Officers and council

The Council

A full list of all officers and Council for past years is included in the Society's Annual Reports for each year.

You can reach any of the officers or committees of the Society by contacting the Hon. Secretary (secretary@newcastle-antiquaries.org.uk), or by writing to him at the Society's Office.

Members of the Society's Council can can access Council meeting papers (requires log-in).

PresidentD. P. O’Meara, BA, MA, MSc
SecretaryCharles Dodds
TreasurerProfessor S. D. Pallett, MA, ACA, PFHEA
EditorD. P. O’Meara, BA, MA, MSc
LibrarianMike Barke
Keeper of CollectionsL. Allason-Jones, OBE, BA, MLitt, FSA, FMA, FRSA
Immediate Past PresidentD. H. Heslop, BA, FSA
Council memberM. Alberti-Dunn, MA PhD
Council memberProfessor R. Collins, MA, PhD, FSA, FHEA
Council memberS. Collins, BA, MA, PhD
Council memberD. Cutts, BA
Council memberR. W. Fern, BA
Council memberN. Hodgson, MA, PhD, FSA
Council memberF. C. McIntosh, BA, MLitt, PhD
Council memberK. C. Mountain, BA, MA, FSAScot
Council memberR. M. Pears, BA, PhD, DMS, DipILM, FHEA, FSA
Council memberS. Ward, MA
Council memberG. N. Woodward, MA

All officers and Council members are trustees of the Society.

Sub-committees of Council

The President is an ex officio member of all committees.

Executive

  • Secretary: Charles Dodds
  • Editor: Don O’Meara
  • Treasurer: Simon Pallett
  • Librarian: Mike Barke
  • Keeper of Collections: Lindsay Allason-Jones
  • Activities Committee: Richard Pears
  • Publications Committee: Nick Hodgson
  • Other members: Derek Cutts; Roger Fern.

Activities and Membership

  • Chair and acting Country Meetings Secretary: Richard Pears
  • Secretary: Geoff Woodward
  • Indoor Meetings Secretary, and Social Secretary: Katie Mountain
  • Social Media Secretaries: Marta Alberti-Dunn, Abby Hammond
  • Country Walks Secretary: Rosie Serdiville
  • Other members:  Ann Marie Nicol; Sue Ward, Daniel Riddell

Library

  • Chair/Librarian: Mike Barke
  • Secretary: Charles Dodds
  • North East Museums Librarian: Rebecca Knight
  • Other members: Phil Thirkell, Denis Peel

Collections

  • Chair: Lindsay Allason-Jones
  • Secretary: Sally Bird
  • Keeper of the Pipes: Kim Bibby-Wilson
  • Keeper of the Coins: Rob Collins
  • Loans Correspondent: Charles Dodds
  • Other members: Anne Moore, Frances McIntosh

Publications

  • Chair: Nick Hodgson
  • Secretary: Sue Ward
  • Editor of Archaeologia Aeliana: Don O’Meara
  • Production Editor of Archaeologia Aeliana: Roger Fern
  • News Bulletin Editor: Mike Barke
  • Stock and sales: Bill Griffiths
  • Other members: Richard Pears; Adam Leigh; Ruth Connolly

Ad-hoc committees reporting to Council

  • Music: As convened by Kim Bibby-Wilson
  • Investment Committee: Simon Pallett, Sue Ward, Don O'Meara
  • Conservation Officer: John Griffiths

Representatives of the Society on outside bodies

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Conservation Advisory Panel: John Griffiths
  • Bagpipe Museum Liaison Committee: Don O'Meara, Kim Bibby-Wilson, Lindsay Allason-Jones
  • Heart of the City Partnership: Richard Pears; Katie Mountain
  • GNM Board of Governance Committee: Rob Collins
  • GNM Library Liaison Committee: Mike Barke, Richard Pears (Rob Collins if R Pears unavailable)