Board of Governors

Membership

The Instrument of Government of the University College determines the overall size of the Board, its categories of membership and it limits the numbers within each defined category. Its composition is as follows:
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Fergus Howie

(Chair of the Board)
Committees:

Chair of the Finance & General Purposes Committee

Served as governor since:

June 2014

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Professor Tim Middleton

Profession:

Vice-Chancellor of Writtle University College

Committees:

Member of the Finance & General Purposes Committee
Member of the Search & Governance Committee

Served as governor since:

August 2017

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Ian Parrett

Independent Governor
Profession:

CFO and COO at The London Institute of Banking and Finance

Served as governor since:

July 2023

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Kimberley Bedford-Straw

FE teaching staff
Served as governor since:

March 2023

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Alex Bols

Committees:

Vice Chair of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee
Member of the Personnel, Remuneration, Search & Governance Committee
Student Liaison Governor

Served as governor since:

October 2019

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Tracey Coop

Support Staff Governor
Profession:

Senior Warden

Committees:

Member of the Personnel, Remuneration, Search & Governance Committee

Served as governor since:

July 2019

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Sara Corcoran

Lead governor for safeguarding
Committees:

Chair of the Personnel, Remuneration, Search & Governance Committee

Served as governor since:

July 2021

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Caroline Flanagan

HE teaching staff
Committees:

Member of the Finance & General Purposes Committee

Served as governor since:

May 2019

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Shri Footring

Profession:

Senior product owner - data and digital capabilities at Jisc

Committees:

Members of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee

Served as governor since:

March 2021

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Paul Marshall

Committees:

Member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee

Served as governor since:

October 2019

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Emma-Jane Murray

Profession:

PhD (Health & Agricultural Sciences) Scholar studying the burden (animal health economics) of cattle diseases in Ireland with the University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine & Global Burden of Animal Diseases

Committees:

Member of the Finance & General Purposes Committee

Served as governor since:

October 2019

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Mark Pragnell

Committees:

Member of the Finance & General Purposes Committee

Served as governor since:

October 2019

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Andy Sparks

Served as governor since:

September 2023

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Suellen White

Senior Independent Governor
Profession:

Associate Dean, Quality, Policy & Regulation
The London Institute of Banking & Finance

Committees:

Chair of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee

Served as governor since:

October 2015

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Elliot Wollen

(SU President)
Committees:

Member of the Personnel, Remuneration, Search & Governance Committee

Served as governor since:

August 2022

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Minutes

Minutes from Writtle University College Board of Governors meetings

Documents in PDF format

Minutes from meeting held on 14th July 2022 (PDF)
Minutes from meeting held on 10th March 2022 (PDF)
Minutes from meeting held on 25th November 2021 (PDF)
Minutes from meeting held on 14th October 2021 (PDF)
Minutes from meeting held on 15th July 2021 (PDF)
Minutes from meeting held on 13th May 2021 (PDF)
Minutes from meeting held on 18th March 2021 (PDF)
Minutes from meeting held on 21st January 2021 (PDF)
Minutes from meeting held on 19th November 2020 (PDF)
Minutes from meeting held on 13th July 2018 (PDF)
Minutes from meeting held on 8th June 2018 (PDF)
Minutes from meeting held on 23rd March 2018 (PDF)
Minutes from meeting held on 24th November 2017 (PDF)
Minutes from meeting held on 13th October 2017 (PDF)

Documents in Word format

Minutes from meeting held on 14th July 2022 (Word)
Minutes from meeting held on 10th March 2022 (Word)
Minutes from meeting held on 25th November 2021 (Word)
Minutes from meeting held on 14th October 2021 (Word)
Minutes from meeting held on 15th July 2021 (Word)
Minutes from meeting held on 13th May 2021 (Word)
Minutes from meeting held on 18th March 2021 (Word)
Minutes from meeting held on 21st January 2021 (Word)
Minutes from meeting held on 19th November 2020 (Word)

Committees of the Board of Governors

The Governing Body of Writtle University College delegates some of its powers and some of its work to Committees of the Board of Governors.

The Articles of Government for the College specify that there will be a Personnel Committee and a Finance and General Purposes Committee, and the Board may also establish committees for any purpose or function. In addition, the Higher Education Funding Council for England requires the College to have an Audit Committee to provide independent and authoritative advice to the Board of Governors.

The University College has established the following committees:

  • Personnel and Remuneration Committee
  • Finance and General Purposes Committee
  • Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
  • Search and Governance Committee
The structure and members of the Committees are detailed in a Committee structure diagram.


Trustees

As at January 2023, also indicating other charities of which they are trustees:

Alex Bols Board of Directors and Vice Chair, University College of Osteopathy
Board Observer, Advance HE
Deputy CEO of Guild HE
Tracey Coop None reported
Sara CorcoranNone reported
Martin DineenNone reported
Caroline Flanagan None reported
Shri Footring None reported
Dan HewittNone reported
Fergus Howie None reported
Paul Marshall None reported
Professor Tim Middleton National Director of Landex
Chair of Higher Education Committee, Landex
Board member of Land Based Assessment Ltd
Emma-Jane Murray Publication Committee of the British Society of Animal Science
Mark Pragnell None reported
Nick SpenceleyLay Member, Audit at Basildon and Brentwood CCG & Vice-Chair Maldon Liberal Democrats
Suellen White None reported

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