Everton have confirmed the finalisation of the club's inaugural Fan Advisory Board after a series of elections.
The club and the Everton Stakeholder Steering Group (ESSG) set out to create the body on the back of the Government's fan-led review of football, with a view to having supporters take a more active role in the decision-making at Goodison Park.
The election concluded on Thursday, with four supporters being voted into Fan Advisory Board member positions - Jazz Bal, Dave Kelly, Julie Clarke and Tony Whittaker. Their seats will be "unreserved."
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Six other representatives will join the four aforementioned on the board in "reserved" positions. Those spots will consist of fans being elected from particular supporter groups, with the body and the successful candidate listed below:
Everton Fans’ Forum - Tony Sampson
Everton Heritage Society - Jamie Yates
Everton Supporters’ Club Committee – Hanna Roks
Everton Women’s Supporters’ Club - Julie Makin
Everton Disabled Supporters’ Association - Keith Done
International Supporters’ Club Network - Helge Grunnevag
The board will eventually consist of 11 members, although the Football Supporters’ Association affiliate group have yet to put forward a specific nominee. Everton have confirmed a procedure will be put in place to fill that vacant seat "at a later date."
Everton also confirmed today: "The members of the Fan Advisory Board will meet for the first time in early July and will be consulted on long-term strategic issues at Everton going forward. As part of the Club’s commitment to the Fan Advisory Board, the panel will get the opportunity to meet regularly with Everton’s hierarchy, including members of the Board of Directors."
The shortlists in each category were determined by an independent panel made up of Ellen Loudon (Director of Social Justice and Cannon Chancellor at Diocese of Liverpool), Chris Matheson (MP for Chester), Bridget Bryson (ESSG), Bren Connolly (ESSG) and Catherine Wright (Head of Governance).
*Full details about the Fan Advisory Board, including the voting figures in relation to each seat, can be found on the Everton website.
