Council & Officers

The National Executive Council is required by the Constitution and Standing Orders to ensure that representation of certain 'interest groups' is ensured. Therefore, in addition to the Officers, each Diocese in England and Wales is intended to be represented.

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has appointed Bishop Peter Doyle, Bishop of Northampton to act in Episcopal Liaison with the Association. He follows Bishop Edwin Regan, Bishop of Wrexham, who has relinquished the role after eleven very fruitful years.

The 'interest groups' which are represented include

Secondary Class Teacher
Independent Schools
Further or Higher Education
Primary/Secondary RE
School Chaplain

Primary head/Deputy
Support staff
Secondary head/Deputy
Individual/ Retired
Primary Head or Deputy Head

Secondary Head or Deputy Head
Special Schools
Individual and Retired Members
Diocese
NBRIA

Members of Council

President John Nish
Vice President                  Ruth Vayro
Past President            Maria Rimmer
General Secretary Dr Caroline Healy
Treasurer Prof John Lydon
KC*HS,SFHEA
Conference Co-ordinator Becky Juszkiewicz
Conference Support Katie Addison
Primary Rep. Michael Corcoran
Secondary Rep. Katie
  Hibbins-Durbin
Website/IT In house
Research & Development Dr Mary Mihovilovic
Young Teacher Reps          Vacant
Social Media                        Katie
Hibbins-Durbin
WUCT Treasurer                 Prof John Lydon
KC*HS,SFHEA
Nat. Board Cath. Women contact CATSC
Nat. Council Lay Assoc.    Dr Caroline Healy
Cath. Assoc. Racial Justice contact CATSC
Religious Ed. Council           Prof John Lydon
KC*HS,SFHEA
Conf. of Religious Ed Vacant
ACCE (Chaplains) Julie Sweeney
Mission Together
CAFOD Susan Kambalu
ADDEC contact CATSC

Primary Convenor
Retired/Life Members

The Association encourages representation both on, and by, Council of other organisations whose membership is concerned with the Catholic Church, and/or Education.

National Council invites the following organisations to nominate a representative, who has observer status, and whose expenses are paid by the nominating body:

CISC Vacancy
Association Special Schools
CS Sports Federation
Networking Peter Boylan
Hexham & N'Castle
Partnership Joe Hughes
MANCEP Anna Halls

Presidents

Year                    President

1996 - 97            Bernadette Egan
Liverpool             Jacquie Reilly

1997 - 99            Edward Hayes
Birmingham
Nottingham

1999 - 01           Joseph Hughes
Stratford
Harrogate

2001 - 03            Mark Philpot
Liverpool
Chester

2003 - 05            Eileen O’Reilly
Nottingham
York

2005 - 07           Mary Mihovilovic
Peterborough
Stoke on Trent

2007 - 09            Angela M Whelan
Stratford
Solihull

2009 - 2012      Andrew Sowerby
Chester
Chester
Stratford

2012 - 2015        Mary Sainsbury
Birmingham
Manchester
Chester

2015 - 2017       Maria Rimmer
Chester
Chester

2017 - Present John Nish
Chester

Secretaries

1996 - 1997        Mark Philpot
Willie Slavin

1997 - 1998       Mark Philpot

1998 - 2003        Bob Shepphard

2003 - 2006        Angela Whelan

2006 - 2007        John Lydon

2007 - 2012       Dawn Casserly

2012 - 2015        Jo Wood

2015 - Present Caroline Healy

Treasurers

1991 - 1998         Phil Doyle

1998 - 2007         Martin Bourke

2007 - Present    John Lydon