Rashid Almutairi
Independent Governor
Rashid has a background in the travel industry, and has a wide range of senior management experience in leadership, planning and strategic decision making. He is a member of the CMI and has recently obtained an MBA from the University of East Anglia.
Lorna Anderson
Chair of the Board of Governors, Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee and Independent Governor
Lorna has a professional background within the field of Law. She is a qualified solicitor and the head of the conveyancing and probate department of a local law firm. Lorna also has experience in lecturing adult learners on legal matters.
Robert Brook
Chair of the Finance Committee and Independent Governor
Bob graduated university with a degree in Electronics Engineering. He has worked in general management within a large multinational company and in the 1980's he successfully led a management buy-out of a local electronics company.
John Clare
Independent Governor
John is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Building Surveyor with extensive experience in construction. He has held senior level positions with large practices and is a Director of a local firm of Consulting Engineers.
George Denby
Independent Governor
George is the headteacher of Caister High School, a mixed Foundation School for 11-16 year old pupils which has held specialist Arts College status since 2002.
Joshua Dickinson
Student Governor
Joshua is a student governor, elected by other students at the College. He is also Vice President of the Student Association. Joshua is studying 4 subjects at East Norfolk and hopes to progress to university
Mark Duffield
Assistant Governor
Mark retired as Chair of the Corporation and as a Governor of ENSFC in 2011. He is now an Assistant Governor serving the Audit Committee.
Neil Loveday
Independent Governor
Neil has over 20 years financial and commercial experience and has held divisional Finance Director positions in large international organisations, and smaller independent businesses alike. He volunteers with the Open Youth Trust and is a Governor to 3 local schools.
Anita Mancini
Staff Governor
Anita is a Staff Governor, nominated and elected by her peers at the College. She works in the faculty of Social Sciences, and is the Head of History, Economics, Law and Politics.
Maria Marsh
Indpendent Governor
Maria currently works for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and has specific skills in the areas of finance and audit. As well as being the youngest person to have ever been appointed to the Board of Governors as an independent member, Maria is also an ex-student of the College being able to provide unique insight from both the student perspective and as a young professional who has now established herself in the business world. Maria holds a first class honours degree in Maths from the University of East Anglia and will shortly become a fully qualified accountant.
David Marsh
Independent Governor
David holds the FMAAT (Fellow) qualification in Accountancy, Business & Law. He is the owner and / or Director of several local businesses within the leisure, tourism, hospitality and construction industries. David is also the Director and Founder Chairman of the Great Yarmouth Tourist Authority.
Willy Notcutt
Chair of Search Committee, Employment & Remuneration Committee, Special Committee and Independent Governor
Willy is a consultant at the James Paget University Trust Hospital, and honourary Senior Lecturer at the University of East Anglia School of Medicine. He specialises in anaesthesia and pain management and often appears in the media commenting on these issues.
Laurie Poulson
Principal
Laurie has been Principal of the College since 1999. Before that he held senior management roles in two other sixth form colleges and he has experience working in schools and colleges in Manchester, Inner London and Essex. His degrees are in Physics & Maths and Electronics and his teaching experience also includes Computing, Business Studies, Public Services and Health & Social Care. Sport has always been a passion and he has coached a number of sports teams during his career. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of British Colleges’ Sport and is also Chair of the Sixth Form Colleges’ Forum Growth and Futures Committee.
Philip Scott
Assistant Governor
Philip has held Board level positions with Aviva where his career has spanned nearly 4 decades.
Randhir Seewoodharry Buguth
Independent Governor
Randhir moved to the UK from Mauritius in 2006. After graduating from the University of Marseilles, France, he had a private dental surgery where he worked as a general practitioner for 20 years. He was been the president of the Mauritian Dental Association for 2 years and has been instrumentive in educating school children and lay people on oral health. He has organised many conferences for the continuous education of the dental professionals. He completed his NVQ level 4 in health and social care in 2008 and is now involved in care home management.
Lesley Smith
Independent Governor
Lesley was born and educated in Lowestoft. She qualified as a social worker in 1972. Lesley worked full time until her retirement and has worked in London Borough of Camden, Charing Cross Hospital, Shetland Island Council and Norfolk County Council in various social work and mangerial roles.
Claire Snelling
Student Governor
Claire is a student governor, elected by other students at the College. She is also President of the Student Association. Claire is studying 4 subjects at East Norfolk and hopes to progress to university
John Thompson
Staff Governor
John is a Staff Governor, nominated and elected by his peers at the College. John works at the College as a Caretaker.
John Tomalin
Chair of Audit Committee and Independent Governor
John retired from his position with a major UK Bank as a Senior Regional manager (Retail Risk) responsible for the East of England. During his 31 years in banking he has been involved in staff selection, team management, empowerment, coaching, motivation, decision making and policy setting and has an understanding of finance both from a person and business perspective. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.
Pauline Turton
Parent Governor
Pauline is a Parent Governor, nominated and elected by other parents whose children attend the College. She works as a midwife at James Paget University Hospital.
Lynda Watts
Parent Governor
Lynda is a Parent Governor, nominated and elected by other parents whose children attend the College. She works as a Management Assistant and Education Liaison Officer at a local microelectronics manufacturer.
Joanne McDonnell
Clerk
Joanne has a background in high level business administration, and has been the Company Secretary and Company Director for several small businesses. Prior to joining the College, Joanne was the Legal Support Officer for a multi-national asset management firm in London.
