Membership

Our board members as of August 2023.

Name Organisation Role
Adam Smith 1 Crown Office Row Chambers Barrister
Delia Minoprio 2 Crown Office Row Chambers Barrister /Co-chair Sussex Family Law Bar Association)
Hope Spalding 3 Crown Office Row Chambers Barrister
Laura Bayley 4 Crown Office Row Chambers Barrister /Co-chair Sussex Family Law Bar Association)
Martin Downs 5 Crown Office Row Chambers Barrister/co=Chair Quality Circle Committee
Rachel Gimson (Treasurer) 6 Crown Office Row Chambers Barrister
Pauline Troy 42 Bedford Row Chambers Barrister/ Police Protocol Board
Anna Gianfranceso Brighton and Hove City Council Acting Assistant Director of Children’s Services
Deb Austin Brighton and Hove City Council Director of Children’s Services
Lore Riedel Brighton and Hove City Council Partners in Change Manager/ Quality Circle representative
Natasha Watson Brighton and Hove City Council Principal Lawyer Safeguarding and Litigation
Alice Smith CAFCASS Head of Practice/co-Chair SFJB
Kate Kirwan CAFCASS Service Manager Private Law
Tracey Stow CAFCASS Manager Public Law
Julia Brooks-Leonard CAFCASS
Alex Newbury CLOCK, University of Sussex
Jeanette Ashton CLOCK, University of Sussex
Maria Moscati CLOCK, University of Sussex
Kelly Steele CAFCASS Court Progression Officer
Alison Jeffery East Sussex County Council Director of Children’s services
Johanne Simmonds East Sussex County Council Senior Solicitor
Kathy Marriott East Sussex County Council AD/CO-Assistant Director, Early Help and Social Care/co-Chair SFJB
Nicola McGeown East Sussex County Council Principle Social Worker /co-Chair Quality Circle Committee
Zoe Marchant East Sussex County Council Solicitor/Chair of Performance Committee sub-group
Alison Harbour Goodlaw Solicitors Solicitor
Jane Collins HMCTS Operations Manager
Jessica Veevers HMCTS Senior Legal Manager
Paul Lane HMCTS Legal advisor
Kathy Cockburn HMCTS Delivery Manager
Barbara MacDonald MW Solicitors Solicitor
Emma Taylor GoodLaw Solicitors Solicitor
Tom Glynn Policy Unit Ministry of Justice
Helen Fitzsimons Fitzsimons Solicitors Solicitor
Mary Vogiatzis Stephen Rimmer Solicitors Solicitor
Jenny Boyd West Sussex County Council Assistant Director, Social Care
Lucy Butler West Sussex County Council Director of Children’s Services
Prity Patel West Sussex County Council Principal Lawyer Children & Advocacy Team
Linda Taylor Westgate Chambers Barrister /Chair of the Private Law committee