Sign in YOUR UNION YOUR SAY YOUR CAMPUS YOUR EVENTS YOUR OPPORTUNITIES YOUR SUPPORT YOUR SPORT TRUSTEE BOARD Trustee Board Our Board of Trustees is the highest decision-making body at NTSU. Their duty is to ensure that the charity (Nottingham Trent Students' Union) complies with our governing document and the law. The Board is chaired by NTSU Presiden Conor Naughton. They safeguard the vision and values of the Union, establish the organisation's strategic direction, and ensure that the organisation meets the needs of its members. Our trustees ensure that NTSU strives for good practice in its operations, and they review and monitor the organisation's performance and progress towards its objectives. In addition, the trustees ensure that the organisation is working within its charitable purpose at all times. Every trustee is responsible for this. Even if certain tasks are done by individual trustees, employees or volunteers, all trustees are responsible. Each of the trustees has their own experiences that, collectively, help ensure that the Board can carry out its role. They are all equal in terms of responsibility and they fall under three categories. Meet the board members Officer Trustees Conor Naughton - Chair of the board Conor Naughton was elected as the President of Nottingham Trent Students' Union (NTSU), taking office in August 2020 and was successfully re-elected for the 2021/2022 academic year. Through this role, he is the Chair of the Board of Trustees and also sits on various boards and committees at the University. As President of NTSU, Conor has successfully navigated the Union through the coronavirus pandemic, championing the best student experience possible for all NTU students locally and nationally. While at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), he studied BSc Coaching & Sport Science SW. Whilst he was a student at NTU he was actively involved in: International volunteering including two trips to Fiji to provide educational support to local schools and sport volunteering coaching in Nottingham-based schools. During his studies, Conor was also a lead student mentor, delivering community-building activities and in-class peer support to first-year undergraduate students. Additionally, Conor was a Student Ambassador supporting NTU's outreach events and helped to raise the aspirations and awareness of higher education amongst UK school pupils through NTU's students in classrooms scheme. Passionate about student voice and representation, Conor was a course representative across his time as a student, culminating in being awarded NTSU Course Representative of the Year in 2020. Conor also served on the Vice Chancellor's Teaching Awards as a Panel Member helping to recognise outstanding teaching at NTU. Conor completed his studies in 2020 with first-class honours and was recognised with the Greatest Overall Contribution Within Coaching and Sport Science prize for his active engagement and participation as a member of the student body. Zoe Clifton Cameron Sutton Zoe Mallett Zoe Mallett was elected Vice President Community and Welfare of Nottingham Trent Students’ Union (NTSU) in June 2020 and re-elected in June 2021. During her time at Nottingham Trent University she completed her degree in Sport Science and Management and was recognised with the Greatest Overall Contribution within Sport Science and Management prize for her active engagement, involvement and influence to her fellow peers and lecturers. She also took part in many extra-curricular activities including: Creating and leading NTU Hula Hooping Society which was awarded best new society in 2020 and is now in the top 5 biggest societies we have at NTSU Was a member of the Trampolining sports club committee for 2 years as Social and Wellbeing Officer and Secretary Completed a placement year at a local primary school to gage a better understanding of leadership skills from a young age and how crucial education is to shape the future of society. Kat Fagg Kat took office as the Vice President of Education of Nottingham Trent Students' Union (NTSU) in June 2021, having already completed one year on the board as a Student Trustee. Kat brings to the board her passions for sustainability, social equity, and strategic thinking. Whilst completing a first-class degree in Economics with International Finance and Banking from Nottingham Business School (NBS), Kat also: Studied Strategic Management and Management for Environmental Sustainability and Competitive Advantage at CETYS University, Mexico. Worked as a Student Consultant for NTU's Centre for Academic Development and Quality (CADQ), focusing on the student experience, community, and support. Actively engaged as a Course Rep and then School Officer for NBS, alongside being a CERT Mentor. Volunteered with Think Pacific in NGO Management Consulting, providing strategic support to a female-led business that provides economic empowerment to Fijian women and solutions to waste pollution. As well as being awarded The Pearson Education Award for Outstanding Student Achievement in Economics, Kat has completed Carbon Literacy Training and is an Associate Environmental Auditor. Benedict Wills Benedict Wills was elected as VP Postgraduate of Nottingham Trent Students' Union (NTSU), taking office in July 2021. Through this role, he sits on various boards and committees at the University, specifically looking at the Postgraduate experience and academic representation. During his time at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), he studied LLB Law with Criminology and LLM General law, focusing on Company Rescue and Intellectual Property. Alongside his studies, he also took part in many extra-curricular activities, including: Volunteering roles including two terms in office with NTSU's Exec Committee improving NTSU's events, and RAG Committee, where he helped to raise money for NTSU's chosen charities and gave students opportunities to improve their university experience. Additionally, he sat on two society committees, providing wellbeing support for first-year students, and organised and ran a variety of society events to improve the quality of life at NTU. Benedict completed his undergraduate studies in 2020 and is set to complete his Postgraduate Studies October 2021. · Taya Stevens Student Trustees Troy Brocklebank Troy Brocklebank is a Final Year BA Business Management & Economics student at Nottingham Trent University. He currently sits on the Board of Trustees and the Finance sub-committee at NTSU. In his first year (2018-19), he was a Course Rep and regularly spoke at open days as an NTU Student Ambassador. He also took part in NBS's Summer School partnership at ICHEC Brussels Management School, exploring Regenerative Innovation with a particular focus on circular, functional, bio-inspired and local economies. In his second year (2019-20), he was the President and co-founder of SONIC (Students of Nottingham Investment Club), which focused on empowering students to learn about personal finance and explore possible careers in the investment sector. He has participated in social mobility charities such as SEO London and upReach, which has resulted in various experiences with Banking, Insurance and Investment firms. He took a sabbatical year in the 2020-21 academic year to become the Vice President Education at NTSU. He represented over 32,000 students as a regular group member of several senior University committees such as Academic Board, Academic Standards and Quality Committee (ASQC), University Internationalisation Committee (UIC), Executive Student Forum (ESF), Race Equality Charter Self-Assessment Team (RECSAT) and Success for All Steering Group. The Student Engagement & Academic Representation steering group (StEAR) chair and the academic representative assemblies. https://www.linkedin.com/in/troybrocklebank/ Jane Bannister Jane Bannister is a mature-age student going into her final year of a BA(Hons) International Business degree commencing September 2021. She is a proactive and engaged member of the NTU community. Jane currently sits on the Board of Trustees for NTSU, is the Enactus NTU Innovations Team Leader, a CERT Mentor, and was a second-year Student Rep. She has completed three rounds as a Click Silver volunteer and has participated in various challenges/competitions throughout her studies so far. Passionate about all areas of sustainability, Jane is certified as Carbon Literate and has already completed two of the three SiP certifications. Jane hopes to continue her knowledge and application of sustainable practices during her term on the Board of Trustees. Jane also brings to the Board a wealth of commercial knowledge from her time as a small business owner in Australia. Catarina Lopes Catarina is an international student from Portugal studying the LLB in International Law at NTU. She was a Course Representative in her first year of university and was involved with other opportunities such as the Virtual International and European Student Exchange or NTU's global week. She is currently a student trustee at NTSU, a part-time editor at Lawyer-Ed, and a student mentor for Nottingham Law School's first-year undergraduates. For many years, she was a scout, volunteer at a food bank, competitive swimmer, an exchange student in Erasmus+ projects, and an individual delegate at Portugal's Youth Parliament and European Youth Parliament programme. Catarina has a wide range of interests, focusing on law, politics, philosophy, and critical thinking. External Trustees Geoff Love - University Appointed Trustee Geoff Love was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Commify, Europe's leading provider of business messaging solutions. After leading a management buyout of Nottingham-based Esendex, he partnered with private equity to create the Commify group of companies. Working with over 35,000 businesses around the world and with turnover approaching €100m, Commify's mission is to 'make business communication brilliant'. The group operates around a dozen global brands from its Nottingham headquarters. After graduating from Sheffield University with a degree in Business Studies, Geoff started his career in retail banking, specialising in marketing, where he held a number of senior roles with the likes of Lloyds TSB and Alliance & Leicester. He was Customer Marketing Director of HomeServe and a member of its UK board, seeing its sales increase tenfold during his tenure, before swapping insurance for software. Geoff lives in Nottingham with his two teenage children and wife, who is a senior lecturer at NTU. Paul Bott Paul is the Chief Executive of SJOG, a diverse, award-winning national charity that supports disabled people, older communities, those experiencing homelessness, and people who have been subject to modern-day slavery. He has spent the last 25 years working across the four nations of the UK designing, developing, and delivering evidence-based programmes funded by the Home Office, the Department for Education, and the Big Lottery Fund. Paul has been involved as a Trustee of NTSU since 2017 and is also the Chair of Sleep Scotland and a Director of Community Enterprise in Scotland. He has an MSc in Voluntary Sector Management and was the recipient of the Markel Third Sector Leadership Award for 2020 Esther Mukuka Board Summaries You can read summaries of previous board meetings here. Engaging with our Trustees The Board of Trustees takes many important decisions to ensure the safety and good governance of the Union. For members of the Students' Union (i.e. NTU students), your primary route to the Board of Trustees is through the Officer Trustees, who you elect in the second academic term of each year. You can engage with our democratic decision-making through our Union Meetings, Student Council, and Big Ideas scheme. Many of the policy decisions made in these forums go to the Board for ratification to ensure they are safe, legal and fit within our charitable purpose. If you want to find out more or raise anything with our trustees, please contact the Chair of the Board, NTSU's President, at president@su.ntu.ac.uk. They will be happy to help. You can also find out more information about how charities operate and the role of trustees on the Charities Commission website. 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