UK UPA team welcomes New Additions

The new year brings in a slightly altered team to run the UK UPA chapter. Giles Colborne of Euro RSCG Circle stays on as president, with Caroline Jarrett of Effortmark (and UN columnist) as vice president.

The committee is joined by newcomers Phil Barrett, Leslie Fountain and Michael Andrews, as treasurer. 'We also have over a dozen volunteers who'll be helping us over the coming year,' says Colborne. 'At the AGM we said how sorry we were to see Joe O'Connor and Lisa Habili leave after two years a piece of hard work.'

Nominations were unopposed and it is testimony to the good work performed last year with considerable enthusiasm, that so many people have stayed put in their roles.

The full committee is as follows:

Giles Colborne (Euro RSCG Circle)
President
07850 590966
president@ukupa.org.uk

Caroline Jarret (Effortmark)
Vice-President
01525 370379
vice.president@ukupa.org.uk

Michael Andrews (Flow Interactive)
020 7288 0884
treasurer@ukupa.org.uk

Louise Ferguson (LouiseFerguson.com)
Membership
07810 260637
membership@ukupa.org.uk

Leslie Fountain (System Concepts)
Events
020 7240 3388
events.leslie@ukupa.org.uk

Martin Maguire (HUSAT Research Institute)
Events
01509 611088
events.martin@ukupa.org.uk

Phil Barrett (Flow Interactive)
Events
0207 288 0884
events.phil@ukupa.org.uk

Gerred Blyth (Amberlight Partners)
Business Development
020 7961 0354
busdev@ukupa.org.uk

Nigel Bevan (Serco Usability Services)
Professional Development
020 7421 6474
profdev@ukupa.org.uk

Marty Carroll (The Usability Company)
Past President
020 7843 6707
past.president@ukupa.org.uk

Associated Link: UK UPA

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