Mrs Ann Nicholl
Chair
Revd Canon Bob Cooper
Vice Chair
Revd Richard Coutts
Mrs Margaret Dodson
Revd Matthew Evans
Mr Tony Hesselwood
Stipendiary Lay Minister in the Parish of Leeds City with responsibility for Holy Trinity
Church and St Mary's Lincoln Green and Chaplain to St Peter's Primary School.
40 years educational experience, former Headteacher of Agnes Stewart Church of
England High School in Leeds.
Rural Dean Pontefract, Parish Priest and member of former DBE Buildings & Premises Sub Group. Experience of a Voluntary Aided
School Governing Body.
Studied chemistry then education at Bath University, qualifying as a secondary science teacher. Technical business project manager and training consultant. Experience running own business.
After studying at Cranmer Hall, Durham, served curacy at Leeds Parish Church and now
Rector of St Thomas, Stanningley with Christ the Saviour, Swinnow.
Head of School of Education and Childhood, Leeds Met University. Coordinator, Carnegie
Teaching School Alliance. Effective experience of School Governance. Member Wakefield
& Huddersfield Area Succession Planning Committee
Studied Theology at Durham University.
Ordained 1998 with Curacy in 'The Fountains Group of Parishes' (5 parishes, serving 8 churches and 3 CofE Primary Schools). Incumbent of 'Dacre with Hartwith and Darley with Thornthwaite', and currently Incumbent of Christ Church, Harrogate.
Chartered Accountant, retired after 41 years in a local general practice.
Former Chair of the Bradford Diocesan Board of Finance (27 years). Member of the DBE
Buildings & Premises Sub Group. Director of Bradford Academy Trust. Vice Chair of the
Scargill Movement. Board member of the Cottingley Cornerstone Centre. Chair of the
Audit Committee of the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England.

Mrs Liz Holliday
Mr Peter Laurence
Ven Dr David Lee
Mrs Liz Roodhouse
Revd Nigel Sinclair
Ven Peter Townley
Mr Philip Turner
Headteacher at St Peter’s C of E (VA) Primary School, Leeds. Worked in two other Church schools.
Former Head Teacher at Brigshaw High School in Leeds. Development Director, The
Brigshaw Cooperative Trust (an 8 school partnership in East Leeds). Formerly Regional
Adviser for the National College for Teaching and Leadership, working closely with all of the Dioceses in the region on developing succession planning approaches.
Archdeacon of Bradford with a lifelong interest in education. Taught Physics, Maths and
Religious Education at secondary level, lectured in Biblical Studies both in Africa (8 years) and in UK (9 years).
Geography teacher. Member of St Mary’s Church PCC and the team who run a thriving afternoon group for mums, grandparents, babies and young children. Chair of Governors of a Church village school for 12 years. Manages the Craven Development Education
Centre in Skipton and supports teachers/schools to bring global education into their classrooms.
Team Rector of Abbeylands Team Ministry. Degree in Public Administration (included a year working in a County Council Education Department). MA in Theology and Religious
Studies. Experience as a governor in six primary schools and Chaplain at Queen Mary’s
School. A serving governor at St Aidan’s C of E High School and St Margaret’s C of E
Primary School, Horsforth.
Archdeacon of Pontefract. Governor at Holy Trinity RC/C of E 3-16 School. Former Chair of Wakefield Diocesan Board of Education.
Career of 40 years in the NHS (training/ education/operational management with many posts at Director level handling £80m budget). Now retired.
Master’s Degree in Education at Sheffield University. A serving Magistrate. Trustee of the
Court Chaplaincy Service. Experienced school governor/chair. Other Chair roles include:
Diocesan Umbrella Trust, Board of Governors for Grace Academy (new CofE academy in
Bradford), Bishops Strategic Safeguarding Committee, Human Resources Committee.

Mrs Tay Warren (Wakefield
Former member of Bishop’s Council and the Diocesan Synod. Director of Bradford
Diocese Academies Trust.
Principal Cathedral Academy (Secondary)
Member of Wakefield & Huddersfield Area Succession Planning Committee.