our governors

David Alexander

Gateshead College Principal & Chief Executive

Member of the following Committees:

• Curriculum & Quality Standards
• Finance & General Purposes
• Governance
• People

Michael Wood-Williams

Chair of the Board of Governors

Independent Governor

Member of the following Committees:

• People
• Remuneration
• Curriculum & Quality Standards
• Governance

Contact me at [email protected] or via my colleague Nicola Taylor, Director of Governance and Compliance at [email protected]

Aneela Ali

Vice Chair

Independent Governor

Member of the following Committees:

• Audit Committee
• Curriculum & Quality Standards

Martin Hedley

Vice Chair

Independent Governor

Member of the following Committees:

• Finance & General Purposes (Chair)

Claire Jane Rewcastle

Independent Governor

Member of the following Committees:

• People
• Remuneration
• Governance
• Curriculum & Quality Standards

Cllr. Martin Gannon

Independent Governor

Member of the following Committee:

• Governance

Lisa Crichton-Jones

Independent Governor

Member of the following Committee:

• People (Chair)
• Remuneration (Chair)

Darren Curry

Independent Governor

Member of the following Committees:

• Finance & General Purposes Committee
• Remuneration Committee

Carol Davenport

Independent Governor

Member of the following Committee:

• Curriculum & Quality Standards
• Governance

David Brind

Independent Governor

Member of the following Committee:

• Finance & General Purposes

Eamonn Toland

Independent Governor

Member of the following Committee: 

• Audit Committee

Maria Craig

Independent Governor

Member of the following Committee:

• Audit Committee (Chair)

Peter Francis

Independent Governor

Member of the following Committee:

• Curriculum & Quality Standards (Chair)

Richard Wensley

Staff Governor (Teaching)

Member of the following Committee:

• Curriculum & Quality Standards
• People

Dan Wallace

Staff Governor (Support)

Member of the following Committee:

• Finance & General Purposes

Daniel Green

Student Governor 16-19

Member of the following Committee: 

• Curriculum & Quality Standards

Milly Wall

Student Governor 19+

Member of the following Committee: 

• Curriculum & Quality Standards

Nicola Taylor

Director of Governance and Compliance