Meet our Governors

Dudley

Philip Davies
Term of office: September 2023 - August 2026

Elsie Gayle (Lead Governor)
Term of office: October 2024 - August 2027

Morgan Siviter
Term of office: August 2022 - August 2025

David Stenson 
Term of office: September 2023 - August 2026

Sandwell

Juber Ahmed
Term of office: August 2022 - August 2025 

David Boaz
Term of office: October 2024 - September 2027

Learn more about David in his 'Meet our governors' profile

Louise Field
Term of office: August 2022 - August 2025

Abid Hussain
Term of office: August 2022 - August 2025 

Learn more about Abid in his 'Meet our governors' profile

Andrew Powell 
Term of office: September 2023 - August 2026 

Peter Thorpe 
Term of office: August 2022 - August 2025

Walsall

Claire Clews
Term of office: September 2023 – August 2026

Tara Hutchinson
Term of office: September 2023 - August 2026

Nicola Prothoroe-Jones
Term of office: September 2023 - August 2026

Learn more about Nicola in her 'Meet our governors profile'

Shakeel Puri
Term of office: September 2023 - August 2026 

One vacant seat

Wolverhampton

Mary Bolland 
Term of office: September 2023 - August 2026 

Surinder Pal Chandar
Term of office: August 2022 - August 2025

Stephen Dion 
Term of office: August 2022 - August 2025 

Helen Jones
Term of office: October 2024 - September 2027

Kulvinder (Kully) Kaur
Term of office: October 2024 - September 2027

Birmingham and wider West Midlands

Pushpita Mukherjee
Term of office: October 2024 - September 2027

Rob Shipley
Term of office: October 2024 - September 2027 

Central England

One vacant seat

Councillor Archer Williams - Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Councillor Wayne Little - Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Councillor Adam Hicken - Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Councillor Obaida Ahmed - Wolverhampton City Council

George Baquain
Term of office: October 2024 - September 2027

Dr Bhavana Chawda
Term of office: September 2023 - August 2026

Phil Cole
Term of office: September 2022 - August 2025

Learn more about Phil in his 'Meet our governors' profile

Bryony Helm
Term of office: September 2023 - August 2026 

Dr Vanathi Kennedy
Term of office: October 2024 - September 2027

Nicholas Murphy (Deputy Lead Governor)
Term of office: September 2022 - August 2025

Jonathan Petty
Term of office: October 2024 - September 2027

David Stocks 
Term of office: September 2023 - August 2026

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