Trustees/Committee Members

2025 – 2026

Following the AGM on 17/10/2025 the YAS team members are listed below:

Name Role/Responsibility
Simon Howard Trustee / Committee – Chair
Andrew Stephenson Trustee / Committee – Secretary
Paul Thornley Trustee / Committee – Treasurer
Gerry Fisher Committee
Qamar Uddin Committee – IT Officer
Martin Dawson Committee – Vice-Chair
Steve Sawyer Trustee / Committee – What’s Up
Brian Jones Committee – Meetings
Dave Armeson Committee
Brian Dobbin Committee
Steve Barnett Trustee
Nigel Farrar Committee
Richard Foleher Committee

You may contact the Trustee/Committee members via the Contact Us form. For any website updates, members may email the IT Officer <it.officer@yorkastro.org.uk> directly.


2024 – 2025

Following the AGM on 18/10/2024 the YAS team members are listed below:

Name Role/Responsibility
Andrew Stephenson Trustee / Committee – Chair
Simon Howard Trustee / Committee – Secretary
Paul Thornley Trustee / Committee – Treasurer
Gerry Fisher Committee – PR Officer
Qamar Uddin Committee – IT Officer
Martin Dawson Committee – Vice-Chair
Steve Sawyer Trustee / Committee – What’s Up
Brian Jones Committee – Meetings
Dave Armeson Committee
Brian Dobbin Committee
David Friend Trustee
Steve Barnett Trustee
Nigel Farrar Committee

You may contact the Trustee/Committee members via the Contact Us form. For any website updates, members may email the IT Officer <it.officer@yorkastro.org.uk> directly.


2023 – 2024

Following the AGM on 20/10/2023 the YAS team members are listed below:

Name Role/Responsibility
Andrew Stephenson Trustee / Committee – Chair
Simon Howard Trustee / Committee – Secretary
Vacancy Committee – Treasurer
Paul Thornley Trustee / Committee – Safeguarding
David Friend Trustee / Committee
Richard Sweeting Committee
Gerry Fisher Committee – PR Officer
Qamar Uddin Committee – IT Officer
Freda Rockliffe Committee – Outreach
Graham Moore Committee – Outreach
Steve Sawyer Committee – What’s Up
Stirling Kimkeran Committee – Outreach
Martin Dawson Committee – Vice-Chair

2022 – 2023

Following the AGM on 21/10/2022 the YAS team members are listed below:

Name Role/Responsibility
Andrew Stephenson Trustee / Committee – Chair
Simon Howard Trustee / Committee – Secretary
Dax Godderidge Committee – Treasurer
Paul Thornley Trustee / Committee – Safeguarding
David Friend Trustee / Committee
John Wood Trustee
Gerry Fisher Committee – PR Officer
Qamar Uddin Committee – IT Officer
Freda Rockliffe Committee – Outreach
Graham Moore Committee – Outreach
Steve Sawyer Committee – What’s Up
Stirling Kimkeran Committee – Outreach
Martin Dawson Committee – Vice-Chair

2021 – 2022

Following the AGM on 15/10/2021 the YAS team members are listed below:

Name Role/Responsibility
Andrew Stephenson Trustee / Committee – Chair
Simon Howard Trustee / Committee – Secretary
Dax Godderidge Committee – Treasurer
Paul Thornley Trustee / Committee – Safeguarding
David Friend Trustee / Committee
John Wood Trustee
Gerry Fisher Committee – PR Officer
Qamar Uddin Committee – IT Officer
Freda Rockliffe Committee – Outreach
Graham Moore Committee – Outreach
Stirling Kimkeran Committee
Martin Dawson Observatory Manager

2020 – 2021

Following the AGM on 20/11/2020 the YAS team members were listed below:

Name Role/Responsibility
Andrew Stephenson Trustee / Committee – Chair
Simon Howard Trustee / Committee – Treasurer
Paul Thornley Trustee / Committee – Safeguarding
David Friend Trustee / Committee
John Wood Trustee
Gerry Fisher Committee – PR Officer
Qamar Uddin Committee – IT Officer
Martin Dawson Observatory Manager
Vacancy Society Secretary