- Senior Leadership Team
Sue Dare - Interim CEO
Sue has had over 35 years experience in the FE sector, 12 as Principal/CEO and she was awarded an MBE for her services to education in 2016. As Interim CEO she led the National College Creative Industries into successful partnership with a national training provider and a large GFE College. What spare time she has is spent in gardening, walking and yoga. She is adjusting to the new experience of running a college remotely from home!
Martin Owen - Deputy Chief Executive
Martin is the Director with responsibility for the College’s corporate services. He joined the College in 2017 from Deloitte where he was part of the Government and Public Sector Assurance and Advisory Team.
As Dad to three children he can often be seen taxiing them across the country from dance shows to football matches and gigs.
- Senior Management Team
Andrew Friesen - Head of Education, Training and Performance
Andrew joined the team in 2018 and loves working in such an exciting college and sector. Andrew has over 15 years of experience in leading curriculum within Further Education. His real passion is for delivering the highest quality teaching, learning and assessment possible.
Miranda Coles - Head of Commercial Finance
Miranda has 12 years’ experience in further education, previously working in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, and joined NCHSR in August 2016. She and her team support Martin Owen in being responsible for all things financial. In her spare time Miranda enjoys baking, running (so that the calories can be burned off!) and watching rugby and cricket in her home city of Worcester.
Sally Brook Shanahan - Head of Governance and Legal
Sally joined NCHSR in May 2017. As Head of Governance & Legal her main responsibilities include Secretary to the Board, its Committees and the subsidiary company, being the first contact for legal matters and Data Protection Officer. When Sally isn’t working you’ll likely find her at a Bridge table with 23+ points in one hand and a glass of chilled white in the other.
Susanne Davies - Head of Communications and Marketing
Susanne joined the National College for Advanced Transport & Infrastructure in February 2018. She has over 15 years’ experience in the Further Education sector and has managed marketing, recruitment and communications teams across complex, multi-site colleges.
Susanne is responsible for reputation management, communications, PR, stakeholder engagement, and learner and apprentice attraction, delivered through an in-house team with some agency support.
Susanne also holds professional membership with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (MCIM level).
Virginia Collins - Head of Quality / Campus Director (Doncaster)
Virginia Collins has had a varied career in education over the last 20 years including heading up a large diverse curriculum school, developing and running HE programmes and a spell in quality management.
Virginia’s most recent role was as Campus Director at Skegness TEC responsible for the strategic and operational management of the rural campus that is part of the Grimsby Institute which delivers Electrical Engineering, Plumbing, Automotive, Business, Travel & Tourism, I.T. Health & Social Care, Hair & Beauty and Hospitality.
She joined the College in May 2019 in the dual role of Head of Quality (cross college) and Campus Director (Doncaster).
Mark Rossiter - Head of Learner Experience and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mark joined the College in December 2019 as Head of Learner Experience and he is also the College’s Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). With over 15 years’ experience in leading teams in supporting, safeguarding and engaging students in a large multi-site urban College, he is passionate about student wellbeing and in harnessing the Learner Voice in order to enhance the College experience for all. In his spare time Mark tries to stay fit by playing football and going to the gym, with varying degrees of success.
