Past Committees
2021-2022
2020-2021
Elected 27/03/20 at the 2020 AGM, announced via Twitter and Facebook. Minutes available on request.
President: Al Simpson
Treasurer: Jay Sunley
Secretary: Adam Whitney
Equipment and Training Officer: Nick Caddy
Safety and Welfare Officer: Emily Taylor
Events Officer: Caroline Charnock (elected 28th April 2020)
Publicity and Communications Officer: Beth Warriner
Open Seat: Amy Wassell
2019-2020
Elected 29/03/19 at the 2019 AGM, at Leeds University Union Room 6, University of Leeds. Minutes available on request.
President: Lucy Flanagan
Treasurer: James Freedman
Secretary: Lucy Dennant
Equipment and Safety Officer: Talia Simmons (until January 2020)
Equipment and Training Officer: Jay Sunley (elected 24th January 2020)
Safety and Welfare Officer: Talia Simmons (elected 24th January 2020)
Events Officer: Al Simpson
Publicity and Communications Officer: Ugnė Martinaitytė
Open Seat: Ben Nuttall
First Year Rep: Amy Wassell (elected 24th January 2020)
2018-2019
Elected 16/03/18 at the 2018 AGM, at Leeds University Union Room 6, University of Leeds. Minutes available on request.
President: Chris Mee
Treasurer: Lily Biggs (elected March 28th 2018)
Secretary: Sarah Lewis
Equipment and Safety Officer: Lucy Dennant
Events Officer: Molly Cordery (until January 2019)
Events Officer (acting): Al Simpson (from January 2019)
Publicity and Communications Officer: Lucy Flanagan
Open Seat: Sian Holland
First Year Rep: Al Simpson (elected 13th December 2019)
2017-2018
Elected 20/03/17 at the 2017 AGM, at Michael Sadler Building, University of Leeds. Minutes available on request.
President: Erinna Salim
Treasurer: Chris Mee
Secretary: Katie Hayton
Equipment and Safety Secretary: Jennifer Muellenbach
Social Secretary: Lauren Allderidge (until November 24th 2017)
Events Officer (acting): Sarah Lewis & Chris Morris (November 24th until December 7th 2017)
Events Officer: Sian Holland (elected December 7th 2017)
Publicity and Communications Secretary: Sarah Lewis
Open Seat: Chris Morris
First Year Rep: Lily Biggs (elected December 7th 2017)
2016-2017
Elected 08/3/16 at the 2016 AGM, at Clothworkers Building, University of Leeds. Minutes available on request.
President: Chris Morris
Treasurer: Richard Grindrod
Secretary: Richard Wells
Equipment and Safety Secretary: Cam Race
Social Secretary: Corwin Cook
Publicity and Communications Secretary: D’arcy Darilmaz
Open Seat: Kat Ellis
2015-2016
Elected 12/3/15 at the 2015 AGM, 5.00pm on the Riley Smith Balcony at LUU. Minutes available on request.
President: Kat Ellis
Treasurer: Imi Fermor
Secretary: Amy Dodd
Equipment and Safety Secretary: Sorcha Doherty
Social Secretary: Jordan Porter
Publicity and Communications Secretary: Sophie Bullen
Open Seat: Freddy Marlow
2014-2015
Elected 20/3/14 at the 2014 AGM, 5.30pm on the Riley Smith Balcony at LUU. Social secretary elected at an EGM on 2/6/14. Minutes available on request.
President: Cam Race
Treasurer: Katie Lee-Sang
Secretary: Freddy Marlow
Equipment and Safety Secretary: Rob Palin
Social Secretary: Lucy Russell and Alex Cant (stood down May 2014)
Social Secretary: Sorcha Doherty and Alex Cant (elected 2nd June 2014)
Open Seats: Sally Stephens and Dan Gordon
2013-2014
Elected 7/3/13 at the 2013 AGM, 5.30pm on the Riley Smith Balcony at LUU. Minutes available on request.
President: Helena Goode
Treasurer: Natalie McLoughlin
Secretary: Adam Morris
Equipment and Safety Secretary: Rob Palin
Social Secretary: Lucy Russell
Open Seats: Becky Bannister and Dan Gordon
2012-2013
Elected 8/3/12 at the 2012 AGM, 5pm on the Riley Smith Balcony at LUU. Minutes available on request.
President: Gunnar Lindahl
Treasurer: Dan Gordon
Secretary: Rob Palin
Equipment and Safety Secretary: India Ardern
Social Secretaries: Becky Bannister and Alex Moore
Open Seats: Becky Carter and John Hodgson
2011-2012
Elected 15/3/11 at the 2011 AGM, at Balti King, Raglan Road, Leeds. Minutes available on request.
President: Alex Balfe (resigned Feb 2012 – acting president Becky Bannister)
Treasurer: Alex Moore
Secretary: Becky Bannister
Equipment and Safety Secretary: India Ardern
Social Secretary: Jess Woolf
Recruitment Secretary: Alex Monk
Sponsorship and Merchandise: Gabby Wright
Training Officer: Peter Chiles
Open Seat: Andy Hughes
2010-2011
President: India Ardern
Treasurer: Andy Hughes
Secretary: Joey Dainton
Social Secretary: Phillippa Clarkson
Publicity Secretary: Penny-Jane Bourne
Equipment Secretary: Chris Pelly
Open Seats: Tom Large and Charles De Lord
2009-2010
President: Charles De Lord
Treasurer: Al Hicks
Secretary: Michael Cookson
Publicity: Rachel Wood
Fundraising: Pk Thummukgool
Social Secretary: Shiri Stern
Open Seats: Elaine Paterson and Tom Large
2008-2009
President: Claire Lightfoot
Secretary: Rachel Wood
Treasurer: Dan Winer (resigned Nov 2008- acting treasurer Claire Lightfoot)
Webmaster: Barry Carlyon
Fundraiser: Sam Leach
Social Secretary: Roisin Hanratty
Open Seat: PK Thummukgool
2007-2008
President: Sophie Reiser
Treasurer: Shiri Stern
Secretary: Fiona I’Anson
Fundraising: Sam Leach
Social Secretary: Fiona Bowditch
Open Seat: Juliette Gerstein
Edinburgh Seat: Gordon Nimmo-Smith
Webmaster: Barry Carlyon
Mascot: Binky Backstage-Dog
2006-2007
President: Jason Truss
Treasurer: Matt Hulme
Secretary: Dave Macbeth
Fundraising: John McConnell
Social Secretaries: Hannah Barker and Alexandra Brzezicka
Open Seat: Becky Eden-Green
2005-2006
President: Robin Taylor
Treasurer: Joanna Sharp
Secretary: Andrew Laidlaw
2004-2005
Elected 4/5/04 at the 2004 AGM, 6pm on the Riley Smith Balcony at LUU. Minutes available on request.
President: Jo Sharp
Treasurer: Rich George
Secretary: Gordon Nimmo-Smith
Social Secretary: Andrew Strachan
Webmaster: Rich Sage
Open Seat (America): Andrew Laidlaw
2002-2003
President: Rob Halon
Treasurer: Emily O’Brien
Secretary: Rich Thompson
Social Secretary and Communications: Jenny Betteridge
Open Seat: Amy Turner
Webmaster: Graham Connell
2001-2002
President: Caro Humphries
Treasurer: Rich Sage
Secretary: Katy Jales
2000-2001
President: Matt Ellis
Treasurer: Rob Ludwig
Secretary: Orlaith Kamenos
Social Secretary: Laura Smith
Communications Officer: Alan Woolston
Webmaster: Steve Wheeler
Open Seat: Jane Kingswood
1998-1999
President: Vanessa Ingram
Treasurer: Anna Clough
Secretary: Caroline Eagle
Social Secretary: John Aldred Raven
Representative: Emily Rodway
Communications Officer: Andy Paul
1997-1998
President: Vanessa Ingram
Treasurer: Deuan Jones
1996-1997
Elected 29/4/96 at the 1996 AGM, held at 1pm in LUU Committee Room C. Minutes available on request.
President: Rachel Beck (stood down term 3 of 95-96)
President: Helen Pearce (elected term 3 of 95-96)
Treasurer: Dave Wilkinson
Secretary: Rob Jones
Social Secretary: Andrea Brady
1995-1996
The first committee of the newly-formed LUU Backstage Society, which officially became a Society on Thursday 12th October 1995.
President: Alex Sandercock (stood down 13th Nov 95)
President: Paul Owen (elected 13th Nov 95)
Treasurer: Kevin Atkinson
Secretary: Susie Lowe
Social Secretary: Paul Owen (until 13th Nov 95; then elected President)
Social Secretary: Tom Wilson (elected 13th Nov 95)
First Year Rep: Gemma Rickwood
Elected 05/06/21 at the 2021 AGM, announced via Twitter and Facebook. Minutes available on request.
President: Jay Sunley
Treasurer: Emily Taylor
Secretary: Beth Warriner
Equipment and Training Officer: Nick Caddy
Safety and Welfare Officer: Amy Wassell
Events Officer: Callie O'Brien (elected on 11th December 2021)
Publicity and Communications Officer: Lucy Dennant
Open Seat: Faye Thompson
First Year Rep: Poppy Dunn (elected on 11th December 2021)