Meet our Governors
Meet our elective and appointed governors who serve as representatives from across the Tees Valley – working to support and shape the healthcare service we provide alongside our board of directors.

Christopher Akers-Belcher
Appointed Governor for Healthwatch Hartlepool

Misra Bano-Mahroo
Elected governor, Hartlepool

Councilor Pauline Beall
Appointed Governor, Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council

June Black
Elected Governor, Easington

Clive Collier
Elected governor, Stockton

Natasha Douglas
Appointed governor, Healthwatch Stockton

Allan Fletcher
Elected Governor, Stockton

Melanie Fordham
Elected Governor, Stockton

Paul Frame
Elected governor, Sedgefield

Dr Ann French
Appointed governor, Teesside University

Ashwini Gaur
Elected staff governor

Terence Hegarty
Elected governor, Hartlepool

Anne Holt
Elected governor, Hartlepool

Councilor Christopher Hood
Appointed governor, Durham County Council

Anne Johnston
Elected governor, Stockton

Jennifer Jones
Elected staff governors, clinical governance

Allan Kellehear
Elected governor, Hartlepool

Elliot Kennedy
Elected Governor, Stockton

Patrick Kimmitt
Elected Governor, Stockton

Sarah Moule
Elected Governor, Easington

Aaron Roy
Appointed governor, Hartlepool Borough Council

Dave Russon
Elected staff governors, Chaplaincy

Mike Scanlon
Elected governor, Hartlepool

Pam Shurmer
Elected governor, Hartlepool

Andrew Simpson
Appointed governor, Newcastle University

Anthony Taylor
Elected governor, Stockton

Andrew Tingle
Elected governor, Stockton

Allison Usher
Elected governor, Sedgefield

Angela Warnes
Elected governor, Out of trust area

Lynda White
Elected governor, Stockton

Natalie Wintersgill
Elected staff governors, facilities management (NTH Solutions)

Steven Yull
Elected Staff Governor, People Development