Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture Committee members

Wellbeing, inclusion and culture membership includes representatives from each of the expert committees shown above to ensure that there is collaboration across the themes as well as a key connection between the layers of governance.

Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture Committee members

Co-chairs:

  • Vice-President & Deputy Vice Chancellor (People & Culture)- Professor Rajani Naidoo 
  • Divisional Director of Human Resources, Culture and Assurance- Imelda Rogers 

Equality Group chairs:

  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience) (Chair of Faith and World View Equality Group) - Professor Liz Jones
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Impact) (Chair of Race Equality Group) - Professor Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova
  • Co-Chair of Race Equality Group - Dr. M D Sharma 
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Cornwall) (Chair of Sexual Orientation Equality Group) - Professor Martin Siegert
  • Chair of Disability Equality Group - TBC
  • Executive Divisional Director of External Engagement & Global, (Chair of Gender Equality Group) - Alicia O’Grady

Faculty WICC chairs:

  • Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) - Professor Helen Berry / Professor Adam Watt
  • Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor Faculty Environment, Science and Economy (ESE)  - Professor Dave Hosken
  • Deputy Pro-Chancellor Faculty Health and Life Sciences (HLS) - Professor Jo Bowtell
  • Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of the UoE Medical School - Professor Richard Holland

Student Representatives:

  • Students' Guild, Communities and Equality Officer - Rose Arhin
  • Students' Union President – Avery Bailey

Other members:

  • Head of Access, Participation and Outreach - Nicola Sinclair 
  • Associate Dean for Taught Students (Race, Equality & Inclusion) - Vrinda Nayak
  • Assistant Director, Culture and Inclusion - Shraddha Chaudhary
  • Deputy Registrar and Executive Divisional Director of Education and Academic Services- Clare Wydell
  • Business Manager to the Vice-President & Deputy Vice Chancellor (People and Culture), Professor Rajani Naidoo - Leanne Heath
  • WIC Accreditations Manager- Terri Watkins

Please find below the meeting dates for WICC and paper deadlines:

WICC Meeting Date WICC Meeting Paper Deadline
Thursday 9 October 2025, 13:00-14:30  
Wednesday 26 November 2025, 14:00-15:30 Thursday 13 November
Wednesday 28 January 2026, 14:00-15:30 Friday 16 January
Wednesday 25 March 2026, 14:00-15:30 Wednesday 11 March
Wednesday 6 May 2026, 14:00-15:30 Wednesday 22 April
Tuesday 30 June 2026, 14:00-15:30 Tuesday 16 June

If you wish to take a paper to a WICC meeting please email the WICC in advance to book a slot on the agenda: wicc@exeter.ac.uk

For information on your Faculty WICC, please email, the Faculty WICC leads below:

For information on your PS WICC, please email, the PS WICC leads below:

  • Deputy Registrar and Executive Divisional Director of Education and Academic Services, Clare Wydell 
  • Executive Divisional Director, External Engagement and Global Division, Alicia O'Grady
  • Chief Financial Officer and Executive Divisional Director of Finance, Infrastructure and Commercial Services, Dave Stacey
  • Executive Divisional Director of Human Resources, Imelda Rogers
  • Divisional Director of Exeter Innovation, Chris Evans
  • Divisional Director of Information Technology, Nathan Burden
  • Divisional Director of Research Services, Drs. Astrid Wissenburg
  • Director of PS Connect, Donna Fitzgerald
  • Divisional Director of Digital Transformation, Chris Frost