Executive Committee

Our Executive Committee is responsible for managing and supervising the affairs of the Association, and for determining and directing policy in between Annual Conferences.

The President chairs all meetings of the Executive Committee and of Annual Conference. The Treasurer presents financial statements to the Executive, and the annual report and balance sheet to Conference.

Both the President and Treasurer are lay members, elected by secret ballot of the whole membership every two years.

There are ten Executive Committee members, who are also lay members. They are elected by secret ballot of all the members in their Divisional Council area, for three-year terms of office.

Melissa Heywood

TSSA President. Melissa works as Route Operations Controller for East Midlands Railway. She is a Health and Safety Rep, Joint Safety Council Rep and a qualified tutor.

Mary Sithole

TSSA Treasurer. Mary is a Customer Service Assistant at C2C. She is a Company Rep, Health and Safety rep and is the Correspondence Secretary for E-Mix.

Gemma Southgate

Wales & Western EC Rep. Women's Forum Treasurer, Chair of Wales No 1 Branch. TSSA rep on the Labour National Policy Forum. Gemma is a Management grade rep at TfW.

Catherine Poole

London Transport Executive Committee rep. Catherine is a Service Performance Manager at Transport For London. She is a Company Rep, Constituency Area Rep and Vice Chair of TfL Central Branch.

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Jayson-Mark Gill

North East Executive Committee rep. Jayson is a Travel Centre Shift Leader at London North Eastern Railway. He is an Equality Rep, Learning Rep and Company Rep.

Barry Love

Ireland Executive Committee rep. Barry works as a Driver Assessor at Northern Ireland Railways. He is a member of Belfast branch. Barry is a member of the Translink LGBTQ+ group.

Sam McCully

Midlands rep. Sam has been a TSSA member since joining the British Transport Police (BTP) as a member of staff. He is Branch Secretary of BTP Staff Branch & enjoys volunteering in the community.

Duncan Bates

North West EC Member, Vice Chair of DWG. Duncan has previously been seconded to TUC to help with the recruitment and procedures for the union learn reps.