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Governance

Members of the College Corporation

Viv Addyman - Staff Governor. Viv is MIS Manager at the College and is responsible for managing T2G, WBL and HEFCE and ESF returns. She has NVQ Level 3 in Management and holds the Institute of Management Certificate in Supervisory Management.

Jane Clayton - Retired teacher who has small business experience. Nominated to the Corporation through the Countrywomen's Association.
Alun Davies - Formerly Vice-Principal of Bishop Burton College, Dr Davies has interest in curriculum planning for Further and Higher Education.

Julian Davies - Vice Chair of Corporation. Julian is an experienced agronomist and Business Manager of Stocksbridge Technology Centre Ltd at Cawood.
Jane Downes - Jane is Veterinary and Technical Director for the Meat Hygiene Service, based in York. Her strengths are in change management, with strategic and financial planning.

Mark Goodman - Chair of Audit Committee. A partner in Minster Veterinary Practice specialising in small animal and farm work. Involved in the financial planning and the management of Minster Veterinary.

Myfanwy Griffith - Staff Governor. Myfanwy leads the Animal Management Section and is responsible for all courses offered by them up to the BSc Animal Management.

Barbara Harris - Associate Governor. Currently Head of HR Operations for the Crown Prosecution Service management teams across the country. Barbara will become a full Governor when a vacancy becomes available.

Lisa Howe - President SU

Neville Lawson - A Chartered Management Accountant by profession, Neville currently works in Leeds for the Environment Agency. He sits on the Finance Committee of the Corporation.

Peter McKenzie - Co-opted Member - Peter is an audit professional working with the Accent Group as Head of Risk Management. He is co-opted onto the Audit Committee where his expertise is particularly valuable.

Hollie Maltas - Vice President SU

Craig Manson - Co-opted Governor.Read Economics and Management at Cambridge.Craig is a Director of Garbutt & Elliott Ltd, the largest independent firm of accountants in North Yorkshire and sits on our Audit Committee.

David Mortimer - Chair of Corporation. David was Head of Branch Banking for the Yorkshire Bank until retirement. Currently Company Secretary for Thomas Fawcett & Sons Ltd (Farmers). Among other things they run a small herd of Belted Galloway Cattle.

Liz Philip - Liz is Principal of the College as well as its Chief Executive Officer. She specialises in land-based education and rural issues and has experience in equine, agriculture and horticulture.

Jeremy Rayner - Professor Rayner is based as the University of Leeds, where he holds the Chair of Zoology in the School of Biology. Jeremy lists equitation among his interests, particularly ladies' side-saddle riding.

Helen Swiers - Cllr Swiers is has been an elected member of North Yorkshire County Council since 2001. Helen is a farmer and, among many other listed accomplishments on her CV, she holds the distinction of being the first ever female Regional Director of NFU Mutual Insurance Company.

Pauline Teale - As well as being the Rural Renaissance Manager at Yorkshire Forward working at developing relationships within the agricultural industry, Pauline is a keen gardener, RHS qualified, and a member of the Askham Bryan Gardening Club.

Martin Warhurst - Martin is a co-opted member of our Finance Committee and is based in Leeds where he is Senior Audit Managerwith Grant Thornton. Martin brings a wealth of experience in education matters and was a Governor of Wakefield College for two years.

Jane Willers - Jane is a specialist free-lance Consultant in Human Resources who has assisted the college on various projects before becoming a Governor.

Ian Youdan - Ian has extensive knowledge of land based activities, having grown up on a farm, but in his working life he is a partner and consultant in the William H Brown & Son Estate Agency.

William Owen - Clerk to the Corporation

For further information please contact  the Clerk to the Corporation William Owen 01094 772255
Email: William.Owen@askham-bryan.ac.uk