Executive Committee

Sathena Chan

President

CRELLA | University of Bedfordshire

(2026–2028)

Gemma Bellhouse

Secretary

British Council

(2024-2026)

Nicky Latimer

Treasurer

CRELLA at the University of Bedfordshire

(2025-2027)

Leda Lampropoulou

Membership & Nominations Chair

LanguageCert

(2026-2028)

Muhammad Tayyab

Communications Officer

British Council

(2025-2027)

Petra Smelak

PGR Network Joint Coordinator

British Council

(2025-2027)

Ozlem Terzioglu

PGR Network Joint Coordinator

British Council

(2025-2027)

Nathaniel Owen

Events and Liaison Officer

Oxford University Press

(2026-2028)

Membership & Nominations committee members 2025

Özgür Şahan

University of Southampton

(2026)

Anna Whinnett

Norwich Institute for Language Education – NILE

PhD Student at Lancaster University

(2026)

Ordinary Members

Shishi Zhang

University College London

(2026-2028)

Yasin Karatay

Cambridge University Press & Assessment

(2025-2027)

The UKALTA Executive Committee is supported by an Expert Advisory Group (EAG) comprising senior representatives from across our professional community. EAG members are appointed for a 2-year term and currently include: Dr Jayanti Banerjee, Prof. Tineke Brunfaut, Prof. Constant Leung, Prof. Barry O’Sullivan and Dr Nick Saville.