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Nominees announced for President-Elect and Elected Trustee

Following the nomination period, we can confirm five candidates for our next President-Elect and two candidates for the role of Elected Trustee for this year’s elections.

15 April 2024

The successful candidate for the role of President-Elect will serve two years in the role from our Annual General Meeting in July, before a further two years in the role of President.

The five candidates for President-Elect are:

  • Dr Laura Dean
  • Jo Hemmings
  • Dr Natalie Lancer
  • Dr Peter McParlin
  • Jimmy Petruzzi

Our next Elected Trustee will sit alongside the President-Elect on our Board of Trustees, serving a three-year term. The two candidates for this role are:

  • David Blackmore Carew
  • Stephen Leadbeater

Voting in the election for both roles will open on 23 April and remain open until 28 May. Voting is open to student, graduate, associate, full, chartered, and honorary members.

BPS elections are managed via an online system, so please watch out for an email from our elections partner, Mi-Voice, which is an independent organisation supporting the BPS with this process. If you don't have an email address registered with the BPS, or if you have opted out of online voting, you will receive a postal ballot instead.

There will also be the option for you to vote on amended society rules and to indicate if you would wish to join a proposed new Environmental Psychology Section. More information will be included in the email you'll receive from Mi-Voice.

Ahead of voting opening, you can find out more about the candidates, their backgrounds, and their motivations for putting themselves forward on the dedicated elections section of our website.

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