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Regional Board



Our Yorkshire and the Humber Board advises and supports our regional director in setting and delivering priorities in Yorkshire and the Humber, in line with our overall aims and objectives.

Board members are elected by members in Yorkshire and the Humber, and they represent all our members in the region.

How to contact us

To contact a board member, or for more information on meetings and minutes from previous meetings, please email yhregionaladmin@rcn.org.uk.

Meetings

Our Yorkshire and the Humber Board meets at least three times each year.

2025 meeting dates:

  • Friday 28 February
  • Friday 6 June
  • Friday 12 September
  • Tuesday 25 November

More details about meetings and events can be found on our .

How to attend a board meeting as an observer

As a member you are welcome to request to attend and observe an open session of the board's meetings.

If you would like to attend a future open session, please contact yhregionaladmin@rcn.org.uk.

Board minutes

Please log in to download and read the minutes from previous open meetings.

Our board members

Chair and Vice Chair

Chair

Tracey McErlain-Burns

Vice Chair

Rhian Wheater

Board members

ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Council member

Sian Grbin

ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Professional Nursing Committee member (ex-officio)

Rachel Hollis

ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Trade Union Committee member (ex-officio)

Rhian Wheater

Emilia Merer

Joan Pons Laplana

Effie Robinson

Mathew Sidebottom

Russell Stringer

Bella Abidakun

Grace Chukwurah

Maria Davies

Masiwa Phiri

Lisa Cooke

Kyle McInnes

Elections and appointments

You can get more involved in the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ by putting yourself forward as a candidate for ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Council or a committee, board or forum. As a member, it's important to make your voice heard by voting in ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ elections.  

Find out more about current elections and appointments, how to become a candidate and how to vote.
Lead Inspire Govern

How we're governed

Here at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ, we take good governance seriously. This means working tirelessly to improve our culture and making sure our members are represented across all of our governance processes. Find out more about this work and how you can get involved.
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ leader Nicola Ranger at ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ headquarters in London