The ARA Board

There are up to twelve Board members who are responsible for ARA's strategy, policy and governance. The Chair, Vice-Chair, Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Secretary are directly elected to those positions. The remaining eight Board members manage portfolios, assigned depending upon their skills, to support activities linked to ARA's strategy and mission.

ARA BOARD PORTFOLIOS and responsibilities at May 2018

Diversity

Includes responsibility for

• Workforce diversity
• Volunteering
• Equalities

Portfolio holder: Kevin Bolton

Membership

Includes responsibility for

• Training Group and Core Training
• Advocacy and Explore Your Archive
• Pay Review Group
• Community Archives and Heritage Group

Portfolio holder: Adrian Steel 

Nations and Regions (Covering the 8 regions and 3 nations)

Portfolio holder: Stephen Scarth

Professional Development

Includes responsibility for

• New Continuing Professional Development scheme
• Liaison with the Section for New Professions regarding professional development
• Conservation Training certificate

Portfolio holder: To be confirmed

Publications and Promotion

Includes responsibility for

• ARA Awards
• ARC Magazine, ARC Recruitment and ARA Today
• ARA App
• Archives and Records Journal

Portfolio holder: Maria Castrillo

Specialist Groups and Sections

Includes responsibility for

• Archives for Learning and Education Section
• Section for Business Records
• Section for Film, Sound and Photography
• Section for Special Repositories
• Affiliated groups including Charity Archivists and Records Managers (CHARM), Health Archives and Records Group (HARG), Religious Archives Group, etc.

Portfolio holder: Hazel Menton

Standards and Innovation

Includes responsibility for

• Chief Archivists in Local Government Group (CALGG)
• Archivists of Scottish Local Authorities Working Group (ASLAWG)
• Section for Archives and Technology
• Section for New Professionals
• Section for Preservation and Conservation
• Section for Records Management and Information Governance
• National Surveys Group
• Legislation Working Group

Portfolio holder: David Jenkins

Notes

Vicki Wilkinson provides oversight of the ARA’s records management systems. Vicki is also leading a review of the ARA External Qualifications Accreditation Team and liaising with the Forum for Archives and Records Management Education and Research (FARMER).

Data Protection Regulation and ‘archiving in the public interest’ – a briefing for MEPs by the Archives and Records Association, UK and Ireland (ARA)

Summary of Major Requests and Concerns