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Previous committees

Committee 2018

Chairman: Phil Collins
Vice Chairman: Catherine Bolton
Secretary: Ingrid Jendrzejewski
Treasurer: Lesley Deschner
Committee members:
Lol Barnes
Rachel Contini
Jonathan Higgs
Andrew Shephard (Co-opted December 2017)
Committee 2017

Chairman: Cathy Grimmer
Vice Chairman: Maria Hennings Hunt
Secretary: Pauline Hallam Mason
Treasurer: Lesley Deschner
Committee members:
Phil Collins
Jonathan Higgs
Mark Iveson

Andy Cain
Liz Hurst (co-opted following the resignation of Andy Cain)
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Committee 2016

Chairman: Michael O'Byrne
Vice Chairman: Maria Hennings Hunt
Secretary: Pauline Hallam Mason
Treasurer: Paul Budd
Committee members:
Katherine Bolton
Phil Collins
Cathy Grimmer
Ian Martin
Committee 2015

Chairman: Michael O'Byrne
Vice Chairman: Maria Hennings Hunt
Secretary: Pauline Hallam Mason
Treasurer: Paul Budd
Committee members:
Katherine Bolton
Rachel Contini
Cathy Grimmer
Ian Martin

Committee 2014

Chairman:
 Diana Wimbs
Vice Chairman: Michael O'Byrne
Secretary: Lesley Deschner
Treasurer: Margaret Burton
Committee members:
Graham Alibone
Maggie Bolton
Paul Budd
Ian Martin (co-opted following the resignation of Dennis Clarkson)




Fancy a trip down the memory lane?
Have a look at what Swanwick 2014 was like here
Committee 2013 (65th Anniversary)

Chairman:
 Diana Wimbs
Vice Chairman: Fiona Samuel
Secretary: Lesley Deschner (from 1st March 2013, following the resignation of former Secretary Xanthe Wells)
Treasurer: Margaret Burton
Committee members:
Katie White
Benjamin Scott
Lois Maddox
Maggie Bolton (co-opted when Lesley Deschner became Secretary in March 2013)

Committee 2012

Chairman:
 Joyce Ward
Vice Chairman: Diana Wimbs
Secretary: Xanthe Wells
Treasurer: Peter Lyons
Committee members:
Liz Goes
Katie White
Fiona Samuel
Lois Maddox

Committee 2011

Chairman:
 Xanthe Wells
Vice Chairman: Joyce Ward
Secretary: Fiona McFadzean
Treasurer: Peter Lyons
Committee members:
Della Galton
Liz Goes
Steve Jenkins
Katie White
Diana Wimbs (co-opted following Della Galton's withdrawal, February 2011)

Committee 2010

Chairman: Xanthe Wells
Vice Chairman: Joyce Ward
Secretary: Fiona McFadzean
Treasurer: Peter Lyons
Committee members:
Della Galton
Felicity Margolis
John Lamont
Liz Goes

Committee 2009

Chairman: Marion Hough
Vice Chairman: Xanthe Wells
Secretary: Fiona McFadzean
Treasurer: Peter Lyons
Committee members:
Patricia Burns
Maria Hennings-Hunt
John Lamont
Felicity Margolis

Committee 2008 (60th Anniversary)

Chairman: Katy Clarke
Vice Chairman: Diana Wimbs
Secretary: Jean Sutton
Treasurer: Peter Lyons
Committee members:
Maria Hennings-Hunt
John Lamont
Fiona McFadzean
Felicity Margolis



"It was such a privilege to be Vice Chairman during the School's unforgettable 60th anniversary in 2008. If proof were needed, Swanwick became an official diamond that year and even the Queen joined in the celebrations with a personal message of congratulations. Sheer magic." 
- Diana Wimbs
Committee 2007

Chairman: Katy Clarke
Vice Chairman: Diana Wimbs
Secretary: Jean Sutton
Treasurer: Peter Lyons
Committee members:
Fiona McFadzean
Lois Maddox
Andrew Marsh
Ann Palmer


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