b'24 Member News March 2021VolunteersThe road to governanceCouncil is a consultative body that advises our Board of Trustees. Here we ask three of its newest Ordinary Members about their first impressions and what they hope to achieve.With more than 159,000 members in 150 countries,Strategic and Corporate Plans, monitoring our governance its important that we take on board a range of viewsand promoting a culture of continuous improvement.representative of our members around the world. Council includes 27 Ordinary Members; 18 are elected and Council is responsible for communicating these views tonine are appointed. Each also sits on one of our three Main our Board of Trustees, reviewing and contributing to ourBoards and the term of office is three years.Kerrine is a strategic thinker.Born and educated in the UK, Kerrine Bryan MEngThe first Council meetingdiverse, can provide many MBA CEng FIET works in New York City as Leadwent very well. Weopportunities and is for Power Systems Engineer for WSP USA. She has beencovered the Presidentseveryone.volunteering for the IET since 2007 and is now one ofthemes and had some nine Ordinary Members of Council on the Knowledgegreat discussions. IWhen asked for her top Services and Solutions Board. Ill be expected toparticularly enjoyed thevolunteer tip, Kerrine attend three full-day meetings during the year andfocus on young people.said: To get the most to be active in virtual meetings and discussions too,I hope that in talking tosatisfaction out of an IET said Kerrine.schoolchildren, Im beingvolunteering role, dont a difference maker,do it to tick a box. Do helping them to see thatit because you have a engineering ispassion for it.I believe that strategic thinking will be the key to success in my two new positions, as well as the ability to look at how best to implement solutions that address multiple needs. To expand globally, the IET must be aware of the needs of other markets. International members like me can understand whats happening in the IETs different regions and can also provide connections for potential international partnerships or collaborative opportunities.Nominations for the October 2021 elections have now closed. However, if youre a member interested in applying for an appointed position on Council or a committee, please emailthe Chief Executive and Secretary (governance@theiet.org), giving your membership number.'