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8 QARANC THE GAZETTE
The QARANC Association Board of Trustees
The QARANC Association Constitution (1163821) dated 2 October 2015 and formally adopted for use by the Trustees on 1 January 2016 defined that the Association should have:
Three ex officio Trustees:
The most senior Corps member (formerly Director Army Nursing Services) now Chief Nursing Officer (Army) as President
QARANC Colonel Commandant as Chairman A senior QARANC Warrant Officer
Five Nominated Trustees:
A retired QARANC Lt Col/Col as Vice President
A senior serving QARANC Officer
A serving QARANC Officer responsible for Chattels
A serving QARANC Reserve Officer
A serving QARANC soldier holding the rank of Cpl or above
And not less than four nor more than seven appointed Trustees.
Further detail about appointments and tenures can be found in the Constitution.
The Board have agreed the following subcommittees who operate within their Terms of Reference:
Governance – This is chaired by the Vice President or Chairman and membership will be according to need. They will ensure governance issues relating to legislative and regulatory requirements are managed.
Finance and Grants – This committee will have four members and will be chaired by the Vice President or Chairman with Maj (Retd) Dixson or Mrs Davies and two other Board members. The committee will specifically review requests for benevolence grants. The Board will need to all be in agreement or the request will be referred to the Board of Trustees.
Media and Communications – This is chaired by Maj Saunders. Maj (Retd) Calderwood is acting as Editor of The Gazette.
Heritage and Chattels – This is chaired by a non-Trustee as a subject matter expert, Lt Col (Retd) Spires. Col (Retd) Quinn acts as Vice Chairman to this committee which has both Trustees and others as its membership. This membership (non-voting) includes Mr Jason Semmens as the Museum of Military Medicine Museum Director.
Membership and Marketing* – This is a new Subcommittee which will address the membership and database issues. Membership will include the Senior QARANC Warrant Officer and two other Trustees.
The Board of Trustees are currently:
Name
Trustee Appointment
Date of initial appointment
Sub Committee Membership
Col Karen Irvine
Chief Nursing Officer (Army)
President
Ex Officio Member
January 2016
Col (Retd) JDF Quinn
WO1 Lee Richens
Awaiting nomination
SSgt Letso Rapoo
Lt Col (Retd) Marjorie Bandy Maj (Retd) Dottie Calderwood
Mrs Beverley Davies
Vice President Ex Officio
Senior QARANC Warrant Officer Ex Officio
Chattels Member Nominated
QARANC Soldier Nominated
Appointed Appointed
Appointed
July 2016
July 2015
April 2016
October 2014
October 2013
Extended until October 2017
July 2016
Governance
Heritage and Chattels Finance and Grants
Marketing and Membership*
Heritage and Chattels
Anniversary and special projects
Gazette Editor Media and Comms
Finance and Grants
Col Sue Bush Colonel Commandant
Chairman Ex Officio
May 2011 As Trustee
Governance Finance and Grants
Lt Col Gary Kenward (Awaiting new nomination)
Senior Serving QARANC Officer Nominated
August 2014 until April 2017
Heritage and Chattels
Maj Alex Saunders
Reserve Officer Nominated
January 2016
Media and Comms
Col (Retd) Jane Carey-Harris
Appointed
January 2016
Lt Col (Retd) Philip Saunders
Appointed
January 2016
Maj (Retd) Moira Dixson
Appointed
January 2013
Extended until January 2018
Finance and Grants
Mrs Julia Jones
Appointed
April 2012
Extended until April 2017
Heritage and Chattels Media and Comms
The Board meet four times a year currently at Camberley. Subcommittees will meet more frequently.
The Board are supported by the Branches and further detail about the Branch Chairmen and Secretaries will be published in the next edition of The Gazette published in the autumn.
If you feel as though you have the time to be a Trustee, please do not hesitate to apply in writing to the QARANC General Secretary on gensec@qarancassociaiton.org.uk or by letter to QARANC Regimental Headquarters.