Jason studied electronic engineering before starting his career as a part time teacher at Newcastle-under-Lyme College (now Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group). 

He spent ten years at the College, moving into management including introducing new provision in construction and telecommunications and having responsibility for a wide range of curriculum areas.  In this time, he oversaw ongoing improvements to students’ outcomes as well as introducing significant new provision for full-time, part-time and apprenticeship students in construction and telecommunications.

He left the College in 2008 to move into consultancy across the FE and skills sector.  For the following years, he undertook a wide range of roles including as an Ofsted inspector, interim manager and supporting a range of colleges and independent learning providers improve their provision.  This included supporting several providers to improve their grades and the standard of their provision.  In 2017, he joined Northampton College as interim Vice Principal for Performance Improvement, working with the team to secure it’s ‘Good’ Ofsted grade and overseeing the College’s apprenticeship provision.

Since leaving the College in late 2019, he has held senior leadership roles at both Stoke-on-Trent College and Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group. At Stoke-on-Trent College as Deputy Principal, he supported the College on its continuing journey towards achieving Ofsted grade 2 after a very long period of challenges.  At NSCG, he led the development of the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Institute of Technology including developing a comprehensive curriculum and leading the design of the new £18M Hub building.

Professor Anne-Marie Kilday is Vice Chancellor and Professor of Criminal History at the University of Northampton.

She writes and researches on various aspects of criminal history, particularly focusing on violent behaviour and gendered criminality. Professor Kilday started her academic career in Scotland working at the University of Strathclyde and then the University of Glasgow. She joined Oxford Brookes University in 2000 as a Lecturer in Early Modern History and progressed her career at the University securing various promotions from Principal Lecturer through to Dean.

She was promoted into the senior leadership team becoming the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Transfer and Impact in 2012 and then in 2018 became Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Experience & University Community, with institutional responsibility for all aspects of both student and staff experience. She continued in that role until she joined the University of Northampton in August 2022. 

Rod has recently retired after a career in Human Resource management in both the public and private sector, including working at Rolls-Royce, British Gas/Centrica, Remploy and latterly in FE.

He was Director of HR at Leicester College for 17 years, reporting to the Principal, and a member of the Senior leadership Team successfully helping to lead the College through challenging times.

Outside of FE, Rod was a school governor for 25 years at two local schools, which his four children attended, and served most of that time as Chair. Rod enjoys travel, tennis, walking, theatre, reading and has a keen interest in politics and education generally.

As a qualified accountant, Mark spent the first half of his career working in various finance roles across a range of industries, including electricity supply, travel, banking and insurance.

After completing an MBA at Warwick Business School, Mark joined the Corporate Development department of Abbey National (now part of Santander UK) and subsequently moved into risk management.

Mark worked at Lloyds Banking Group for twelve years in a number of Director level financial risk management and regulatory change roles.

Mark has lived in Northampton for the last eleven years.

David is a practicing Chartered Accountant trained by Deloitte, with over 10 years of board level experience as CEO & CFO, and international experience in 12 countries.

He particpated on the boards of nine start-ups, three turnarounds, three company purchases and three company sales. David is a generalist - his sector experience crosses financial services, professional services, youth development charities (Scout Association, British Exploring Society), business services, software development, digital entertainment, and media. AIM and NASDAQ listed company CFO experience.

David is currently a private sector Board Director at SEMLEP, with roles in finance, enterprise zones (including the Northampton Enterprise Zone) and inward investment.

Paul's background is education, having worked in the schools sector, at a Sixth Form College and in the FE sector. 

His previous roles in schools include teachin history and serving as a Head of Sixth Form. Paul then became a founding member of a new Sixth Form College on the Senior Management Team becoming the Deputy Principal. During his time at the Sixth Form College, he line managed every function from curriculum, student support and safeguarding to HR finance and premises.

Paul is committed to ensuring that all students have the best experience they can and achieve their full potential.

Neus Garriock is Galliford Try’s Business Development Director for the East Midlands region, where she is responsible for business development, customer satisfaction, sustainability and corporate social responsibility, communications – particularly social media – and wellbeing. 

As a member of its regional Board, her remit also encompasses business strategy and planning, where she contributes her skills in analytical and strategic thinking to forecasting and sustainable development.

Originally from Spain, Neus has lived, studied and worked in the UK since 1995, becoming a UK citizen in 2000. She has enjoyed a varied career that has provided her with both international exposure and solid experience in the fields of new technological developments, telecommunications, project management, construction and regeneration, with the last 20 years seeing her hold a number of senior positions within the Galliford Try group of companies.

Neus is passionate about the built environment and its role in creating thriving communities and generating employment and opportunity for all. Through her long-standing commitment to the region she maintains a constant relationship with key stakeholders with interests in regeneration and economic development through the creation of a sustainable built environment. She aims to bring her strength in strategic thinking, planning and complex problem solving, as well as her extensive experience in bringing together disparate stakeholders to achieve challenging aims, to Northampton College’s Corporation. 

Julie Teckman was Northampton College's longest serving member of staff until her retirement in August 2023, after joining the College in 1985 as a general studies teacher.

As a teacher, she was part of the team that set up the Media Studies department, and she moved into management of the team before climbing the ranks to end up as Head of the School of Arts which she led for many years. Alongside that, Julie established a small but successful Higher Education programme at the college working with the University of Northampton to provide an alternative Higher National route to a full degree that enabled students to take a practical route to professional qualifications. One of the great achievements of the team has been to be awarded the Teaching Excellence Framework award at silver level from the Office for Students twice. Julie retired from the School of the Arts in 2017 but stayed on to run the HE programme, and later the Teacher Training programme as part of the Quality team.

Since retiring from full-time work, Julie opened a vintage clothing and gift emporium in Northampton where she encourages students from the college to come for work experience, and became a director of the Business Improvement Centre as part of a commitment to improve the Northampton town centre. She also broadcasts weekly on Radio Northampton where she continues to give information about the media. Julie is looking forward to being a useful and effective member of the Corporation and to maintain her links with the College she loves.

Dr Paul Beers is an experienced sustainability consultant and part time academic at the University of Derby. 

For the last 20 years he has been running his own company, specialising in providing clients with sustainability research and policy advice that promotes positive environmental change. He also designs and delivers on-line courses in sustainable development for the University of Derby, and his business clients. ‘

Paul has acted as an Independent Advisor to UK Government Ministers on low carbon and environmental technology skills. He chaired the UK Forum for Environmental Industries Skills Group and has been a member of NERC expert panels.

With over 25 years’ experience in the FE Sector in Funding Compliance and Assurance, MI & Audit, Lynn started her career in the sector at a Learndirect hub where she managed the MI and Audit teams, leading on all Learndirect and then SFA audits.

She then moved to Ufi (learndirect) Ltd as Regional Audit Manager, looking after the team undertaking and managing funding & audit across 5 regions in the North covering some 400+ training providers.  After promotion to National Audit Manager, she was responsible for over £144m of funding in all 9 regions, working with and for then-ESFA across Apprenticeships and Train to Gain audit. 

Lynn became a fully qualified Counter Fraud Officer during this period and carried out fraud investigations internally and on behalf of ESFA. Lynn has also run her own company as a funding and audit consultant, helping numerous training providers to manage their funding and compliance, implementing audit & MI processes and training.  She has been the Director of Compliance and Responsible Officer for an End-point Assessment organisation for the last four years.

 

Alric is an experienced finance leader with over 20 years of global expertise, working across diverse cultures and industries—from start-ups to multinational organizations.

His career has focused on driving strategic initiatives, leading financial transformations, and building high-performing teams that deliver real impact. He has managed multi-million-pound projects that have significantly improved profitability and operational efficiency, and values fostering strong, collaborative relationships, which he believes are key to achieving sustained financial success and long-term business growth.

Beyond finance, Alric is deeply passionate about education and its ability to transform lives, both individually and within the wider community. He is excited to contribute to programs that enhance individual futures and support the growth of vibrant, empowered communities.

Laura is a qualified accountant and worked in finance in both the charity and private sector for more than 20 years. 

Most of her time in the charity sector has been spent with disability charities. She was Executive Director of Partnerships at Leonard Cheshire from 2016 to 2020 where she was responsible for the delivery of their UK programmes which supported many young disabled people to gain skills and confidence and step towards employment opportunities as well as influencing employers to be more inclusive in their approach. Most recently, Laura was COO at NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) and responsible for finance, IT, governance, compliance as well as service delivery.

Laura has lived in Northamptonshire for nearly 40 years and is passionate about supporting young people to achieve their potential.

 

Kay holds a master's degree in aerospace engineering, a PGCE and has a rich and diverse career across engineering and education. Initially working as an engineer for BAE, Kay later ventured into entrepreneurship, establishing and managing her own business.

She has made significant contributions to education, having taught GCSE and A level physics for a number of years. Kay has also managed a range of apprenticeship programmes and an HNC Engineering programme, continuing her dedication to supporting and inspiring the next generation of engineers. Kay brings experience as a qualified Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) and serves as an External Examiner (EE) for Higher National programmes in engineering. Additionally, she brings her expertise to multiple exam boards as an examiner.

Currently, Kay enjoys managing and growing Williams Racing's highly ambitious and inspirational STEM programme. Outside of her professional life, Kay enjoys running and is a devoted mum of three.

Alexandra is a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accounts England and Wales (ICAEW) and has held the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Loughborough University since April 2022. 

She also holds various non-executive roles, as Vice Chair of the British University Finance Directors Group (BUFDG), and is a Non-Executive Director and Trustee of Advance HE, a not-for-profit organisation that supports Higher Education in the UK and Ireland.

As Chief Financial Officer of Loughborough University she leads the finance and commercial functions of the university and provides strategic financial advice to the University Executive Board, University Council, Senate and Committees. As well as leading the Finance functions of the University she is responsible for the development and oversight of University Commercial activities including Commercial Subsidiaries and the Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP) amongst other significant projects.

Prior to working in Higher Education, Alexandra held the post of CFO and Trustee at St Andrews Healthcare, a large Charity in the Mental Healthcare sector. As CFO and Trustee, Alexandra was a member of the Charities Executive Committee and Unitary Board of the Charity, its subsidiaries and joint ventures which were held to account by the Charity’s Court of Governors. Alexandra provided financial leadership to the Executive Committee and Board, took a lead role in the development of the Charities 5-year strategy and the development of key strategic relationships with commissioning bodies and other third parties.

Prior to this Alexandra has held Senior finance roles in various sectors including Welfare to Work, Education (MAT’s and Independent Schools), Commercial organisations and a number of voluntary positions, starting her career in Practice.

Janet Baines is Director of Finance and Planning at the University of Northampton. 

She began her career as a Chartered Accountant in practice joining the University of Northampton in 2001 as a Finance Projects Manager, implementing various finance systems across the University she gained in-depth insight into a wide range of operations across the University.  She progressed her career at the University securing various promotions including Financial Controller and Deputy Director of Finance.

In 2023 she was appointed Director of Finance and Planning and is passionate about using finance as an enabler for the University's strategy, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement within her team and across the institution.

After successfully completing an apprenticeship, Steve moved into a career in the motor industry which spanned over 20 years before joining the College.

Steve was seeking a change in direction and had a desire to pass on his skills and knowledge to the next generation of
young apprentices. He now has nearly 20 years of service which has included roles as a NVQ assessor, teacher, and course co-ordinator.

Becoming a staff governor has enabled Steve to share the views, and where appropriate, concerns of staff with the
corporation and play a part in shaping the future of the College.

 

Keira is a first year A Level student who is studying Law, Sociology and English language in our Sixth Form Centre, NC6. 

When she joined the college, she wanted to apply herself to many aspects, and so ran for the role of student president/governor during the SU Elections. As part of her campaign, she wants to help the students' voices be heard on their behalf, and make sure everybody gets the opportunity to do so. Keira is a hardworking student who takes time to care for others when they seek help, and she loves to meet new people.

Outside of her studies, Keira partakes in a range of enrichments such as Choir, Badminton and Debate. In the future, she hopes to go to university to study Law, and then go on to become part of our legal system.

Chid is a current student who currently serves as the College’s Student Vice President.

Chid’s ability to balance part-time work and playing sports has strengthened his leadership, teamwork, and time management skills. He is passionate about promoting diversity and individuality within the College, ensuring that every student feels valued and heard, and his goal is to create an inclusive environment where students can thrive academically and socially. Chid is committed to supporting initiatives that enhance student well-being, provide more opportunities, and foster a sense of community.