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Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees has ultimate responsibility for the governance, financial and strategic direction of the Students' Union. The Trustees:

  • Make sure that everything we do benefits students at City, University of London. As the Students' Union is a charity with set aims and objectives, we are required to ensure that everything we do benefits our members. As well as monitoring what the Students' Union is doing now, the Trustee Board approves our strategic plan, ensuring that we will continue to benefit future generations of City, University of London students.
  • Ensure that the Students' Union remains financially solvent: If the Students' Union is to carry on benefiting students, it must have the money both in the short and long term to do this. For example, the Trustees have to approve all significant items of expenditure and the annual budget.
  • Ensure that the Students' Union doesn't break any laws relating to the work that we carry out. As your Students' Union offers many services to our members, there are many laws and regulations that we have to follow. For example, when enabling students to fundraise for charity, we must comply with charity fundraising laws. If the Students' Union were found to have broken any laws, it is the Trustees who would be ultimately responsible and could potentially face legal action.
  • Maintain the reputational health of the Students’ Union.

Each of the Trustees has their own experiences which, collectively, help ensure that the Board of Trustees can carry out its roles.

To see the minutes of previous Board of Trustees Meetings please click here.

Current Trustees

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Akanksha Kumar

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Sabbatical Trustee

As your Students' Union President, I wholeheartedly believe in transparent and responsible governance. As your Trustee, I promise to uphold the highest standards of integrity, diligently managing and allocating resources for the betterment of our student community. Together, let's build a brighter future for all students, fostering trust and collaboration.

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Fortune Sampson

Sabbatical Trustee

I believe in delivering the greatest amount of fortunes to the greatest number of people. This would be reflected in the discharge of my trustee duties. I’ve previously led some youth groups including JETS club and NESA-UCC. My only business in City SU is to put smiles on students’ faces.

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Yavuz Emin Kafadar

Sabbatical Trustee

As a former law student at City and a practicing lawyer from Turkey, I am now serving in my second year as an elected Sabbatical Officer and Trustee at the Students' Union. I remain committed and excited about what we can achieve together.”

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Jackson He

Sabbatical Trustee

I am an Electrical and Electronic Engineering graduate with a passion for technology. I have the dedication and strive to make changes here as your trustee. A Students’ Union cannot exist without its wonderful students, and I am here to make sure the voices are heard!

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Alan Latham

Lay Trustee

TBC

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Vacant

Lay Trustee

TBC

Nick Ratcliffe

Lay Trustee (Deputy Chair)

Nick is a Management Consultant working with UK Universities. Nick was an elected sabbatical officer and later an external trustee at Nottingham University Students Union, and a school and an FE College Governor. He is a strong believer in the value of students’ unions and their role in representing students.

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Liz Williams

Lay Trustee

TBC

 

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Saundarya Rastogi (30 Jan 2023 start date)

Student Trustee

TBC

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Vacant

Student Trustee

TBC