Methodist Schools Team
MIST announces the appointment of Judith Fenn as Chief Executive Officer - 28 June 2022
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David Humphreys David took up the appointment as General Secretary of MIST in September 2015. He was Headmaster of Woodhouse Grove School for nineteen years (1996-2015) following five years as Deputy Head at Caterham School and previous experience as Head of Department and Boarding Housemaster at Wellingborough School having started his teaching career at Bedford School in 1983. Other relevant educational experience has included: school inspector, GCSE/ A level examiner, cricket coach and school governor.
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Julie-Ann Hewitt Julie-Ann has extensive educational leadership experience at both school and Trust level and has been involved in Methodist education for over 10 Years. She was the founding CEO of the Acorn Trust in the North West and has led it successfully for several years. She developed a vision for education within the Trust that focusses on providing academic success alongside opportunities to build cultural capital for all pupils. She has led school improvement within many schools across Wigan through the LA consortium model and has a successful track record of helping vulnerable schools make rapid progress. She has served as a Trustee of The Blyth Quays Trust and took up the role as interim CEO for 12 months to help secure their position. She has served as a Trustee for the Church she attends, Bridge Church Bolton, for many years and has recently led the structure re-organisation within the Church.
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Susan Roxby Sue joined MIST in April 2020 from a position as Bursar at Eltham College, a large London HMC school. She has spent her professional career working with schools both in the state and independent sectors, in the UK and overseas. She was previously UK Director of Operations for the GEMS group of schools, following 12 years spent as a management consultant in the Education team at PwC. Sue originally qualified as a teacher following her graduation from Cambridge University. |
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Barbara Easton Barbara’s professional background is in school leadership and Religious Education. She joined MAST as Head of Service in 2019. She is also involved with the Methodist Church as a Local Preacher and youth club leader.
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Douglas Jones Doug joined MIST in May 2019. He qualified as an accountant with Ernst & Young and worked in audit before moving to the charity sector. He spent 17 years in the finance team at the HTB and Alpha International Group. There he gained exposure to different elements of charity finance across a spectrum of different charities, and latterly led the finance function as Director of Financial Services.
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Lynn Braybrook Lynn joined what was then Methodist Colleges and Schools in July 1993 after graduating in Mathematical and Management Studies at university. She qualified to become a full member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) in 2010.
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Sandra Commins Sandra joined MIST in 2008. She graduated from King's College London and the Open University (BA, MA) and worked for a number of years as Project Officer in the Civil Service where she gained experience in compliance and implementation of European-wide directives. Sandra is the Data Protection Lead for MIST and MAST.
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Olabisi Olayinka Bisi joined MIST in January 2018. She graduated from Birkbeck College, University of London with a degree in Psychology. Bisi worked in the civil service for over two decades, in casework and business management roles. Her most recent stint was as a Business Manager at the Office of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman where she gained vast experience in committee support. |
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Revd Dr Paul Glass Paul has extensive experience of chaplaincy in situations ranging from large regional theatres to schools and is currently Chaplain at Kent College, Canterbury. He writes material for worship (published by Canterbury Press) and his experience in schools includes chaplaincy, worship leading, governor's duties and national leadership in a variety of areas. He is also Presbyteral Synod Secretary for the South East District of the Methodist Church. He enjoys writing drama and is passionate about visiting the theatre at every opportunity.
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