Jarrow Forward (Jarrow Neighbourhood Board)

Roles and membership

The first Chair and Vice Chair of the Board have been chosen by the Council and Jarrow's MP.

Roles and membership of Jarrow Forward will be reviewed every 3 years.

Jarrow Forward members
Job titleName

Director, Southbank Communications

Susan Wear Brown DL (Chair)

Chair, South Shields Football Club

Geoff Thompson (Deputy Chair)
Member of Parliament, Jarrow and Gateshead EastMP Kate Osborne

Headteacher, Jarrow School

Paul Atkinson

Manager, Bede's Helping Hands (food bank)

Tracy Beaton

Grange Road Baptist Church

Patricia Blanchard

Superintendent, South Tyneside, Northumbria Police

Michelle Caisley

Stakeholder Relations Officer, Nexus

Sarah Currie

Councillor for Bede ward

Cllr Stephen Dean

Chief of Staff, Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner.

Ruth Durham

Vice Principal, Tyne Coast College

David Gardner

Chief Executive, Inspire South Tyneside

Charlotte Harrison

Councillor for Fellgate & Hedworth ward

Cllr Geraldine Kilgour

Partner, Torgensens

Martin Johnson

South Tyneside Pharmacy Network

Louise Lydon

Partnership Manager, Department for Work & Pensions

Steve Martin

Councillor for Monkton ward

Cllr Margaret Meling

Manager, Jarrow Sea Cadets

Daniel Morgan

Global Senior Communications Manager at Barbour

Sue Newton

Councillor for Primrose ward

Cllr David Kennedy

Operations Manager, Big Local Jarrow

Roweena Russell

Group Managing Director, UTS Engineering

Shaun Sadler

Centre Manager, Bilton Hall Community Trust

Joanna Tuck
Chief Procurement and Contracting Officer, North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care BoardDavid Chandler
Chief Executive, Groundwork South and North TynesideAndrew Watts