Trustees
Professor Emilie Combet Aspray
Position - President Elect
Emilie Combet is a professor of human nutrition at the University of Glasgow, where she leads a research team investigating the impact of diet on health and disease. Read more
Professor Paul Gately
Position - Trustee
Paul Gately is Director of MoreLife a subsidiary company of Leeds Beckett University. He is the Co-Director of the Obesity Institute and a Professor of Exercise and Obesity at Leeds Beckett University. Read more
Professor Yitka Graham
Position - Trustee
Yitka Graham is a Professor of Health Services Research and Head of the Helen McArdle Nursing and Care Research Institute at the University of Sunderland. Her research focuses on the patient experiences of living with metabolic and ... Read more
Dr Sandra Isibor
Position - Secretary
Dr Isibor is a certified lifestyle Medicine physician and also completed a post graduate diploma in Obesity and Weight Management. Read more
Mr Patrick McGinley
Position - Treasurer
I joined the NHS in 1983 as a Trainee Accountant, and despite some evidence to the contrary, in my heart I remain a trainee, trying to learn a little more each day. Read more
Ms Aileen McGloin
Position - Trustee
Dr. Aileen McGloin was appointed as Director of Nutrition for Safefood in March, 2022 having acted as Marketing and Communications Director for the previous four years. Read more
Professor Alexander Miras
Position - Clinical Practice and Obesity Management Sub-Committee Chair
Alex Miras is Professor of Endocrinology at Ulster University. His clinical and research work focus solely on Obesity and type 2 diabetes. Read more
Ms Mary O’Kane
Position - Chair
Mary is an Honorary Consultant Dietitian in Adult Obesity, Leeds Teaching Hospitals and a Fellow of the British Dietetic Association. Read more
Professor Maria Bryant
Position - Co-opted Trustee
Maria is a Professor of Public Health Nutrition based at the University of York and the Bradford Institute of Health Research. She is a nutritionist with over 20 years’ experience in the design and delivery of trials and related ... Read more
Ms Ann Vincent
Position - Trustee
Ann Vincent’s journey with obesity began at the age of 5, blending lived experience with academic expertise in her work on obesity research. After earning a BSc in Psychology in 2018, Ann focused her dissertation on self-worth and ... Read more
Dr Anjali Zalin
Position - Co-opted Trustee
Dr Anjali Zalin is an experienced, award-winning clinician with a specialist interest in obesity management. She was awarded a 1st class degree and Harvey prize for outstanding academic achievement from Queen Mary and Westfield, ... Read more
