Meet the NEC
Prospect’s National Executive Committee oversees the work of the union. Find out more about the members that make up the NEC below.
Alice Black, Scottish Live Events Network
Alice Black is Production Manager at the National Theatre of Scotland and has been self-employed in the events industry for 15 yrs. Alice is co-chair of the Scottish Live Events branch and also chairs the Arts & Entertainment divisional committee of Bectu sector. Alice joined the NEC in 2023. She has a special interest in workplace health & safety, equality & representing freelance workers, improving the way freelancers organise within the union.
Andrea Gould, Film Artistes
Andrea has been a member of Bectu for several years and is currently also a member of the LPD FAA committee. Having been elected to the NEC in 2024, Andrea feels very positive about being involved with Prospect. She has been employed as a supporting artist for 10 years. Andrea wants to ensure that working conditions for supporting artists improve, despite the ‘feast or famine’ nature of the profession.
Andy Mooney, National Air Traffic System Specialists
Andy has worked in various Engineering, Project and Change Management roles within National Air Traffic Services, currently employed as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer. Andy joined the IPMS National Executive in 1998, continuously serving thereafter as both NEC member and Branch Secretary. An active case handler, Andy is keen that Prospect has the infrastructure to equip reps to support members in need with a sustainable subscriptions structure. A current member of the Finance and Audit, Campaigns and Communications Committees and Estates Working Group, Andy has also participated in various working groups such as Subscriptions, website, branding and introduction of the membership contact centre.
Audrey Uppington, Sellafield Limited
Audrey has worked in the Nuclear Industry for the majority of her working life & currently works for Sellafield Ltd. Started her career in Accounts & joined the union in 1978. Became a rep 1980, since then has held various officer positions at Branch level. Within SL Audrey takes a negotiation lead on T&C’s. She is currently president of the Energy Sector Executive and is an experienced member of the NEC having a special interest in Pensions and Equal and Diversity.
Carol Magor, BBC East Midlands
Carol is a member of Bectu and currently works on full-time union duties as a Lay Official at the BBC. Elected to the NEC in 2022, Carol is proud to be part of Prospect and wants to ensure the union develops and adapts to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. She believes we must tackle Diversity and Inclusion and highlight injustice. She is the Branch Secretary for the BBC East Midlands Branch, a member of the Bectu Sector Executive Committee (SEC); and sits on the BBC National Joint Council (NJC).
Carolyn Spence, EE Plus
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Christine Daniell, BT Business
My name is Christine Danniell I work for BT as a Lead Commercial Manager, I have been active at national level since 2016. I am interested in working on Equality and Pension matters ensuring that these remain firmly on the bargaining agenda. The future of work is challenging, both the Union and its members are having to adapt to the new environment. My current focus is to ensure that we grow our membership, whilst addressing the needs of existing members, and being attractive to new members so together we can improve working conditions for all.
Domanic Smith-Jones, Tech Workers
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Eamonn Guilfoyle, Office for Nuclear Regulation
Eamonn Guilfoyle works for the Office for Nuclear Regulation. A member of the trade union since 2012, he first became active at a national level when he joined the YPN committee in 2018. He retains a particular interest in speaking-up on the priorities of young professionals and to help Prospect recruit young workers
Eleanor Wade, UK Intellectual Property Office
Ele works at the Intellectual Property Office as a Senior Patent Examiner specialising in building and construction technology. She is branch chair there and was first elected to Prospect’s NEC in 2014. Ele’s priorities for Prospect are:
- Securing financial stability and building confidence in our projections,
- Accountability and transparency in decision making,
- Ensuring that at every level of our union differences of opinion are handled well and constructively to reach outcomes that work for our members,
- Holding ourselves to the values we ask of others.
Freddie Brown, MOD: UK StratCom
Freddie works for the Ministry of Defence as a photographer. He has been active at national level since 2000. Freddie chairs the equal opportunities advisory committee. He is also interested in training and health and safety.
Geoff Fletcher, Health and Safety Executive
Geoff is employed as a workplace inspector for the Health and Safety Executive. He has been an active trade unionist for many years and is currently a senior officer in his branch and the President of Prospects Public Services Sector. He is committed to ensuring the union is continuously improving through enhanced representation and service to members, wider democratic accountability/transparency, and a sustainable financial stability
George Ryall, UK Research and Innovation
George Ryall works for UK Research and Innovation at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Didcot in Oxfordshire. He works within the Scientific Computing Department there. George has been a member of the NEC since 2018 and of the Public Sector Executive Committee since 2017. He is particularly interested in UK Science policy and how it affects our members. He is keen to support the development of new reps and the recruitment of new members, particularly from those new to the workforce.
Helen Carp, AWE
Helen works for AWE as an Operations & Integrations Manager. She has been active at branch level since 2020, taking on the role of Branch Treasurer, leading to involvement nationally in 2021. With a particular interest in working with Women in Defence on matters unique to women in the diverse and extraordinary world of UK Defence. Helen chairs the Defence Industry Group and the Women in Defence Network, seeking to explore and promote the retention and development of all members in the Defence Industry.
James Taylor-Tovey, Unscripted TV
James is a freelance Co-Executive Producer and Series Editor in Factual Entertainment Television Programmes for the UK and USA. He started his TV journey having been a Researcher on Entertainment series such as Strictly Come Dancing, and other Saturday Night shows. Beyond the screen, James is a passionate industry advocate, serving as Co-Chair of the Unscripted branch of Bectu, where he champions the rights of professionals in Production Management, Development, and Editorial roles. A dedicated freelance campaigner since 2016, he’s been at the core of initiatives aimed at making the industry fairer and more sustainable for all, and a key voice for professionals throughout the sector.
Kathryn Sosville, Dounreay
Kathryn Sosville works for Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd as the Independent Regulator Security and Safeguards Lead. Kathryn has been active at national level since 2020 and is particularly interested in promoting the use of workplace adjustment passports for all employees which are of use to those workers with disabilities and ensures that reasonable adjustments are implemented. how the union can influence the working community to be inclusive, ensuring the union functions in accordance with its Rules and as directed by Conference, and to promote, develop and support our diverse membership.
Neil Hope-Collins, Health & Safety Executive
Neil has been active at national level since 2006 and as one of HM Inspectors of Health & Safety working for the Health & Safety Executive has had professional dealings with Prospect members across several industry sectors. Neil has an interest in effective governance and works with third sector organisations providing training and support in this area. On the NEC he has tried to improve the connections between branches and members, believing that though we all take pride in what makes us distinct, there is in fact far more that unites us across the union than we often recognise.
Phil Cartwright, Scripted Production and Accounts
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Rachel Garrick MSc CMIOSH MSRP, EDF Energy
Rachel is the Lead for Radiological Consequences at EDF Energy. Rachel joined Prospect (IPMS at the time) as a graduate trainee at Dounreay in the late 90s and has spent many years as a rep negotiating for and representing members. She is Branch Chair of the EDF Energy Branch of Prospect and convenor for the staff Trade Unions for EDF’s nuclear new build projects. Her experience is in nuclear and utilities (particularly distribution networks). Rachel is also a County Councillor and the Cabinet member for Resources at Monmouthshire County Council.
Rebecca Jarvis, North West Freelance and Independent
Rebecca Jarvis is a freelancer in the tv and theatre industries and has worked in the creative industries in some capacity since 2007. Being a member of Bectu since 2012 Rebecca has been involved in the young members and disabled members for many years also being on the Bectu sec (sector executive committee) and RPD (regional production division) Rebecca has advocated for better working rights for new entrants, runners and disabled workers after getting a runners charter passed at Bectu conference ensuring a runners rate card, and working with the disabled members committee in bectu to help disabled workers.
Richard Clatworthy, National Grid Electricity Distribution
Richard works at National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) as a Project Engineer. He has been at National Grid and its predecessors for 35 yrs and is currently NGED Branch President. Active H&S rep, on the Co. SHE Forum & Electricity Business Forum (multi-TU side body that engages with NGED mngt). President of the Prospect Energy Sector for the last 4 years. Richard’s areas of interest are H&S, establishing a secure, stable and low carbon energy system for the UK and support for a Just Transition for those currently working in carbon-based generation to low carbon alternatives. He believes in the importance of communication, collaborative working and inclusiveness.
Sarthak Kumar, Tech Workers
Sarthak Kumar works as a software developer at Deliveroo. He is the secretary of the Tech Worker’s Branch committee, with a particular focus on general industry-related concerns such as AI, as well as the increasing use of boss-ware [such as productivity metrics]. He has recently been elected to the NEC and intends to focus on organising in industries where recognition agreements are few and far between, as well as making Prospect more appealing to young workers in particular.
Satnam Ner, Rosyth Royal Dockyard
Satnam Ner works as a Radiation Safety Specialist for Babcock International at their Rosyth site in Scotland. He has been a long serving activist for Prospect at national level, having been first elected to the NEC in 2008. Satnam is a past President of the Scottish TUC and is currently a member of Scotland’s Fair Work Convention where he seeks to promote the Convention aims by demonstrating the wide-ranging benefits of trade union collective bargaining across all employment sectors. Most recently he co-chaired the Conventions two-year Inquiry into Fair Work in Scotland’s Hospitality Sector. As well as being a long-standing advocate for promoting equality and addressing under-representation, Satnam is particularly interested in working with employers and unions to widen access to STEM careers.
Scott McKenzie-Cook, Science Museum Group
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Sean O’Malley, Outside Broadcasting
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Suzanna Bryant, National Grid
Suzanna works for National Grid Electricity Transmission as a Commissioning Engineer. She has been at National Grid for 14 years, and a member of the Branch committee for 5 years. Suzanna has been an active Technical and Health and Safety Rep for 6 years and has been a member of the Prospect Health and Safety Working Group for 2 years. Her areas of interest are Health and Safety, support for members during a Just Transition to a low carbon energy system and working to encourage more diversity and uptake of careers in STEM.
Tasos Zodiates, Energy
Tasos works as an Independent Radiation Protection Consultant, current assignments to EDF & the IAEA. Worke at EDF for 36 years & served for many years as the Branch Chair. Joined Prospect (EMA at the time) in 1986 & has been an NEC member since 1995. Served on the Energy Sector Executive for many years & was Sector President in 2002-04. His interests as an NEC member are Health & Safety, Pensions, & ensuring Prospect has a sound financial basis & the right calibre of staff to serve the members. Enjoys mentoring young people and coaches’ volleyball.