tPCA Annual General Meeting 2026

The AGM is on  Sunday 6th September 2026, 10.00am-12.00pm, over zoom, and is open to all members of tPCA.  
Members will receive the zoom link and relevant papers two weeks in advance of the meeting.  

Guest speaker: Maria Kontarini - www.mariakontarini.com 

From Being to Doing: Person-Centred Leadership, Power and Organisational Life

The Person-Centred Approach has given us a profound understanding of what becomes possible when people meet one another with empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard. Within our community, however, we have often explored these conditions primarily through therapy, encounter groups and spaces devoted to being. What happens when we try to bring them into the doing of organizational life? 

Organizations must make decisions, establish structures, manage resources and respond to financial realities. They involve hierarchy, leadership and unequal levels of responsibility and power. These subjects can feel uncomfortable—and sometimes almost taboo—within a community that values equality and non-directivity. 

Drawing on experience in management, human resources and organizational development, Maria Kontarini will offer a person-centred perspective on leadership, autonomy, accountability and organizational life. The presentation will be followed by a participatory discussion inviting attendees to reflect on their own experiences of organizations and how the core conditions conditions were present, absent or needed. 

Nominations for Trustees.  Any member, who wishes to stand as a Trustee (new Trustees are encouraged and welcome) -  should submit the names of a proposer and a seconder (who must be members of the Association) along with a paragraph or two about yourself and what you bring to the role of Trustee  to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by August  10th 2026.  All members, new and old, are welcome to stand. 

Specific roles will be agreed by negotiation within the new Trustee Group after election and Trustees must be willing to engage in tPCA initiatives - this includes

• take part in the running of tPCA;
• take part in helping to organise tPCA events;
• attending monthly Zoom meetings with other Trustees;

As a Trustee you will be entitled to claim 10 hours of CPD per quarter and will almost certainly experience personal growth and learning! If you would like to find out more please contact Jenn (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Resolutions If you wish to put any resolutions to the meeting, these must be proposed and seconded (by members of the Association) and sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by August  10th 2026.  They will be circulated to members for consideration.  If a proposal to alter the constitution of the tPCA is to be considered please include the text of the proposed alteration, together with the text to be changed.  Last minute resolutions will not usually be put to the meeting unless the  matter could not reasonably have been foreseen. 

Proxy votes If you are unable to attend and would like a proxy vote, please email Jenn at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Sunday 23th August.  

Any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..