Tameside College

John has been local resident in Tameside for over 30 years. He became a governor at the college in 2002 and was appointed Chair in 2009.

He is a member of the Curriculum and Standards, Finance and Resources, Search and the Remuneration Committee. He has also been a governor with Droylsden Academy since its inception over seven years ago, Chairing the Finance and Resources Committee. He is also currently the Safeguarding Governor.

John has worked in the NHS for over 37 years, working in Sheffield, Tameside Hospital, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Bury PCT and Bury CCG. The past 10 years have been worked in general practice in Bury and Tameside. His career has been predominantly led by finance, including Financial accounting, management accounting, capital accounting, charity accounting, governance, performance management and change management. He has worked on various work streams at local, regional and national level.

John has been a leader in the scouts, but now supports them on an ad hoc basis, with accounts, websites and fundraising. The whole of his family have been touched by Tameside College and his aim is to leave his children and grandchildren and the residents of Tameside with first class facilities for generations to come.

Manilal has been a member of the Corporation since 1998 and was appointed as the Vice Chair in 2009. He is also the Chair of the Audit Committee.

Originally a community nominee by Tameside Racial Equality Council, Manilal became an independent member in 2008.

Manilal is self-employed as an independent Post Office and Retail Professional and has significant experience in customer service, coaching, leadership development and management.

In addition, Manilal is the President of the Shree Bharatiya Mandal Indian Community Centre and is an Associate member of the National Federation of sub – postmasters.

Manilal is also a member of the Search and the Remuneration Committees.

Alison has been a member of the Corporation at Tameside College since 2009.

She has held various senior management positions in Local Government. Her specific background has been in Economic Development, inward investment, procurement of external funding and other technical matters for Tameside MBC.

She is currently a freelance coach and mentor.

Alison chairs the Finance and Resources Committee and is also a member of the Search and Remuneration Committees. She is also the link governor for A levels.

Damien joined the Corporation in October 2016. He is currently the Assistant Executive Director – Sustainable Growth at Tameside Council.

Whilst Damien has worked at Tameside Council since 2012 prior to this he was Chief Executive of Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Economic Development Company.

During his career, Damien has also undertaken roles with the Northwest Regional Development Agency and with the Home Office and has considerable expertise in economic growth and development, strategic policy and planning and in local and national government.

Damien is also a member of the Audit Committee.

Phil was appointed as a member of the Corporation in 2011 and is also a member of the Finance and Resources Committee.

He recently sold his company Benchmark Building Supplies having founded it in 1996, achieving a £15m turnover with 85 staff in the Greater Manchester area. Phill has significant experience of senior management positions.

Phill is also President of the Tameside Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Tameside Prosperous Board, Vice Chair of the Tameside Strategic Partnership Board and is an active member of the Business Growth Hub, sitting monthly on the Stockport Economic Alliance Committee.

Phill has a sustained track record of partnership working within the wider and business Communities.

Nakul was appointed as a member of the Corporation in 2015, after serving one year on the Audit Committee in 2014. He is also a member of the Curriculum and Standards Committee.

Since 2016, he has supported Droylsden Academy as a Sponsor Governor in addition to advising on its Finance and Resources Committee.

His expertise is in Business and International Finance and he has also spent some time as a teacher of mathematics at a secondary school. He has extensive skills in many areas including strategic planning, data analysis, staff recruitment, leadership and coaching and mentoring.

His experiences in Public and Private Company Fundraising, Mergers and Acquisitions lends to provide strategic and operational advice for Charities and Social Enterprises.

Nakul is also currently a link governor on a reactive basis for the curriculum areas that require a specific and targeted focus.

Jackie was appointed as the Principal of Tameside College in November 2015.

She was previously the Deputy Principal at Salford City College and has worked in education for many years within Grater Manchester.

As Principal, Jackie is also a member of the Finance and Resources Committee, the Curriculum and Standards Committee and the Search Committee.

Joan was appointed as a member of the Corporation in 2009 and is currently also a member of the Finance and Resources Committee, the Search Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Joan is also the link governor for students with high needs. During her career Joan was an Executive Director in Social Services, an Environmental Charity and Quest Media Network Ltd, along with being a Non-Executive Director for the New Charter Housing Group.

Her work background covers private, public, voluntary, health, housing and charity sectors. Currently Joan is a governor at primary and higher education levels which compliment her role in further education.

Karen was appointed as a member of the Corporation in 2017 and is also a member of the Audit Committee.

Karen is currently Chief Executive of Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and is an Executive Reviewer for the Care Quality Commission. Karen has previously held a number of Executive Board position in healthcare over a period of twelve years and has significant experience in managing large scale change across health economies and has been successful in the delivery of improvements in organisational performance.

As one of the largest employers in the borough of Tameside, Karen is passionate about developing relationships with schools and colleges to provide opportunities for students to learn and gain experience in a wealth of careers they could pursue within a health and social care setting.

Shayer was appointed as Staff Governor in November 2017.

Shayer joined the college in 2003 working on a project aimed at improving the achievement of minority groups within the college. Shayer has held numerous posts within Learner Services in that time. He currently works as a careers professional and leads the Next Steps Careers team within the Progress and Welfare team. Shayer also sits on the Equality and Diversity steering group.

Craig was appointed as the Clerk at Tameside College in September 2017 having been Clerk to the Corporation at Knowsley Community College since February 2013.

Craig is an ex Apprentice with Shell UK and was a non-traditional entrant into Higher Education as a mature student.

Since graduating, he had had a variety of senior operational and strategic roles across the education and training sector and was a Governor himself for a considerable period of time in Leeds.

Craig has assisted a range FE Corporations in West Yorkshire with Clerking support and has supported the development of ETF funded Clerking and governance services with Touch Consulting. In addition to holding a BA (Hons), Craig also holds Level 5 qualifications in Leadership and Management and Clerking.