Name: Daniel Hektor
UNISON Position: Workplace Rep and Equalities Officer
Service/Faculty/School: Lifelong Learning Centre
Location on Campus: Ziff Building
Contact (email): d.a.hektor@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- equality policy
- queer and trans right
- anti-racism in education
- adult and community learning
Talk to me about…
Your ideas and concerns about how our university can become fairer, more accessible, and involved in our local communities!
Name: James Thompson
UNISON Position: Workplace Rep and Deputy Secretary
Service/Faculty/School: Careers / POLIS
Location on Campus: Social Sciences Building
Contact (email): j.d.thompson@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Changes to job descriptions
- Promotions / grading issues
Talk to me about…
- Anything to do with any aspect of working at the University
- The purpose of unions and the role they play at the University
- Getting more involved in UNISON
Name: Holly Schofield
UNISON Position: Workplace Representative
Service/Faculty/School: Clinical Trials Research Unit/ Faculty of Medicine and Health/ School of Medicine
Location on Campus: Worsley Building
Contact (email): h.schofield@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- I was an Equality & Inclusion Rep for the School of Medicine for 3 years, so have good knowledge of equality issues.
- Active and empathetic listener – I have several years of counselling skills training
- Interest in mental health and wellbeing at work and have undertaken projects in my department to improve awareness.
Talk to me about…
Anything! I’m new to this and keen to learn, if I don’t know the answer, I’ll help you find it. But particularly equality, inclusion, mental health and wellbeing.
Name: Jenny Mchale
UNISON Position: Steward
Service/Faculty/School: SES
Location on Campus: Room 12.72 E.C. Stoner, Leeds
Contact (email): j.mchale@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Parental rights and discrimination
- Sickness/Absence management
- Health and Safety
Talk to me about…
- Support for family leave/maternity/paternity leave
- Representation in sickness absence process
Name: Mark Adcock
UNISON Position: Branch Treasurer / Shop Steward / Learning Rep / Elected Service Group Executive Member
Service/Faculty/School: Library
Location on Campus: Brotherton Library (West Building)
Contact (email): m.a.adcock@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Sector-wide policies
- Trade Union Act
- Mental Health
- Branch Finances
- Attending Conferences as a member
Talk to me about…
- Becoming a rep yourself and what you can get out of it
- Matters of equity and fairness in the workplace
- Pay and industrial action
Name: Katie Moore
UNISON Position: Workplace Representative and Women’s Officer
Service/Faculty/School: SES, Process Improvement Team
Location on Campus: Worsley Building
Contact (email): k.l.moore@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- The Gender Pay Gap
- Sexual Harassment, Domestic Violence
- Discrimination relating to Pregnancy, Maternity, Sex
- Return to work
Talk to me about…
- Personal development, confidence, coaching.
- Women’s Self Organised Groups – how to get involved and get active.
- The issues affecting you, and what we might do to help.
- Anything good for the soul! My hobbies are cats, running and roller skating.
Name: Lisa Bowler
UNISON Position: Membership officer and Union Steward
Service/Faculty/School: Facilities Directorate
Location on Campus: Facilities Directorate
Contact (email): L.J.Bowler@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Membership
- Becoming more involved in trade union activity
- Flexible working
- HR Policies & procedures
Talk to me about…
Any issue within or outside of the workplace!
Name: Lucinda Walker
UNISON Position: Workplace Rep and (joint) Equality & Inclusion Officer
Service/Faculty/School: Educational Engagement
Location on Campus: Blenheim Terrace
Contact (email): l.c.walker@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- I moved from UWE Bristol to the University of Leeds over 6 years ago and have been a Workplace Rep for 5 years. I’ve worked in NIHR, LUBS, Fine Art and am currently based in Educational Engagement.
- I am the (joint) Equality and Inclusion Officer, have represented members from all over the university, sit as Chair of the Branch Comms Working Group and taken part in a number of Branch campaigns.
- I’m a great believer of the necessity of lifelong learning, and the power of collective action to bring about change.
Name: Naomi Blake
UNISON Position: Workplace Representative
Service/Faculty/School: LUBS
Location on Campus: Charles Thackrah
Contact (email): n.n.blake@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Racial discrimination and inequality
- Mental health difficulties and stress at work
- The Gender Pay Gap
Talk to me about…
- The many resources the union provides to support you
- Cats! (and dogs, and animals in general)
Name: Vicky McEnroe
UNISON Position: Workplace Representative and Education Officer
Service/Faculty/School: Residences
Location on Campus: Devonshire Hall
Contact (email): v.l.mcenroe@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Education
- Personal Development
- Mental health awareness
Talk to me about…
- Adult education and personal development.
- The Branch Learning Fund – why you should access it and what it can offer!
