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VN Council members

The VN Council comprises elected veterinary nurses and appointed veterinary surgeons and lay people - details of whom are provided below.

The veterinary surgeons are drawn both from RCVS Council and appointments made by the VN Council.

Elected veterinary nurse members

Susan Howarth

DipAVN (Surgical) DipAVN (Medical) RVN

Bethan Pinhey

RVN

Matthew Rendle

RVN

Hannah Welsman

RVN

Simon Williams

RVN

Kirsty Young

RVN

Appointed veterinary nurse members

Belinda Andrews-Jones

DipAVN(surgical) RVN

Katherine Kissick

RVN

Appointed lay members

Anita Bickerdike

Jessica Franklin

Lisa Grainger

Stephanie Richardson

Members appointed from RCVS Council

Timothy Hutchinson

BVSc CertSAS MRCVS

Dr Zara Kennedy

BVSc BSc MRCVS

Membership of committees & sub-committees

Members of VN Council also sit as VN Council representatives on other Committees and Sub-Committees.

VN Council

Committee

Members

VN Education Committee

Susan Howarth (RVN) - Chair

Lisa Grainger (Lay member)

RCVS

Committee	Members
Advancement of the Professions Committee	Belinda Andrews-Jones (RVN) Simon Williams (RVN)
Education Committee	Bethan Pinhey (RVN)
Examinations Appeals Committee	Jessica Franklin (Lay member)
Finance and Resources Committee	Belinda Andrews-Jones (RVN)
Nominations Committee	Hannah Welsman (RVN) Kirsty Young (RVN)
Standards Committee	Matthew Rendle (RVN)
Registration Committee	Kirsty Young (RVN)
Practice Standards Group	Belinda Andrews-Jones (RVN) Hannah Welsman (RVN)
VetGDP and CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Compliance Subcommittee	Stephanie Richardson (Lay member) Simon Williams (RVN) Kirsty Young (RVN)