Governance

Governance

The HCA Board is the governing body for the Healthcare Communications Association (HCA).  The board’s role is to provide effective strategic leadership, direction, challenge, support and guidance.  Board members work in partnership with fellow board members and the Chief Executive to ensure that strategic, business and operational plans support the organisation’s vision, mission and strategic direction and priorities.  Board members provide effective fiscal oversight and ensure sound risk management.
Attracting, retaining and developing the best people to work for the HCA in a paid or unpaid capacity is a high priority. The Nominations Committee takes delegated responsibility on behalf of the Board for identifying and proposing individuals who may act as new members of the board, its standing committees and ad hoc working groups and forums.

Additional committees, chaired by board members, take delegated responsibility for developing and driving specific aspects the HCA’s strategic plan.  These committees are responsible for:

• Member Engagement
• Professional Development
• Standards and Best Practice
• Foresight

The Board delegates responsibility for management and day-to-day operations to the Chief Executive who is supported by a Core Team.
 

Central Team

	Emma Lockley	Career Engagement Manager
	Joanna Blanc	Operations & Membership Engagement Lead
	Louis Martin	Marketing and Digital Coordinator
	Mike Dixon	Chief Executive
	Nicola Bamford	Events Manager

Board Members

	Alice Choi	Board Chair
	Alister Sansum	Standards and Best Practice Committee
	Annabelle Sandeman	Nominations Committee
	Edel McCaffrey	Member Engagement Committee
	Emma Kenny	Professional Development Committee
	Rhiannon Meaden	Foresight Committee