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