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Wellspring Meet the Board

Members

Barry Eldred

Barry Eldred

Appointed: June 2014

Company Director, Deputy Lieutenant for South Yorkshire. Former Non-Executive. Director of Barnsley Building Society (twice Chair). Northern Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity and trustee of various other bodies.

Hearl Lenton

Hearl Lenton

Appointed: June 2014

FRICS. Company Director. Consulant. 

Russell Gill

Russell Gill

Appointed: April 2021

MBA. Russell is Head of Community Delivery at the Co-operative Group. He is Chair of the Co-op Academies Trust. Russell is also a trustee of the People’s History Museum and is Chair of the Co-op’s Northern Pension Fund.

Cheryl Hobson

Cheryl Hobson

Appointed: February 2023

CIPFA MBA. Financial & Business Consultant. Chair of Trust Board

Trustees

Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson

Appointed: December 2018

Ex-officio

National Leader of Education. CEO of Wellspring Academy Trust.

Jennifer Brearley

Jennifer Brearley

Appointed: March 2021

Member Appointed

MBA CIPFA – Independent Consultant. Previous Deputy Director of Finance & Strategy, Health Education England.

Amarron Frederick

Amarron Frederick

Appointed: Oct 2021

Member Appointed

LIBF. Vice President – Relationship Director – SME Business Banking at Barclays Bank’

Cheryl Hobson

Cheryl Hobson

Appointed: December 2018

Member Appointed

CIPFA MBA. Financial & Business Consultant. Chair of Trust Board

David Akeroyd

David Akeroyd

Appointed: March 2024

Board Appointed

Principal & CEO, Barnsley College

Luke Sheriff

Luke Sheriff

Appointed: February 2023

Member Appointed

MA. CIOT. ICAS. Director at KPMG.

Ken Battye

Ken Battye

Appointed: February 2023

Member Appointed

B.Education, B.Philosophy, Cert.Teaching. Ofsted Inspector, Educational Consultant & Director Headsupport (UK) Ltd. Lead & Team Inspector Middle East for Educational Development Trust.

Matthew Welsh

Matthew Welsh

Appointed: February 2023

Member Appointed

CEO at Textile Mania.

Dr Andy Hodgkinson

Dr Andy Hodgkinson

Appointed: March 2023

Member Appointed

PhD. B.A. QTS. Programme Lead at University College London.

Dr Helen Pheby

Dr Helen Pheby

Appointed: May 2023

Board Appointed

PhD. B.A . Associate Director at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Konstantinos Vasdokas

Konstantinos Vasdokas

Appointed: June 2024

Board Appointed

Reporting & Analytics Manager – Group Internal Audit – BUPA

Other Members / Trustees in 2023/24

Yiannis Koursis

Appointed: May 2016

Resigned: October 2023

Former Trustee

Molly Beever

Appointed: September 2017

Resigned: March 2024

Former Trustee

Prof Rachel Lofthouse

Appointed: Oct 2021

Resigned: July 2024

Former Member