Regional Board
Our West Midlands Board advises and supports our West Midlands regional director in setting and delivering priorities in the West Midlands, in line with our overall aims and objectives.
Board members are elected by members in the West Midlands, and they represent all our members in the region.
How to contact us
To contact a board member, or for more information on meetings and minutes from previous meetings, please email westmidlands.region@rcn.org.uk.
Meetings
Our West Midlands Board meets three times each year.
2025 meeting dates:
- 25 February 2025
- 3 June 2025
- 2 September 2025
How to attend a board meeting as an observer
As a member you are welcome to request to attend and observe an open session of the board's meetings.
If you would like to attend a future open session, please contact westmidlands.region@rcn.org.uk.
Board minutes
Our board members
You are invited to contact any of your board members if you have questions. Each board member has a link to a branch aimed to foster closing working relationship between the board and branch (these are listed below).
Chair and Vice Chair
Chair
Kevin Crimmons
Vice Chair
Bernice Amao
Board members
RCN Council member (ex officio)
Olga Leach-Walters
RCN Professional Nursing Committee member (ex officio)
Ray McMorrow
RCN Trade Union Committee member (ex officio)
Mark Butler
Christopher Barber
Kathleen Phillips
Theiba Khan
Sarah Southerby
Benjamin Hooper
Joshua Mangwiro
Lorraine Wagstaff
Onyekachim Umenze
Elections and appointments
You can get more involved in the RCN by putting yourself forward as a candidate for RCN Council or a committee, board or forum. As a member, it's important to make your voice heard by voting in RCN elections.
How we're governed
