DSE Health, Safety and Risk Committee
The Directorate Health, Safety and Risk Committee is chaired by Dr Simon Merrywest, the Director of the Directorate for the Student Experience, and consists of:
The Committee takes place quarterly and reviews the Directorate Health and Safety Policy, ensures that best practice is highlighted and shared, reviews accident statistics and monitors compliance and risk.
Academic Quarter | Months | DSE H&S Committee Meeting |
AQ1 |
Aug/Sep/Oct |
November |
AQ2 |
Nov/Dec/Jan |
February |
AQ3 |
Feb/Mar/Apr |
May |
AQ4 |
May/Jun/Jul |
August |
The Directorate has a Health, Safety and Risk Plan that we work to throughout the year.
(local committees - Sport, Fallowfield, City, Victoria)
Name | Role |
Vicky Ackerley |
Head of Residential and Sport Services, Chair of Committee |
Sarah Gumusgoz |
Health, Safety and Compliance Officer |
Fiona Day |
Head of Facilities Management |
Mandi Clark |
Head of Accommodation |
Brendon Jones |
Residential Life Manager |
Nikki Kyne |
Office Coordinator and Committee Secretary |
Cooper Healy |
Manager - Manchester Student Homes |
Edward Braney |
Sport Compliance Officer |
Keran Dermody |
Domestic Assistant |
Emily Taylor |
Deputy Head of Facilities Management |
Anne Malone |
Administrative Assistant & Scretarial Support to Head of Office |
Dale Pullin |
Senior Portering Services Coordinator |
Paul Burns |
Accommodation Office Manager |
Fatima Gonzalez Rial |
Senior Domestic Coordinator |
Tim McKenzie |
Senior Faculty Estates Operations Officer |
Georgina Robinson |
Residences Administration Officer |
Name | Role |
Tanya Luff |
Head of International Relations and Co-Chair of the Committee |
Fiona Brown |
Head of International Student recruitmnet and Co-Chair of the Committee |
Sarah Gumusgoz |
Health, Safety and Compliance Officer |
Amy Foster |
Safety Adviser |
Helen Lusty |
International Relations Officer |
Deborah Williams |
Placements and International Programmes Co-ordinator |
Jamie Vegad |
International Officer |
Tom Williams |
International Officer |
Name | Role |
Peter Connolly |
Head of Occupational Health and Chair of the Committee |
Spencer Davies |
Head of Advice and Response |
Sarah Gumusgoz |
Health, Safety and Compliance Officer |
Audrey Williams |
Senior Disability Support Officer Administrator |
Rachel Hatton |
Personal Assistant to Head of Campus Life |
Gill Shaw |
Senior Support Co-ordinator |
Paul Edward Duffy |
Counselling and Mental Health Service Administrator |
Nicola Prescott |
Occupational Health Service Coordinator |
Name | Role |
Ian Hutt |
Head of Digital Learning and Chair of the Committee |
Sarah Gumusgoz |
Health, Safety and Compliance Officer |
Catherine Schofield |
Head of Student Lifecycle Business Delivery |
Jen Burgess-Bamber |
Student Services Manager (Student Systems and Business Support) |
Sophie Theis |
Operational Delivery Officer |
Robert Arcangeli |
Student Admissions |
Gemma Kelly |
Flexible Learning Change Officer and Booth St East Safety Adviser |
Tracy Gallimore |
Student Services Manager |
Lisa Maycroft |
Careers & Employer Engagement Consultant and Safety Adviser |
Alexander Bleakley |
Student Services Adminstrator and Safety Adviser |
Maria Whalley |
Division Office and Finance Coordinator and Safety Adviser |