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ICE North West

Committees

ICE North West's regional committee, branch committees and special interest groups in the region plan and organise how we support and share knowledge with ICE members.

ICE's work in the North West is carried out by the regional committee. It's made up of branch members and interest groups and is supported by the Regional Support Team. Committee members are volunteers and come from a range of backgrounds within the civil engineering profession.

North West regional committee

The North West regional committee is the focal point for matters important to civil engineers in the region. It helps raise the profile of civil engineering as a profession and a career choice and promotes continuing professional development among ICE members.

Name Position
Lewis Brimmell chair
Kit Wolverson senior vice chair
Antje Budge junior vice chair
Nushma Juwaheer past chair
Steven Reid honorary treasurer
Joshua Martin honorary secretary
Chaido (Yuli) Doulala-Rigby general council member
Gerald Knights general council member
Antonios Palatianos general council member
John Bridgeman regional council member
Antje Budge
interim chair, Cheshire branch
Brian Fearon chair, Cumbria branch
Chris Taylor chair, Lancashire and Isle of Man branch 
Claire Pallett
chair, Manchester branch
Chloe Swart chair, Merseyside branch
Ian Scotland chair, Geotechnical group
Callum Southgate chair, Early Careers Network
David Boyer chair, Transportation Engineering group
Emmanuel Adegboro and Tarisiro Fundira leads, Fairness, Inclusion and Respect 
Claire Pallett lead, Fellows' Network
Ellie Carter chair's future leader

Branch committees

Our branch committees are diverse, forward-thinking and active. Working with various engineering institutions and organisations involved in the built environment, they aim to increase interest and attendance at meetings to help members continue their professional development. Find out more about our committees below and how to get involved.

Name Position
Antje Budge interim chair
Ola Owolabi vice chair

Other members: Emma Wilson, Francis Kwateng, Jon Hughes, Craig Gelder, Tom Glovehew, Damian Roberts, George Hewitt.

Name Position
Brian Fearon chair
Scott Christian vice chair

Other members: Jonathan Clarke, Elizabeth Morgan, Steven Reid, Dylan Atkinson, Ed Dobson, James MacFadden, Greg Pearson, Gareth Scott, Celyn Walters.

Our Lancashire branch chair, Chris Taylor, is currently looking for civil engineers within Lancashire and the Isle of Man to help us re-establish our committee, which helps to support members in the area.

Name Position
Claire Pallett chair
Dylan Rayen
senior vice chair
Sam Akrill junior vice chair

Other members: Aimilia Miliori, Andrew Murray, Andrew Nicholson, Connor Meecham, Guy Rigby, Jonathan Han, Kathleen Harrison, Lauren Luck, Levingsham Augusthus Nelson, Lewis Brimmell, Matthew Willis, Meini Su, Paul McMahon, Paul Morris, Peter Hallsworth, Philip Isgar, Roisin Massey, Stephen Nortley, Tom O’Grady.

Name Position
Chloe Swart chair
Philip Evans senior vice chair
Emily Shaw junior vice chair
Vincent Ly branch secretary
Alan Williams branch treasurer

Other members: Philip Kirby, Ben Hodgson, Tom Dollard, Rebecca King, Martin Pocock, Michaela Gkantou, Pelumi Ojuri, Adam Mannis, Terry McCormick, Andrew Lowe, David Hunter, Gemma James, Matthew Hurst, Lewis Williams.

Early Careers Network

There are around 3,300 graduate and student ICE members in the North West region. The committee aims to support all graduate and student members to become better engineers. They organise events, courses, competitions and socials, helping members develop their careers and bringing like-minded people together.

Name Position
Callum Southgate chair
Hannah Bullock senior vice chair
Jacob Niblett treasurer
Paige Bicker-Carteen secretary

Other members: Alyaa Alhamaidah, Eleanor Lythgoe, George Hewitt, Kabeer Mehmood, Samuel Fenton, Sophie Cheung, Sophie Dick, Vincent Ly, Yannis Wong, Zaky Ardian

Special interest groups

The North West region's special interest groups (SIGs) focus on particular aspects of civil engineering. The groups are run by members on a voluntary basis, and provide an opportunity to discuss topics, share knowledge and meet up for social activities.

The group promotes understanding of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering issues and provides opportunities for members and non-members to meet, exchange views, and attend presentations.

Name Position
Ian Scotland chair

Other members: Edouardos Karavakis, Gabriella Manning, Jonathan Taylor, Paul McMahon, Nick Kalampokas, Paul Shepley, Sam Moss, Menaka Fernando and Maria Addante.

The Historical Engineering group is for anyone in the North West who has an interest in historical engineering works. It provides an opportunity to discuss topics with like-minded people. The group also helps the ICE Panel for Historical Engineering Works (PHEW) to record historical works and promote historical engineering within the community.

Name Position
TBC chair
Denis O'Gara honorary secretary

Other members: Alan Williams, Anthony Clarke, Bob Atkinson, Chris Caple, Chris Hudson, Ian Weir, Jonathan, John Parker, Peter Simpson, Robert Steeds, Steve Jones, Yuli (Chaido) Doulala-Rigby.

The Transportation Engineering group provides an opportunity for members to discuss and promote the study and practice of transportation engineering on land, water or in the air. For any queries, please contact a member of the committee.

Name Position
David Boyer chair

Other members: Alec Curley, Gary Rowland, Huw Jenkins, Nicola Kane.

Want to get involved?

If you would like to know more about our committees or how to become a member of one or more, get in touch below.