Who We Are

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  Emily Payne

  Trustee

  In 2015 I founded the Northamptonshire polyamory and ENM group and have been running regular meetups since then. I became actively involved in the polyamory community soon after coming out in the form of joining various groups online and attending events such as meetups and conventions. I have also acted as an administrator and moderator to various polyamory social and discussion groups on Facebook. My previous trustee experience includes being on the board of the Bewley Charitable Trust and I am also a current trustee for The Harry Payne Fund.

  I am a bisexual woman, disabled and a single parent. I have been out as polyamorous since 2012 and now also identify as a relationship anarchist.

  I’m passionate about the polyamorous and CNM community in the UK and raising awareness about non-monogamy and other adjacent issues.

  Bluesky
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  Eunice Hung

  Trustee

  Since first coming out as polyamorous in 2009, I have been strongly involved in queer and polyam community activist spaces. From the beginning, the concept of a relationship model that centred consent, autonomy, respect, honesty, open communication, and joyfully emotional connection, love and support spoke strongly to me. My version of polyamory and similar consensual non-monogamous styles is an unabashedly queer, intersectional, feminist view of relationships. I believe in encouraging an intentional and community-focused awareness of the balance between personal choice and our care for others.

  I have undertaken many roles in various UK polyamory community spaces for around a decade, both in person and online. This includes the London Polyamory Meetup Group, UK Polyamory Discord Server, Polyday, etc. I have also been interviewed about polyamory on a number of TV and radio shows. I am a geeky, bisexual, solo-polyamorous, demi-sexual British Chinese cis woman. My other activities involve being an author, podcaster, project manager, editor, and psychotherapist.

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  David Durant

  Coordinator

  I'm primarily a civic technologist, having spent much of the last couple of decades helping to build and foster organisations such as UK Gov Camp, One Team Gov and TransformGov Talks while managing digital project teams in various parts of the public sector.

  I've been poly since my teens, long before I knew there was a word for such a thing. I'm proud to be able to donate some of my time to help the UKPA achieve its goals of supporting, representing and advocating on behalf of the broad ethical non-monogamy community in this country.

  Bluesky
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  Maxine Green

  Volunteer

  I've been active in the polyamory community for many years. I'm the longest serving volunteer for the UKPA and am really looking forward to seeing the organisation become a success.

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  Ian Tustin

  Financial Oversight

  Hi all, Im Ian from Gloucestershire, I co-host the local poly group with my nesting partner.

  My partner and I have been ethically non-monogamous for five years.

  During the week I normally have my head buried in a spreadsheet for work & at the weekends I love going on random road trips when I’m not at home tending to our many animals. I’m a bit of a nerd, love Marvel movies and Dungeons & Dragons.