Inc. Cumbria)
South Tees
Tom Lang
NorthWest
Manchester YJS
Samantha Fahey
South West
Somerset
Joy Molloy
West Midlands
Stoke on Trent
Chris Sweeting
Yorkshire & Humberside
Kirklees
John Evans
Nottinghamshire
East Midlands