The Psychometrics Forum Committee
The committee is keen to encourage all members to contribute to the activities of The Psychometrics Forum. We are particularly keen for members to identify contacts as future speakers, and to suggest topics for future meetings.
Committee Members
Chair
Xanthy Kallis MSc, BSc Xanthy is an Occupational Psychologist and a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Westminster's Business School. She specializes in career coaching and has interests in the areas of Leadership and Group Dynamics.
Treasurer
Paul Papadopoulos BSc Accountancy Paul is Practice Accountant for a firm of London solicitors and is Treasurer for The Psychometrics Forum. He oversees our income and expenditure and prepares our accounts for annual audit.
Newsletter Editors
David Roberts Chartered FCIPD, MA,art of the editorial team. DMS, BPS Level A & B uses a wide range of assessments for coaching, personal development and selection. Has used assessments since the 1970s.
Adrian Starkey, M.Sc., C.Psychol.,AFBPsS, has recently joined David as part of the Editorial team. Prior to forming Accelerating Talent Ltd. in 2008 Adrian built his career within some of the leading UK and US based assessment and development organisations, holding the dubious distinction of having worked for ASE, OPP & SHL as well as DDI (twice). He has in-depth practitioner experience in the majority of the most widely used assessment tools - 16PF, MBTI, FIRO-B, OPQ, Hogan & Saville Wave etc. His current interests include individual assessment and coaching, talent strategy consulting and the emerging applications of the field of neuropsychology to the world of work.
Committee
Dr Hugh McCredie Chartered Psychologist; Chartered FCIPD. Following a career in corporate HR he is now an independent practitioner/ researcher in management assessment, development and coaching.
Ann Rodrigues was Chair until the 2009 AGM and has worked previously as a Committee member for two years prior to that. A consumer marketer turned headhunter turned executive coach, Ann set up her own coaching business, Acer HR Insights in 2003. Having used psychometrics extensively since 1989 in selection and assessment, she now finds personality profiling an invaluable aid to accelerating her clients' self-awareness and self-understanding.
Nicholas Bennett Chartered Occupational Psychologist, FCIPD, a Chartered Scientist, Member of the Association of Business Psychologists. Interested in talent and personal management, executive coaching, team development and organizational performance measurement, reward and recognition management. Worked as an expert witness in the High Court.
Michele Williamson Chartered MCIPD; Member, Association of Business Psychologists; PIT. Michele works as a freelance organisational and coaching psychologist, human resources consultant; and a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Westminster. She uses psychometric tools in personal and organisational development scenarios and teaches human resources professionals about their use.
Harpal Dhatt BSc, MSc, PIT, BPS Level A & B She joined the committee in 2008 and is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, interested in emotional intelligence, leadership skills development and team building strategies.
Lynne Hindmarch Business Psychologist, Principal Member of the Association of Business Psychologists, Member of the BPS Special Group in Coaching Psychology. Lynne is an independent practitioner whose work includes coaching and coaching supervision, facilitation, team development, career counselling and assessment for selection. She uses psychometric tools extensively as part of her practice.
Administrator
Caro Leitzell is the administrator for the group. She has been working in this role for several years alongside the committee and treasurer. The main tasks include : - website maintenance, general maintenance of the members and non-members databases - coordination of meetings, from sending out of invitations, collecting bookings and payments, issuing meeting documentation and receipts, liaising with the Naval Club (venue of meetings), providing committee with any administrative support required - taking general enquiries from members and non members - coordination of membership subscriptions - issuing Newsletters and any mailshots to members through the year.