Meet the NEC
Prospect’s National Executive Committee oversees the work of the union. Find out more about the members that make up the NEC below.
Prospect members recently elected a new NEC which began its two-year term at the close of Prospect’s National Conference on Tuesday, 9 June 2026. For further details, see this news story.
Full list of NEC members:
Alice Black
Alice Black is Production Manager at the National Theatre of Scotland and has been self-employed in the events industry for 15 yrs. Alice is co-chair of the Scottish Live Events branch and also chairs the Arts & Entertainment divisional committee of Bectu sector. Alice joined the NEC in 2023. She has a special interest in workplace health & safety, equality & representing freelance workers, improving the way freelancers organise within the union.
Amanda Hoyle
Amanda Hoyle has worked in the nuclear industry for over 25 years and has over 10 years’ experience as a union rep for Prospect, progressing from Safety Representative to Workplace Representative to Case Handler and currently a Full Time Representative and Personal Case Lead at Sellafield Ltd. Having been a full time rep for the last four years, Amanda has extensive experience in negotiations, restructures and organisational changes as well as supporting our local reps. Outside of work, she is married with a 19-year-old daughter, and has a lot of pets “which takes up quite a lot of any spare time I have!”
Amy Bishop
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Andy Mooney
Andy has worked in various Engineering, Project and Change Management roles within National Air Traffic Services, currently employed as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer. Andy joined the IPMS National Executive in 1998, continuously serving thereafter as both NEC member and Branch Secretary. An active case handler, Andy is keen that Prospect has the infrastructure to equip reps to support members in need with a sustainable subscriptions structure. A current member of the Finance and Audit, Campaigns and Communications Committees and Estates Working Group, Andy has also participated in various working groups such as Subscriptions, website, branding and introduction of the membership contact centre.
Carol Magor
Carol is a member of Bectu and currently works on full-time union duties as a Lay Official at the BBC. Elected to the NEC in 2022, Carol is proud to be part of Prospect and wants to ensure the union develops and adapts to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. She believes we must tackle Diversity and Inclusion and highlight injustice. She is the Branch Secretary for the BBC East Midlands Branch, a member of the Bectu Sector Executive Committee (SEC); and sits on the BBC National Joint Council (NJC).
Christine Danniell
My name is Christine Danniell I work for BT as a Lead Commercial Manager, I have been active at national level since 2016. I am interested in working on Equality and Pension matters ensuring that these remain firmly on the bargaining agenda. The future of work is challenging, both the Union and its members are having to adapt to the new environment. My current focus is to ensure that we grow our membership, whilst addressing the needs of existing members, and being attractive to new members so together we can improve working conditions for all.
Denise Curd
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Eamonn Guilfoyle
Eamonn Guilfoyle works for the Office for Nuclear Regulation. A member of the trade union since 2012, he first became active at a national level when he joined the YPN committee in 2018. He retains a particular interest in speaking-up on the priorities of young professionals and to help Prospect recruit young workers.
Ele Wade
Ele works at the Intellectual Property Office as a Senior Patent Examiner specialising in building and construction technology. She is branch chair there and was first elected to Prospect’s NEC in 2014. Ele’s priorities for Prospect are:
- Securing financial stability and building confidence in our projections,
- Accountability and transparency in decision making,
- Ensuring that at every level of our union differences of opinion are handled well and constructively to reach outcomes that work for our members,
- Holding ourselves to the values we ask of others.
Elisabeth Ostrom
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Freddie Brown
Freddie works for the Ministry of Defence as a photographer. He has been active at national level since 2000. Freddie chairs the equal opportunities advisory committee. He is also interested in training and health and safety.
Geoff Fletcher
Geoff is employed as a workplace inspector for the Health and Safety Executive. He has been an active trade unionist for many years and is currently a senior officer in his branch and the President of Prospects Public Services Sector. He is committed to ensuring the union is continuously improving through enhanced representation and service to members, wider democratic accountability/transparency, and a sustainable financial stability
George Ryall
George Ryall works for UK Research and Innovation at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Didcot in Oxfordshire. He works within the Scientific Computing Department there. George has been a member of the NEC since 2018 and of the Public Sector Executive Committee since 2017. He is particularly interested in UK Science policy and how it affects our members. He is keen to support the development of new reps and the recruitment of new members, particularly from those new to the workforce.
Helen Carp
Helen works for AWE as an Operations & Integrations Manager. She has been active at branch level since 2020, taking on the role of Branch Treasurer, leading to involvement nationally in 2021. With a particular interest in working with Women in Defence on matters unique to women in the diverse and extraordinary world of UK Defence. Helen chairs the Defence Industry Group and the Women in Defence Network, seeking to explore and promote the retention and development of all members in the Defence Industry.
Isabella Di Biase
Isabella Di Biase is a live sound engineer based in London who works in different venues such as O2 Forum Kentish Town, O2 Brixton Academy, Koko, Roundhouse etc. She was one of the founders of the first ever union branch who represents live events workers (London Venue Technicians) and has been the secretary of the London Live Events Network, the biggest branch of the Bectu sector, for over five years. She is also a member of Arts&Entertainment division committee and she has been a member of the Bectu Sector Executive Committee for the last three years. She’s been supporting members and colleagues to negotiate better T&Cs and pay and helping with her branch and the UK wide Live Events Network campaigns. She’s been an antifascist, anti racist and anti war activist and an LGBTQ+ ally for many years.
Karen Chalcroft
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Kathryn Sosville
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Martin (Lee) Moore
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Neil Collins
Neil has been active at national level since 2006 and as one of HM Inspectors of Health & Safety working for the Health & Safety Executive has had professional dealings with Prospect members across several industry sectors. Neil has an interest in effective governance and works with third sector organisations providing training and support in this area. On the NEC he has tried to improve the connections between branches and members, believing that though we all take pride in what makes us distinct, there is in fact far more that unites us across the union than we often recognise.
Peter Lawrence
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Phil Sansom
Phil Sansom works for the BBC in Salford as an assistant producer for Radio 4. He is the vice chair of Bectu’s BBC MediaCity & North West branch, where he has focused on growing the branch through recruiting young members, winning individual cases, and organising in response to job cuts. He has also been part of Prospect’s Young Workers Committee, where he led the creation of a new Charter for young workers. Phil is particularly interested in growing union strength at the grassroots level through improved communication, better branch structures, and empowering members.
Richard Clatworthy
Richard works at National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) as a Project Engineer. He has been at National Grid and its predecessors for 35 yrs and is currently NGED Branch President. Active H&S rep, on the Co. SHE Forum & Electricity Business Forum (multi-TU side body that engages with NGED mngt). President of the Prospect Energy Sector for the last 4 years. Richard’s areas of interest are H&S, establishing a secure, stable and low carbon energy system for the UK and support for a Just Transition for those currently working in carbon-based generation to low carbon alternatives. He believes in the importance of communication, collaborative working and inclusiveness.
Sarthak Kumar
Sarthak Kumar works as a software developer at Deliveroo. He is the secretary of the Tech Worker’s Branch committee, with a particular focus on general industry-related concerns such as AI, as well as the increasing use of boss-ware [such as productivity metrics]. He has recently been elected to the NEC and intends to focus on organising in industries where recognition agreements are few and far between, as well as making Prospect more appealing to young workers in particular.
Satnam Ner
Satnam Ner works as a Radiation Safety Specialist for Babcock International at their Rosyth site in Scotland. He has been a long serving activist for Prospect at national level, having been first elected to the NEC in 2008. Satnam is a past President of the Scottish TUC and is currently a member of Scotland’s Fair Work Convention where he seeks to promote the Convention aims by demonstrating the wide-ranging benefits of trade union collective bargaining across all employment sectors. Most recently he co-chaired the Conventions two-year Inquiry into Fair Work in Scotland’s Hospitality Sector. As well as being a long-standing advocate for promoting equality and addressing under-representation, Satnam is particularly interested in working with employers and unions to widen access to STEM careers.
Scott Mckenzie-Cook
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Sophie Gribben
Sophie Gribben is an Electrical Power Engineer at UK Atomic Energy Authority. They have been involved in Prospect since joining the workforce in 2022 and are currently co-chair of the UKAEA branch committee. They are also a safety representative and a member of the Prospect Disabled Workers Steering Group. Recently elected to the NEC, they have a particular interest in engaging young and marginalised workers, encouraging cross-collaboration and communication between branches, and ensuring transparency of the union.
Stephen Smye
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Suzanna Bryant
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