Meet the Team
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Executive Officer and Accounting Officer Mrs Lynne Bennett |
Chief Operating Officer Mr Sam Compton |
Chief Financial Officer Mrs Amanda Wilkinson |
Head of Business and Operations Mrs Lynn Thorley |
Member (Chair) - HHJ David Fletcher CBE I am a Circuit Judge since 2004, prior to my judicial appointment I was a solicitor working in North Staffordshire. I am the diversity and community relations judge for Stoke on Trent and Stafford. I have been a Governor serving as a chair during the last 12 years. |
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Member - Mr Tim Blackhurst I am a successful business-man who runs both a local and national businesses. I am the MD of Ladymoor Foods LTD and have been since 1996. I am also the Executive Director of Hyland Crown LTD and NCB Food Service LTD. I employ over 80 people across Staffordshire and the surrounding area. |
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Member - Mr Eric Barbour CFIOSH, FInstLM, FIIRSM RSP, GCGI I am a local business owner of EBB Limited, a Health, Safety and Fire Management Support consultancy. I have served as the Chairman of Newcastle under Lyme Homestart Borough. Also I served in the Royal Marines for 23 years, seeing active service around the world, while also having the honour to serve on the Royal Yacht Britannia. |
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Trustee (Chair) Mrs Laura Austen
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Trustee and Chair of Finance Committee - Mr Robert (Bob) Owen MBE
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Trustee - Dr Lee Crofts
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Trustee - Mrs Jill Cheadle I am a retired Headteacher with a vast experience of working in challenging schools. In addition I was a LA Consultant in Staffordshire LA and Stoke LA. I retired from Headship at Brookhouse Green Primary School, Wellfield Road Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent December 1989 and joined Staffordshire LA as a District Inspector January 1990. |
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Trustee - Mrs Victoria Dalgarno Pen portrait to follow shortly. |
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Trustee - Mrs Lynne Bennett (CEO and AO) I am a National Leader of Education with extensive experience of School to School Support and School Improvement; with over 12 years of Headship experience in challenging schools. I am also the Head of Hempstalls Teaching School Alliance, which is the only Primary teaching school in Staffordshire. |
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Trustee - Mr Bernard Kellett Prior to my retirement I set up and ran my own Human Resources Consultancy business and prior to that was Director of HR at two Russell Group Universities. Before moving into higher education, I was employed by four Local Education authorities undertaking mainly HR roles.
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Trustee - Dr Peter Ford I am an experienced business leader who has built, led and transformed international information technology, consulting & digital organisations of up to 1,000+ people. I have a strong background in project delivery including managing multi-million pound programmes and have led senior teams creating change programmes that have included restructuring, growth and systems, process & culture change. I have a BSc (Chemistry) and PhD from the University of Manchester and an MBA from the Open University. |
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Trustee and Chair of Audit Committee - Richard Huntley ACIB
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Trustee - Mrs Andrea Jones Pen portrait to follow shortly.
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