Board of Trustees

About the Board of Trustees

YHA currently has 14 Trustees.

The majority of Trustees are elected by YHA members. Elected Trustees are eligible to serve a maximum of two four-year terms (subject to re-election after four years). This may be extended if taking up a National Officer position. The Board currently consists of twelve elected Trustees plus a further two Trustees, Barney Brown and Reena O'Neill, who were co-opted by the Board for twelve months in November 2025.  

Meet our Trustees

Margaret Hart

Chair

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Simon Reeve

Vice Chair

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Graham Turnock

Treasurer

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Darren Barker

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Sarah Brewin

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Barney Brown

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Clare Fordham

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Nisbah Hussain

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Paula Newton

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Reena O'Neill

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Clare Parsons

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James Redfearn

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Robert Varley

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Become a Trustee

Applications have now closed for the Board of Trustees 2026/27.

To express an interest in the 2027/28 application pack and process, please sign-up to our mailing list and you'll be the first to know once we start the process next time.

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