Board of Trustees

Julie Barratt CEnvH MCIEH (President)
In addition to being President of CIEH, Julie is a Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP) and barrister. She practised environmental health in Northern Ireland, England and Wales for ten years. She qualified as a barrister and spent 20 years practising law in private practise and in local government, specialising in regulatory law.

Judith Hedgley MCIEH
Judith is an Environmental Health Officer with 33 years' experience working in local government. She is Head of the Public Protection Service at Middlesbrough Council responsible for a wide range of Environmental Health, Housing, Licensing and also public health functions. She is Chair of the North East Public Protection Partnership which represents the 12 local authorities in the North East.

Saravana Namasivayam
Saravana's career has spanned both private and public sectors in areas such as accounting and finance, management consulting and operations. He is currently helping shape a major finance transformation programme for his organisation. Saravana is also the Chief Operating Officer of a small care home and volunteers as a business mentor for small business owners and start-ups as part of the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs.

Professor Daniel Oerther PhD CEng CEnv FCIEH FRSPH
Daniel teaches environmental health engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He is a Diplomat of the American Academy of Sanitarians and is internationally renowned for leadership that bridges engineering, nursing and sanitation to advance environmental health practice through policy and science diplomacy.

Kirpal Tahim
After a rewarding career in the telecommunications industry, Kirpal now serves as a trustee for Citizens Advice, a nursing home and University of West London (UWL). A Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Certified Accountant, Kirpal holds an MSc, a PhD, an MBA, and was awarded an Honorary DSc by UWL for contribution to industry and education.