Most IWA officers and staff can be contacted by e-mail using the following format: [email protected]
Postal address: Unit 16B, Chiltern Court, Asheridge Road, CHESHAM, HP5 2PX

Trustees – see the biographies for each trustee

Robert Atkins
Rick Barnes
Dave Chapman
Stuart Craig
Cristl Hughes
Peter Marlow (deputy chair – membership and environment)
Sue O’Hare (deputy chair – navigation and campaigns)
Colin Porter (deputy chair – finance)
Hannah Rigley
Ian Sesnan (deputy chair – restoration)
Paul Strudwick
Mike Wills (national chair)

Management Committee

Dave Chapman
Neil Edwards
Peter Marlow
Charlie Norman
Mike Wills

Employees

Contact via Head Office – 01494 783453

Rachel Bryant – Membership Assistant – extn 600
Tracy Higgin – Administration Manager – extn 601
Georgia Howe – Marketing & Communications Officer – extn 616
Verena Leonardini – Events & Projects Coordinator – extn 607
Charlie Norman – Campaigns & Public Affairs Director – extn 608
Paula Smith – Assistance Finance Manager – extn 614
Amy Tilson – Campaigns Officer – extn 618

Finance Committee – role of committee

David Carrington
Paul Lynam
Chris Madge
Roger Morgan (deputy chair)
Mike Palmer
Nick Parker
Colin Porter (chair)
Guy Sears
Mike Wills

Heritage Advisory Panel

Ivor Caplan Dipl Arch Oxford
Nigel Crowe
Derek Humphries – Heritage Officer for IWA London Region
Hugh Pearman (chair)
Nicki Schiessel Harvey
John Yates

Inland Waterways Freight Group

John Spencer
John Pomfret
Jonathan Mosse
David Lowe
Pamela Mounter
Gerry Heward (chair)

Navigation Committee

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Sue O’Hare – chair
Robert Atkins – North West Region nominee
Ivor Caplan – deputy chair
Gerry Heward – Inland Waterways Freight Group chair
Neil Kitchener – IWA in Scotland representative
Jonathan Mosse – IWA in Scotland representative
John Pomfret
Andrew Shephard – East Midlands Region nominee
Verna Smith – South East Region nominee
Roger Stocker – deputy chair
David Struckett – West Midlands Region nominee
Paul Strudwick – London Region nominee
Amy Tillson – IWA Campaigns Officer
Vacancy – Eastern Region nominee
Vacancy – North East & Yorkshire Region nominee
Vacancy – South West & South Wales Region nominee

Bowman Bradley – corresponding member – IWA representative to Boat Safety Scheme Advisory Committee
Ian Fletcher – corresponding member
Paul Greenhalgh – corresponding member
Jessal Murarji – corresponding member – IWA Honorary Consultant Engineer
John Reeve – corresponding member
Phil Sharpe – corresponding member – IWA HS2 lead
David Stevenson – corresponding member
Adam Wyllie – corresponding member – IWA nominee to Boat Safety Scheme Technical Committee

Volunteer Awards Panel

Audrey Smith – chair
Verna Smith
Helen Whitehouse

Waterway Recovery Group Board

Mike Palmer – chair
Rick Barnes
George Eycott
Helen Gardner
John Hawkins
Dave Hearnden
Nigel Lee
George Rogers
Jonathan Smith – deputy chair
Harry Watts
Mike Wills

Essex Waterways Ltd – Board of Directors

Roy Chandler – chair
David Carrington
Colin Edmond
Neil Edwards – also company secretary
Chris Fulton
Craig Holliday
Jim Jenkins
John Pomfret

(Listing updated 7th December 2024)