Meet our elected members
The following members have been appointed as your representatives for the 2022/2023 financial year.
Board of Directors
Elected for a three-year term:
Olly Young – 341 votes
David Van Sertmina – 303 votes
Tony Gunn – 288 votes
John Pioli – 258 votes
Elected for a two-year term:
Pauline Dodd – 355 votes
Ben Stops – 321 votes
Tony Price – 300 votes
Membership Committee
Elected for a two-year term:
Susan Sullivan – 179 votes
Elected for a one-year term:
Lois Bowser – 146 votes
Member’s Council
Elected for a two-year term:
Val Sullivan – 336 votes
Darrel Cansell – 321 votes
Richard Hyland – 316 votes
Nishma Parekh – 309 votes
Elected for a one-year term:
William Hamilton – 174 votes
Meet your Board of Directors
Judy Saunders, President
Elected Term*: 2020-2023, First Elected: 2010
Committees: Remuneration (Chair), Pension Fund Trustee (Chair)
Society Representative: Chelmsford Star Co-operative Party
John Pioli
Elected Term*: 2022-2025, First Elected: 2022
Committees: Audit, Membership
Pauline Dodd
Elected Term*: 2022-2024, First Elected: 2008-2017
Committees: Membership Committee (Chair) Pension Fund Trustee
Ben Stops
Elected Term*: 2022-2024, First Elected: 2018
Committees: Membership, Succession Planning, Society Representative: Co-operatives UK, Consumer Council
Olly Young
Elected Term*: 2022-2025, First Elected: 2019
Committees: Audit Committee, Remuneration, Society Representative: Anglo European Trust Body
Tony Gunn
Elected Term*: 2022-2025, First Elected: 2011
Committees: Membership, Audit
David Van Sertima
Elected Term*:2022-2025 First Elected: 2019
Committees: Audit (Chair), Succession Planning
David Last
Elected Term*: 2020-2023, First Elected: 2020
Committees: Succession Planning, Pension Fund Trustee.
Society Representative: Co-operatives UK, Consumer Council
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Tony Price
Elected Term*: 2022-2024, First Elected: 2007 – 2013
Committees: Remuneration, Succession Planning (Chair), Pension Fund Trustee