​At present the Board is made up of 14 Members, 11 Elected and 3 Appointed.  Elected Members are directly elected by drainage ratepayers every 3 years.  Appointed Members are District Councillors or other representatives from the special levy paying Councils in the Board’s area, ie  Hambleton District Council, Harrogate Borough Council and Richmondshire District Council.

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Elected members

Mr Graham Clarke

Elected (Chair)

Mrs Elizabeth Wilson

Elected (Vice Chair)

Mr David Anderson

Elected

Mr Peter Houseman

Elected

Mr Brian Phillips

Elected

Mr Mark Sampson

Elected

Mr Donald Sanderson

Elected

Mr Robert Sanderson

Elected

Mr Richard Tesseyman

Elected

Mr Tim Webster

Elected

Appointed Members

Cllr Andrew Paraskos

Appointed by Harrogate Borough Council

Cllr Richard Ormston

Appointed by Richmondshire District Council

Cllr Isobel Sanderson

Appointed by Hambleton District Council

Board Officers

Mr Ian A Thornton

Chief Executive Officer

Mr Roger Smith

Chief Engineer

Mr Matthew Cooke

Asset Manager

Miss Janette Parker

Rating Officer

Mrs Alyson Duffy

Secretary – Knaresborough

Mrs Susan Stephenson

Secretary – Thirsk

Organisation & Members

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Thirsk –
01845 525727

Knaresborough –
01423 862271

or
07970 000068