NRPSI's Board
The National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI Ltd) was established on 1st April 2011 as a registered company limited by guarantee focusing on public service interpreting.
Our work is governed by a Board, which sets policy, strategic direction and financial priorities for the organisation's work in public service interpreting. The NRPSI Board consists of seven Non-Executive Directors of whom four, including the chair, are lay members and three are registered interpreters. All seven Directors were selected through a competitive process by an independent appointments panel. The Directors duties are owed to the company only.
While it is important that within its membership the Board contains a range of skills and experience, including that of acting as a professional interpreter, and no Director represents or acts on behalf of any third party or interest in conducting the affairs of NRPSI. Procedures are in place that require a Director to make a declaration of actual or potential conflicts of interest on an issue and if necessary to be excluded from any decisions on that issue.
Board members at all times are responsible for promoting and maintaining the public's trust and confidence in the integrity of NRPSI, the interpreting profession and public service interpreters.
NRPSI Board Members
Martin Ellis
A qualified commercial and also family mediator since 2019, Martin Ellis runs his own company, Ellis Mediation, which specialises in commercial, community and workplace mediations. Martin is also Chair of the College of Mediators – a membership organisation that has a similar setup to both the National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI) and the National Register of Public Service Translators (NRPST).
Prior to working in mediation, Martin had a long and successful career as a Chartered Accountant. He held senior finance management and reporting positions within a range of companies and organisations including the BBC, The Carbon Trust and Cranfield University.
Martin is the former Head of Finance for Community Action Dacorum, a charity operating the Herts Interpreting and Translation Service (HITS). He joined the charity in 2016 and over the next three years was part of HITS management team.
Consequently, he has a good understanding of interpreting and translating services and how well they work for individuals.
