About Hallam Union.

Hallam Union is  a charitable organisation which means it is required by law to have a board of trustees. A board of trustees is a group of volunteers who meet to ensure the Union is running in the best interests of its members. 

Hallam Union’s trustee board is made up of student trustees (any student can run to be elected into this position- click here for more info) external trustees who have high level industry knowledge and your Union Officers.

Your Trustees Chairs

Jake Kitchiner, Chair of Trustee Board, Union Officer Trustee
(President and Chair of Trustee Board)
0114 225 3458

Hello, I’m Jake and I am your Union President for 11/12. It’s my aim to ensure Hallam Union is a democratic and inclusive place for students and to develop stronger links with international, mature and part-time students.

Alex Pettifer, Vice Chair of Trustee Board, External Trustee
(Vice-Chair of Trustee Board)

I have expertise in all areas to do with estates and facilities; finance, project planning, customer services and the management of a significant and varied workforce e.g. 600 staff. When working at Hallam I managed an annual income and expenditure budget of £25m along with an annual capital programme of approximately £25m.

I am currently Chair of St Luke’s hospice and has been a long term Chair of the Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust.  I am Director of the Sheffield City Trust and Trustee of Whirlow Hall Farm Trust as well as Hallam Union.

Union Officer Trustees

Scott Storey, Union Officer Trustee
(Education Officer)
0114 225 4537

Hi, I’m Scott, this year’s Education Officer. My overall guiding principle is that students should be at the heart of every decision making process and action in the union and the university.

Carl Hawkes, Union Officer Trustee
(Welfare & Communities Officer)
0114 225 2006

Hi, I’m Carl, your Welfare and Community Officer. My role that focuses on promoting students as members of the local community. I will be responsible for running campaigns that tackle welfare, social and community issues.

Colan Leung, Union Officer Trustee
(Sports Officer)
0114 225 4129

Hello, I’m Colan, this year’s Sports Officer at Sheffield Hallam. I was elected by students of the University for a second year running and I am honoured to have this opportunity to represent all of the students for another year. My role as Sports Officer is to help and support the sport Hallam Union clubs and help them to develop.

Helen Francis, Union Officer Trustee
(Activities Officer)
 0114 225 6172

I’m Helen and I’m your Activities Officer.  My focus for this year is to get students involved within the university in as many different ways as possible! I will actively encourage and engage with societies and volunteering.

Helen Bodsworth, Union Officer Trustee
(Democracy & Communications Officer)
0114 225 4144

Hi, I am Helen and I am your Democracy and Communications Officer.  This role covers the union elections that are run all year and communications at the union. I look after SHU Media and I am really keen to make improvements to SHU media and get lots more students involved in SHU life, SHU box and SHU radio. I want every student to know they have the right to have their voice heard!

Elected Student Trustees

Ben Evans, Elected Student Trustee

Michael Thornton, Elected Student Trustee

External Trustees

John Lambert, External Trustee

I dealt with policies relating to education and vocational training as a senior civil servant.  Since I left the Civil Service in 2000 I have spent 8 years as Governor of Sheffield Hallam and been Deputy Chair of the Board of Governors.  As a civil servant I developed a strong commitment to higher education as a way of developing people for the world of work and more broadly.  I believe that higher education is a life changing experience for many who take part, and that this doesn’t just result from what happens in the lecture room. I wanted to be a Trustee because I have recently been both a student and a Governor at Hallam.  As a resuIt have a strong commitment to Hallam and its students.

Bill Freeman, External Trustee

Andrew Snelling
(Chair of Finance & Audit Committee)