Profiles of Governers
Simon Bennett
- Appointed to the Audit Committee in September 2007 as a Co-opted Member
- Appointed as a Governor in January 2008
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Joint Director and Owner of the Hutchinson Partnership specialist accountancy firm for farmers and rural business
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Anthony Bishop
- Appointed as a Governor in November 1995
- Chair of the Audit Committee
- Retired Bank Manager
Alan Blundell
- Appointed as a Governor in April 2001
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Independent Management Consultant specialising in Public Sector Strategic Leadership, Change Management, Interim Management, Project Management and Mentoring.
- 30 years experience in the public sector, over half at deputy director level. Responsibilities included Audit, Revenue and Exchequer Services, Corporate Policy, Research, Communications and Public Relations Libraries and Information Services, ICT, Information Security, Multi Agency Partnerships.
- Experience in leadership, political management, major change and project management, management of multi-million pound revenue and capital budgets, team building, recruitment and management of staff, negotiations with Unions, and partnerships.
Sara Catlow-Hawkins
- Appointed as a Governor in December 2008
- Employed as Head Teacher at the Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School
- 25 years experience in secondary school education
Geoff Hughes
- Appointed as a Governor in December 2008
- Link Governors to Employer Engagement
- Employed as Director of Regeneration, Herefordshire Council managing planning, transportation, economic development, community development and strategic housing
- Qualified town planner
- Extensive experience in local government and management of wide range of services
- Board member of Herefordshire and Worcester Chamber of Commerce and Company Secretary to the Robert Owen Society
Andrew Johnson
- Appointed as a Co-opted Member of the Audit Committee in October 2008
- Employed at Humfrys and Symonds Solicitors specialising in property sales and purchases, leases, wills and probate
- Qualified Solicitor
- Part time farmer running 400 acre family farm
- Secretary of the Hereford Round Table
Hettie M Jones
- Appointed to the Quality and Standards Committee in September 2001as a Co-opted Member
- Appointed as a Governor in January 2003
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Quality and Standards Committee
- Member of the Search and Governance Committee
- Link Governor to Marketing and Student Services
- Freelance Librarian and Information Researcher
- Formerly in further education and a Governor of Worcester College of Technology
Peter Kinsman (Vice Chair)
- Appointed as a Governor in July 2002
- Appointed Vice Chair of the Board in October 2005
- Chair of the Search and Governance Committee
- Member of the Finance and Employment Committee
- Member of the Performance Management Group
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
- Member of the Learning Village Steering Group
- Link Governor to Health and Safety/Personnel
- Retired Director of an Insurance Company
- Board member Two Rivers Housing
Dr Alan Lavers
Appointed as a Governor in September 2007
- Member of the Finance and Employment Committee
- Member of the Learning Village Steering Group
- Link Governor to Faculty of Land Based Studies
- Principal Scientist of terrestrial and aerial pesticide application giving technical support to the International Crop Protection business of Shell worldwide
Elizabeth Patrick
- Appointed as a Governor in November 1995
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Search and Governance Committee
- Link Governor to the Faculty of Community Studies
- Association with HCT as a student, parent of student and employer of students on work experience
- As a parent of student with learning difficulties and disabilities helped to start in 1980s support group at HCT
- Since 1972 partner in farming business and commercial and domestic waste services company servicing food and drink manufacturers, local councils and water companies
- COTC Level 4 Waste Management Operations (Managing Transfer Hazardous Waste)
- Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Waste Management
Ian Peake
- Appointed as Principal and Chief Executive in February 2006
- Member of the Finance and Employment Policy Committee
- Member of the Search and Governance Committee
- Member of the Quality and Standards Committee
- Previously employed as the Deputy Principal Resources
Isobel Rollitt-James
- Appointed as Staff Governor in November 2007
- Employed by the College for the past 21 years teaching business studies and law
- MSc Personnel Management, BA(Hons) Business Studies, LLB
- Graduate IPD
- Assistant Principal Examiner A Level Business Studies Author for Philip Allan Publishers Justice of the Peace (Chair of Adult & Youth Bench),
- Member of Lord Chancellors Advisory Committee (Responsible for recruiting and selecting Magistrates)
- Member of the Bench Divisional and Training Committee (Responsible for overseeing the mentoring, training and development of Magistrates)
- Previously Personnel Officer East Sussex County Council and Lecturer at Dudley College of Technology
John Smith
- Appointed as a Governor in September 1989
- Chair of the Finance and Employment Committee
- Chair of the Performance Management Group
- Member of the Learning Village Steering Group
- Link Governor to the Faculty of Technology
- Retired Director and General Manager of Inco Alloys
- BSc Metallurgy (1st Class Honours)
- Experience in technical, production and financial management
Sam Pardoe (Student Governor)
- Appointed as a Student Governor in July 2009
- Second year student on BTEC National Outdoor Education
- Employed part time as Assistant Manager at a designer clothes shop in Hereford
- Previous experience helping to run family business
Val Thomasson (Chair)
- Appointed as a Governor in September 2002
- Appointed Chair of the Corporation in September 2004
- Chair of the Quality and Standards Committee
- Chair of the Remuneration Committee
- Member of the Search and Governance Committee
- Chair of the Learning Village Steering Group
- Retired Principal of The Minster College, Leominster
- Chair of Directors, The Marches Consortium
