| Branch Officers 2024 |
| Aina Mir Fons (Branch Officer)
Email: amirfons@uclan.ac.uk Aina is a Lecturer in Hispanic Studies in the School of Psychology and Humanities. She joined UCLan in 2012 and has been a UCU member since then. In 2024 she joined the Branch Committee. |
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And Rosta (Branch Secretary) Email: and.rosta@gmail.com Work phone: 3026 Mobile: 07941888044 And is a Senior Lecturer in English Language & Linguistics in the School of Psychology & Humanities, and has worked at UCLan since 1996. He joined the UCU (then NATFHE) Branch Committee in 2002 and over the years has been Membership Secretary, Acting Branch Secretary, Vice Chair (Negotiations), Chair, Branch Secretary and a caseworker. |
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Andrew Baron (Union Learning Rep) Andrew is a Lecturer in Education Studies, and has worked at UCLAN since 2014. Prior to that he worked in the college sector for 15 years in both FE and sixth form. He has been an active member of UCU since 1999. Email: abaron@uclan.ac.uk Work phone: 3921 |
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Cath Sullivan (Treasurer) Email: csullivan@uclan.ac.uk Work phone: 3428 |
| Danila Datti (Branch Officer)
Email: ddatti@uclan.ac.uk Work phone: 6408 Danila is a Lecturer in Italian and Hispanic Studies in the School of Psychology and Humanities and her teaching involves language, culture, translation and interpreting sessions. She has worked at UCLan since 2012 and has been a UCU member since 2014. In 2024 she finally plucked up the courage to become a branch officer. |
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Michael McKrell (Branch Vice-Chair, Green Rep & Membership Secretary) Email: mfmckrell@uclan.ac.uk Work phone: 5342 Michael McKrell is a Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance in the School of Arts & Media, and has worked at UCLan since 2001. He joined the Branch Committee in 2007 and is Vice-Chair of the Branch, Green Rep and a caseworker. He has also served as a member of the UCU National Executive Committee. |
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Mike Eslea (Assistant Branch Secretary) Email: mjeslea@uclan.ac.uk Work phone: 3424 Mike is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology, and has worked at UCLan since 1996, mostly teaching social and developmental psychology. His research interests include antisocial behaviour, aggression & bullying. He has been a member of the UCU Branch Committee since 2011, is the Assistant Branch Secretary, a caseworker and the webmaster for these pages. |
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Peter Lucas (Branch Officer) Email: plucas1@uclan.ac.uk Work phone: 2548 |
| Tamsyn Mahoney-Steel (Branch Officer)
Email: tmahoney-steel@uclan.ac.uk Tamsyn is Lecturer in Digital Humanities. She joined the University in January 2019 and has been a member of UCU since December 2019. She joined the Branch Committee in 2024 and is still in awe of the work and knowledge of her BC comrades! Her teaching and research include digital literacy, networks of citation and medieval poetry. |
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Tara Styles-Lightowlers (Branch Chair & Equality Officer) Email: tsstyles-lightowlers@uclan.ac.uk Work phone: 3971 Tara is a Lecturer in Criminology, has worked at UCLan since 2006 and is the Branch Equality Officer & Chair. |
