Meet the central team
Andrea Ryan
Governance Professional
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Andrea brings a wealth of experience from her career in governance. Following a change of direction from a career in banking, Andrea joined the Local Authority Governance Support Service in Suffolk in 2008. Since 2014, she has worked across all sectors of school governance including at Trust Board level. Her role is to provide support and advice to ensure strong governance underpins the high expectations of the Trust. Andrea completed the National Clerks’ Development qualification in 2018.
Central team (Finance)
- Finance Manager - Imogen Cheetham (FCCA) is a qualified accountant and has extensive experience working in Multi Academy Trusts.
- Finance Manager - Helen Wells (FCCA) is a qualified accountant with considerable experience working in school finance in both the LA and Academy sectors.
- Finance Officer - Maria Girdlestone has a wealth of school financial experience and is an integral part of the finance team.
- Finance Officer - Louise Smith has over 20 years of finance experience.