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:
Dan Hewitt
(Chair of the Board)
Committees:
Chair of the Board of Governors from March 2020
Member of the Personnel & Remuneration Committee
Chair of the Search & Governance Committee
Served as governor since:
March 2020
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Fergus Howie
(Vice-Chair)
Committees:
Chair of the Finance & General Purposes Committee
Student Liaison Governor
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 Search & Governance Committee
Served as governor since:
August 2017
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Stephen Bennett
Committees:
Non Board member of the Audit Committee
Served since:
November 2018
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Alex Bols
Committees:
Member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee
Member of the Search & Governance Committee
Served as governor since:
October 2019
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Tracey Coop
Support Staff Governor
Profession:
Senior Warden
Committees:
Member of the Personnel & Remuneration Committee
Served as governor since:
July 2019
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Sara Corcoran
Committees:
Member of the Personnel & Remuneration Committee
Served as governor since:
July 2021
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Martin Dineen
Profession:
CFO of Lisavaird Co-op Group
Director & Secretary of Lisavaird Food Group
Served as governor since:
March 2021
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Caroline Flanagan
Committees:
Member of the Finance & General Purposes Committee
Served as governor since:
May 2019
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Vince Travers
(SU President)
Profession:
2nd Year BSc Horticulture Student and SU President
Committees:
Member of the Personnel & Remuneration Committee
Served as governor since:
July 2021
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Shri Footring
Profession:
Senior product owner - data and digital capabilities at Jisc
Served as governor since:
March 2021
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Paul Marshall
Committees:
Member of the Finance & General Purposes Committee
Served as governor since:
October 2019
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Emma-Jane Murray
Profession:
Surveillance Assistant for the Health Service Executive (HSE), Department of Public Health Mid-West (Republic of Ireland)
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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Alan Radford
Profession:
Chartered Accountant
Committees:
Chair of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee
Served as governor since:
October 2011
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Nick Spenceley
Committees:
Member of the Personnel & Remuneration Committee
Served as governor since:
March 2017
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Steve Spencer
Profession:
Assistant Head of Sport at Writtle University College
Served as governor since:
May 2019
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Patrick Swan
Profession:
Gardens Consultant to the National Trust
Committees:
Member of the Personnel & Remuneration Committee
Served as governor since:
November 2014
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Suellen White
Profession:
Associate Dean, Quality, Policy & Regulation
The London Institute of Banking & Finance
Committees:
Vice Chair of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee
Served as governor since:
October 2015
View White's full profile hereMinutes
Minutes from Writtle University College Board of Governors meetings
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
Trustees
As at January 2021, also indicating other charities of which they are trustees:| Alex Bols | Board of Directors and Vice Chair, University College of Osteopathy Board Observer, QAA Board Observer, Advance HE Governing Body, Islington Futures Federation Chair, Beacon High school Committee Local Governing Committee, Bridge Satellite School |
| Tracey Coop | None reported |
| Caroline Flanagan | None reported |
| Kelly Flude | None reported |
| Dan Hewitt | None reported |
| Fergus Howie | None reported |
| Paul Marshall | None reported |
| Professor Tim Middleton | None reported |
| Emma-Jane Murray | Publication Committee of the British Society of Animal Science |
| Mark Pragnell | None reported |
| Alan Radford | Brentwood & District Mental Health Association |
| Bettina Rigg | Independent Member of University of Exeter Council Nominations Committee |
| Nick Spenceley | None reported |
| Steve Spencer | None reported |
| Patrick Swan | None reported |
| Suellen White | None reported |
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