The ARM Steering Group, Officers & Advisors
The Steering Group and Officers
The Association of Radical Midwives is directed and run by a steering Group of 8 -12 members who meet quarterly and also consists of the officers of treasurer, membership secretary, magazine editor, social media manager and national coordinator.

Katherine Hales
National co-ordinator
Community Midwife and Independent Midwife
ARM member since 1994
ARM member since 1994

Irene Walton
Membership Secretary
Retired midwifery academic
ARM member since 1979
ARM member since 1979

Kerri-Anne Gifford
Treasurer
Midwife
ARM member since 1994
ARM member since 1994

Lucy Buddingwood
Editor, Midwifery Matters
Independent midwife
ARM member since 2017
ARM member since 2017

Linda Wylie
Steering Group Member
Retired midwife lecturer
ARM member since 1979

Reign Lawrence
Steering Group Member
Student midwife
ARM member since 2020

Lynn R S Genevieve
Steering Group Member
Retired midwife
ARM member since 1990

Clare Newsome
Steering Group Member
Student midwife
ARM member since 2022
ARM member since 2022

Abina Brown
Steering Group Member
Caseloading midwife
ARM member since 1984
ARM member since 1984

Betsy Dwek
Steering Group Member
Student midwife
ARM member since 2021
ARM member since 2021

Becky Millar
Steering Group Member
Midwife
ARM member since 2009
ARM member since 2009

Vanessa Brooks
Steering Group Member
Midwife
ARM member since 2019
ARM member since 2019

Mollie May
Steering Group Member
Student midwife
ARM member since 2018
ARM member since 2018

Clair Medhurst
Steering Group Member
Midwife
ARM member since 2017
ARM member since 2017
The Advisors to the Steering Group

Mavis Kirkham
Retired Midwife and Academic
Founder member of ARM
Founder member of ARM

Sarah Davies
Senior midwifery lecturer
ARM member since 1980
ARM member since 1980