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    Meet the Executive Committee 

    Who’s who on the Executive Committee and sub committees

    The Chair has overall responsibility for the members of the Executive Committee.

    The Vice Chair is responsible for providing the College Registrar with the number of members in the Division, the number of meetings held each year and details of elected officers.

    The Financial Officer is responsible for keeping account of Division expenditure and submitting a yearly business plan to the Treasurer.

    The Executive Committee also has four elected members, several co-opted and ex-officio members, regional representation from nine Faculties and a user carer representative.

    The full breakdown of the Executive Committee is as follows:

    Member Year of joining Position
    Dr Aamer Sajjad 2026 (E) Chair
    Dr Asad Malik 2025 Vice Chair
    Dr Rais Ahmed 2025 (C) Leadership and Management Committee Lead
    Dr Rakhshanda Alam 2025 Committee Member
    Dr Lokesh Aresh 2023 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Nisha Balan 2019 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Aditi Chaudhuri 2026 Regional Representative
    Dr Deepti Desai 2025 Regional Representative
    Dr Rebecca Harding 2024 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Asad Hayat 2026 (E) Committee Member
    Dr Jason Holdcroft-Long 2024 (E) Committee Member
    Dr Umar Ikram 2026 PRDC Rep
    Dr Iram Jalil 2022 (C) Equity Champion
    Dr Akshay Kansagra 2026 Education and Training Committee Rep
    Dr Omer Kaya 2026 PRDC Rep
    Dr Rashid Khan 2026 Regional Representative
    Dr Waqqas Khokhar 2025 Regional Advisor
    Dr Amala Maria Jesu 2022 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Nisha Mokashi 2023 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Venkatalakshmi Penchilaiya 2026 (E) PRDC Rep
    Mrs Marie Phelps 2017 Committee Manager
    Dr Anjali Rajadurai 2025 Committee Member
    Dr Beena Rajkumar 2022 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Sophia Senthil 2022 (A) Committee Member
    Dr Mahalingam Senthil Kumar 2025 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Ana Tamas 2023 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Rebecca Thomlinson 2022 (A) SAS Doctor Representative
    Dr Ian Yanson 2025 (A) Regional Representative

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