Central Team
Meet the HISP Multi Academy Trust staff
David Pike
Interim CEO
Amanda Parry OBE
CEO
Amanda is the joint Chief Executive Officer for the HISP MAT. She is also the Director of the HISP Teaching School Hubs. She is currently the Regional Delivery Partner for the DfE Trust and School Improvement Offer (SESL). As a system leader, Amanda has undertaken school improvement work across both primary and secondary schools.
Kelly Robinson
Chief Financial Officer
Clare Belli
Director of SEND
Fee Knight
Chief People Officer
Anita Benko
Senior HR Assistant
James Clarke
Director of Digital Strategy
Georgina Crooks
TSH Assistant Director
Georgina is the Assistant Director for the HISP Teaching School Hub. She has 20 years of experience in the secondary and sixth form sector and has led teaching and learning development through her role as Subject Lead for a range of English courses. For much of her career, she has also worked delivering professional development with a responsibility for facilitating whole college training and supporting PGCE trainees, early career teachers and more experienced staff through mentoring and coaching. She has a real passion for teaching and learning and supports a large secondary school as a governor and works with AQA as a Senior Associate.
Yvonne Dunning
Head of Estates, Health & Safety
Gemma Fuge
Head of Systems
Darren Godwin
Payroll, Pensions & MI Manager
Chriss Atkinson
Head of IT
Teresa Hayes
Director of School Improvement & Safeguarding
David Higginbottom
Deputy Director HISP Teaching School Hubs
Emma Langley
Executive Assistant & Project Manager
Caroline Lowing
Interim Head of School / School Improvement Lead (Secondary)
Kay McKenning
HR Projects Lead & Senior HR Business Partner
Jo McKeown
Trust School Improvement Lead and Director of HISP Learning Partnership
May Mellor
Trust Management Accountant
Joe North
Director of Design & Marketing
Joe has worked at Thornden within the Theatre since he left school there. He now works within the Trust as well as Freelancing in the Television Industry.
Daniel Olaoye
Finance Trust Accountant
Jess Paul
Executive Headteacher / School Improvement Lead (Primary)
Mel Saunders
Trust Admissions Officer
Helen Shaw
Director of IFT
Steve Smith
Director of Research School
John Theobald
HR Business Partner
Naomi Vella
Finance & Executive Support Officer
Dan Sainsbury
Head of Finance
Dan has been with HISP MAT since September 2021, working in a number of finance roles and most recently Head of Finance. Dan is fully AAT qualified and enjoys working with senior stakeholders in schools to provide sound finance advice, whilst continuing to develop finance systems and processes.