Governance


Stephen Barnes Chairman As well as being Chair of Nelson and Colne College, Stephen is also the North West member of the Association of Colleges (AoC) Governors’ Council, and a member of the AOC Board. Read More	Amanda Melton CBE College Principal Amanda has been Principal here at Nelson and Colne College, which includes Lancashire Adult Learning (LAL), since joining the College in 2012. Read More	Phil Wilkinson Corporation Vice Chairman Phil is CEO of Ascentis, an awarding organisation for educational qualifications for Further Education (FE) colleges, training providers, schools and employers. Read More

David Whatley David is a Group Chief Internal Auditor for GIAA – the executive agency of HM Treasury (HMT) established in 2015 to improve the quality of internal audit provided to central Government. Read More	Nadeem Rashid Nadeem is the senior partner at Marsdens Solicitors, based in Nelson – and a former student here at Nelson and Colne College. Read More	Jane Cleaver Jane is Managing Director of Concept4 – a successful creative marketing and digital agency based in Nelson. Read More

Emma Schofield Emma is Deputy Director of Human Resources (HR) and Organisation Development at the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. Read More	Mike Phelan Mike has over 30 years of experience in senior leadership and curriculum development in Further Education (FE) Colleges in the North West, prior to his retirement in 2015. Read More	Rob Pheasey Rob is Chief Executive of Marsden Building Society, Lancashire’s leading independent society with over 40,000 members and £472m assets. Read More

Tim Webber MBE Tim is Chairman and Managing Director of Barnfield Construction Ltd – the Pendle based contractors, developers and investors. The company employs over 250 people, operates on more than 30 sites nationwide and has a turnover of £70 million. Read More	Stephanie Bridgeman Stephanie is a business owner, with over 15 years’ experience in media analytics, and has worked with hundreds of well-known national and international organisations to advise on brand strength and reputation in the media. Read More	Pauline Hagen OBE Co-opted Member of Quality and Curriculum Committee Pauline’s extensive experience in education and skills led to her being awarded an OBE for services to education in 2016. Read More

Dean Langton Co-opted Member of Audit Committee Dean is Chief Executive of Pendle Borough Council, and has a career of over 27 years in local Government. Read More ‎	Will Cook Staff Governor Will is the Public Relations Officer for the Nelson and Colne College Group.	Tom Gee Staff Governor Tom is Curriculum Leader for English and maths at Lancashire Adult Learning (LAL). Read More

Lee Burton Staff Governor Lee is Motor Vehicle Team Leader, based at Accrington and Rossendale College. Read More	Waheeda Khatun Student Governor Waheeda is studying A levels in Biology, Chemistry and Maths at Nelson and Colne College. Read More	Abby Shand Student Governor Abby is studying a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) at Accrington and Rossendale College – she is passionate about education and pursuing her ambition of becoming a Teacher and inspiring learners.