Jarrow Forward (Jarrow Town Board)

Roles and membership

The first Chair and Vice Chair of the Board have been chosen by the Council and Jarrow's MP.

Roles and membership of Jarrow Forward will be reviewed every 3 years.

Jarrow Forward members
NameJob title

Susan Wear Brown DL (Chair)

Director, Southbank Communications

Geoff Thompson (Deputy Chair)

Chair, South Shields Football Club

Paul Atkinson

Headteacher, Jarrow School

Tracy Beaton

Manager, Bede's Helping Hands (food bank)

Patricia Blanchard

Grange Road Baptist Church

Michelle Caisley

Superintendent, South Tyneside, Northumbria Police

Sarah Currie

Stakeholder Relations Officer, Nexus

Cllr Stephen Dean

Councillor for Bede ward

Ruth Durham

Chief of Staff, Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner.

David Gardner

Vice Principal, Tyne Coast College

Charlotte Harrison

Chief Executive, Inspire South Tyneside

Cllr Geraldine Kilgour

Councillor for Fellgate & Hedworth ward

Martin Johnson

Partner, Torgensens

Louise Lydon

South Tyneside Pharmacy Network

Steve Martin

Partnership Manager, Department for Work & Pensions

Cllr Margaret Meling

Councillor for Monkton ward

Daniel Morgan

Manager, Jarrow Sea Cadets

Sue Newton

Global Senior Communications Manager at Barbour

MP Kate Osbourne

Member of Parliament, Jarrow and Gateshead East

Cllr David Kennedy

Councillor for Primrose ward

Roweena Russell

Operations Manager, Big Local Jarrow

Shaun Sadler

Group Managing Director, UTS Engineering

Joanna Tuck

Centre Manager, Bilton Hall Community Trust

David ChandlerChief Procurement and Contracting Officer, North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Andrew WattsChief Executive, Groundwork South and North Tyneside