Governance


Stephen Barnes Chairman As well as being Chair of the Nelson and Colne College Group, Stephen is also the Chair and North West member of the AOC Governors’ Council, and a member of the AOC Board. Read More	Amanda Melton CBE College Principal and CEO Amanda was recently awarded a CBE for her service to education and skills. Amanda has been Principal of Nelson and Colne College, including Lancashire Adult Learning, since joining in 2012 – and became Principal of the merged College in November 2018. 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	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	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

Julie Turner Julie has over 25 years of experience in further, higher and secondary education – including as Deputy Headteacher at the Hollins School in Accrington, and as a Further Education and Higher Education lecturer and programme leader. Read More	Liz Sedgley Liz is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in England and Wales. For the last 20 years Liz has run a successful management consultancy providing accountancy and strategic finance support to public sector organisations and businesses Read More	Neil Hart As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Burnley Football Club, Neil was the senior leader responsible for the Premier League club’s finances, supporter engagement, commercial opportunities, staff and facilities. Read More

Zulfi Khan A previous A level student of Nelson and Colne College, Zulfi is a qualified Solicitor of England and Wales, and after being a salaried Partner in an East Lancashire law firm, moved on to establish a successful and growing practice in Bury. 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

Debbie Corcoran Director of Governance Debbie is the governance professional supporting the Board of Corporation, and is also a non-executive Director in the NHS. Read More	Pauline Hagen OBE Co-opted Member of Quality and Standards 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 ‎

Amer Ansar Co-opted Committee member of the Audit Committee A previous student of Nelson and Colne College, Amer is an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) and Assistant Tax Manager at KPMG. Read More	Usman Muhammad Student Governor Usman is the President of the College’s Student Hub. An A level student here at Nelson and Colne College, he is studying A level Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics – and looking to progress and study medicine after College at University.