The 33 awarded titles by The Queen
TYNE AND WEAR Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) Irene Lucas-Hays CBE. For services to Training, to Education and to Young People. (Whitburn)
Commanders of the Order of the
British Empire (CBE) ■Wendy Ann Williams. Independent Lead, Windrush Lessons Learned Review and H.M. Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services. For public service. (Newcastle)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
■Professor Linda Ross Anderson. Professor of Modern English and American Literature, Newcastle University. For services to Higher Education. (Newcastle)
■Terence Anthony Fitzpatrick. Founder and Director, ARC Adoption North East. For services to Children in North East England, particularly during the Covid-19 Response. (South Shields)
■Robert William Lawson. Chair of Governors, Education Partnership North East. For services to Education in Sunderland.
■Dr Robert Hywel MacFarlane. Deputy Director, Doctrine and Training, Civil Contingencies Secretariat, Cabinet Office. For public service. (Houghton-le-Spring)
■Susan Jessica McVeigh MBE. Head, Tax Apprenticeship EmployerProvider, H.M. Revenue and Customs. For services to Tax and Compliance Apprenticeships. (South Shields)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
■Bradley Jay Creswick. Lately Leader, Royal Northern Sinfonia. For services to Music. (Whitley Bay)
■Thomas Douglas Cuthbertson.
Co-founder, Brothers in Arms. For services to Charitable Fundraising for the Armed Forces Charities. (Sunderland)
■Carla Jane Cuthbertson. Co-founder, Brothers in Arms. For services to Charitable Fundraising for Armed Forces Charities. (Sunderland)
■Gerard Francis Hilton Donnelly. Team Leader, People and Capability group, Apprenticeship team for services to Social Mobility. (Sunderland)
■Sally Gallagher. Technical Specialist, Environment Agency. For services to the Groundwater Environment and to the Protection of Communities. (Newcastle)
■Hamid Motraghi. Lately Chair, Home Office Race Network and Chair, Civil Service Race Forum. For services to Diversity and Inclusion. (Newcastle)
■Richard William Ord. For services to Hospitality and Regeneration in South Tyneside. (Whitburn)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
■Rachel Adam. Project Director, Museums Northumberland Bait. For services to Arts and Culture. (Newcastle)
■David Bailey. Northumbrian Piper. For services to Music. (Newcastle)
■David Scrafton. For services to the Scouts and to the community in South Tyneside and Sunderland. (Sunderland)
■Kim Elizabeth Sheers. Organiser, Lumley Boccia and Social Group. For voluntary service to Young People with Disabilities in Houghton-leSpring.
NORTHUMBERLAND Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) ■Barbara Helen Dean. Chief Executive Officer, Nest Corporation.
For services to Pension Saving. (Alnwick)
■Patricia Ann Ritchie. Chief Executive, Newcastle City Council. For services to Local Government and to Public Service Reform. (Corbridge)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
■Katherine Sarah Jane Dawson. Founder and Director, The All-in-One Company. For services to Business and Frontline Workers during the Covid-19 Response through the Scrub Hub Ashington. (Newbigginby-the-Sea)
■Samantha Orde. National Chair, Riding for the Disabled Association. For services to People with Disabilities. (Morpeth)
Members of the Order of the British
Empire (MBE)
■Lesley Braiden. Lately Academic Registrar, Newcastle University. For services to Higher Education. (Ponteland)
■Pamela Fry Clouston JP. For services to the community in North East England. (Rothbury)
■Stephen Holmes. Service Director, Adult Social Care, Northumberland County Council. For services to Adult Social Care during Covid-19. (Corbridge)
COUNTY DURHAM
■Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
■Darren McMahon. Youth Worker, PACT. For voluntary service to Young People in Stanley, County Durham.
Queen’s Fire Service Medal (QFSM) ■Stuart Errington. Chief Fire Officer, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service. (County Durham)