Meet the team
We are a team of over 40 professionals with a passion for school and trust governance, client service and team work. The head office of NGA is in the centre of Birmingham.
Senior leadership team
Emma Balchin, Chief Executive
Sam Henson, Deputy Chief Executive
Charlotte Harding, Director of Professional Development
Rob Peters, Director of Marketing and communications
Marketing and Communications
Charlotte Hodgson, Head of Governance Development, Regional Development Lead for North East, Yorkshire and Humber
Janet Myers, Consultant and Regional Governance Development Lead for North West
Katherine Robertson, Regional Governance Development Lead for East and East Midlands
Francey Smith, Head of Marketing
Shanice Rai, Website and Marketing Coordinator
Ciarán Scott, PR and Communications Lead
Belinda McCarthy, CRM and Systems Lead
Martina Greatrex, Conferences and Events Lead
Policy and Advice
Ella Colley, Head of Content
Fiona Fearon, Head of Policy and Research
Megan Tate, Senior Policy and Research Officer
Bami Olukayode, Graduate Policy and Information Officer
Michael Barton, Head of Advocacy and External Affairs
Fariha Choudhury Senior Projects and Advocacy Officer
Rani Kaur, Head of Advice
Adelaide Chitanda, Senior Advice Officer
Sabreen Marashli, Senior Advice Officer
Deiniol Sandford, Senior Advice Officer
Karen Zhuwakini, Information Officer
Katie Wootton, Information Officer
Professional Development
Paul Aber, Head of Training Development
Rosemary Lovatt, Head of Consultancy
Tajinder Juss, Professional Development Coordinator
Kenez Chow, Professional Development Co-ordinator
Matthew Swann, Learning Link Manager
Tara Roseblade, E-Learning Instructional Designer
Amy Wright, Clerking Development Manager
Operations
Bally Kaur, Head of Finance
Daniel Johnston
HR Manager
