Key Contact
The Head of School for public health training in Yorkshire and the Humber is Val Barker
Contact: Programme Support
School Structure
The school is lead and supported by:
Head of School: Val Barker
Training Programme Directors: Shirley Brierley and Susan Hird
Programme Support Co-ordinator: Claire Robertson
Programme Support Officer: Amanda Cartwright
To contact the programme support team, click here . We aim to respond to all queries to the school mailbox within 3 working days of receipt, but it is usually within 24 hours.
There are several committees within the school:
School Management Committee
Chair: Val Barker
Faculty Advisor: Phil Ayers
Dental: Jenny Godson
Training Advisory Group
Chair: Carrie Abbott
Specialist Registrar Committee (SRC)
SRC Co-chairs: Richard James and Michelle Horridge
IT Rep: Shannon Kennedy
ePortfolio Rep: Peter Hudson
Academic Rep: Clare Foster
HPT Rota Rep: Matt Greensmith
Health Protection Rep: Alex Mcnamarra
DFPH exam (previously Part A) Coordinator: Jess Dunphy and Emily Reed
MFPH exam (previously Part B) Coordinator: Jaimee Wylam
BMA Rep: Nina Amedzro
Conference Reps 2022/23: Jess Dunphy, Charlotte Crocker, Emily Reed and Nina Amedzro / Lucy Kempster, Kate Grey, and Sulia Celebi
Social secretary: TBC
Global Health Champion: Steph Gissing
Sustainability Champion: Rachel Crossley and Charlotte Crocker
Practitioner Programme: Anna Brook
Equality, diversity and inclusion reps: Helen Watson (until Aug 2022), Pippa Bird (from Aug 2022) and Amy Martin