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Meet the Members

Members

Academy trust’s are founded by members who have a general duty to exercise their powers, to further the academy trust’s charitable purpose.

ODBE Member
Richard West Member - St Mary's Church, Maidenhead
Gordon Joyner

Member - Oxford Diocesan Board of Education Deputy Director, Resources

  Oxford Board of Education

Supporting Staff

  • Wendy Simmons - Trust Business Manager, Ashley Hill Multi Academy Trust
  • Sarah Dyer - Trust Administrative, Ashley Hill Multi Academy Trust
  • Jennifer Blackburn - Clerk, Ashley Hill Multi Academy Trust

Meet our Members

Gordon JoynerOxford Diocesan Board of Education Deputy Director, Resources Gordon Joyner is currently Deputy Director of Education with the Oxford Diocesan Board of Education and has 23 years’ experience in overseeing a wide range of school organisational matters, including the planning of new schools. He has also been a governor at various schools over the last nine years and has undertaken most governor roles in that time, including Chair of Governors and Chair of finance committee.

Richard West

Dick West has been the operations manager at St Mary’s Church in Maidenhead for the past three years. Prior to that he worked for Next plc for 25 years. He held various Area Management roles. He has a background in HR and has an MA is Human Resource Management. He was a governor at All Saints Junior School until last year. He is married to Fiona and they have two sons, one is just leaving university and the other is just starting.