Members of the Board of Governors
For information about members of the board of governors please select from the list below.
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Andrew Adegbola
Student of the University. Member of the Nominations Committee -
Joanna Allen
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee -
Jeff Bale
Member of the Academic Assurance Committee -
Michaela Boryslawskyj
Secretary and Clerk to The Board -
David Bradley
Member of the Finance and Employment Committee -
Dan Bye
Co-opted member of professional services staff on the Board elected by the professional services staff -
Karen Finlayson
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee -
Angela Foulkes
Member of the Academic Assurance CommitteeAngela is currently the Chief Executive and Principal at The Sheffield College which is a major provider of post compulsory education and training in the Sheffield City Region.
Angela is an experienced FE/HE practitioner with an authoritative understanding of the regulatory requirements of both Ofsted and the Office for Students, the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, safeguarding, awarding bodies and validating partners.
Angela’s wealth of experience, knowledge and expertise in further education include significant knowledge across a broad range of curriculum and student support services. Her previous posts include Vice Principal for Curriculum and Support at The Manchester College, Vice Principal of the Learning, Training and Employment Group, Vice Principal at Barnsley College and Director of Employability and Skills for Life at the College of North East London.
As a Chief Executive, Angela is a member of the National Patrons Network whose goal is to help the National Centre for Diversity create culture change in UK workplaces. She was the regional co-ordinator for the Women’s Leadership Network (Yorkshire and Humber) working to promote gender equality, ensuring parity, fair pay and access to Senior Leadership for Women in the FE sector.
Her current voluntary appointments include a Board member of the Association of Colleges, Chair of the South Yorkshire Principal’s Group, member of the Sheffield Safeguarding Partnership Executive Group and member of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Council of Governors.
Period of office: March 2020 – July 2024
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Karen Grainger
One of two co-opted members of the Board elected by the academic staff -
Professor Chris Husbands
Vice-Chancellor, Member of the Finance and Employment Committee, Nominations Committee and Chair of the Academic Board -
Praise Ishola
Student of the UniversityPraise Olatayo Ishola is the College Officer of Business, Technology and Engineering at Sheffield Hallam Students’ Union, He is studying his masters in Big Data Analytics at the University and joined the Sheffield Hallam Students’ Union in 2019 as an Open Space Representative. He studied Computer Science as an undergraduate student and has a few years of working experience.
Before coming to the United Kingdom, in 2015 Praise worked for a few months in the University of Ilorin, Nigeria in the Networking Department. After this he proceeded to KolaDaisi University Ibadan Nigeria where, due to his diligence and dynamic way of working, he served as an Assistant Administrator, Social Media Manager, Information Manager in the Public Relations Department and Confidential Secretary to the Vice-Chancellor. He also helped to write and compose the School’s Anthem.
Praise was an undergraduate of Houdegbe North American University Benin Republic. He was the Class Governor for four years and served as the School’s Faculty President, Faculty of School of Science, Mathematics and Information Technology in 2015 before graduating in 2016. Praise was awarded the Adobe Membership Recipient in 2015, and a leadership award for World Leadership Ambassador Recognition.
Period of office: July 2020 – June 2021
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Lord Kerslake
Chair of the Board of Governors and Nominations Committee. Member of the Remuneration Committee. Member of the Finance and Employment Committee. Co-Chair of the Engage Committee -
Chris Kenny
Member of the Finance and Employment Committee -
Professor Christopher Kinsella
Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee -
Neil MacDonald OBE
Pro Chancellor, Chair of the Finance and Employment Committee, member of the Nominations Committee and Remuneration Committee. Member of the Universities of Sheffield Military Education Committee -
Julie Morrissy
Member of the Finance and Employment Committee and the Honorary Awards Committee -
Meg Munn
Pro Chancellor, Deputy Chair of the Board of Governors, Chair of the Remuneration Committee, member of the Finance and Employment Committee, and the Nominations Committee -
Professor Julietta Patnick CBE
Member of the Academic Assurance Committee and the Nominations Committee -
Kevin Taylor
One of two co-opted members of academic staff on the Board elected by the academic staff. Member of the Nominations Committee -
Penny Thompson CBE
Deputy Chair of the Nominations Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee -
Professor Paul Wiles
Chair of the Academic Assurance Committee. Member of the Honorary Awards Committee