Who are the Governors?
The Governors of James Allen’s Girls’ School are appointed by the Board of Governors for a normal term of five years under the terms of its charitable Scheme. They can be re-elected for a further term. The Governors, who are also trustees of the charity, are:
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Mr Michael Brooke BA (Hons)*
Architect in private practice; former JAGS parent |
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Miss Joanna Dodson QC MA
Specialist in children’s work; Master of the Bench of Middle Temple; former JAGS pupil |
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Mrs Nicola Meredith BA (Hons) FCCA* (Deputy Chair)
Management consultant; director of Magnum Properties plc; former JAGS pupil |
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Mrs Alison Miles BA (Hons)
Founder and managing director of Toniq Marketing and Communications Solutions; former JAGS parent; former JAGS pupil |
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Professor John Moxham MD FRCP
Professor of Respiratory Medicine, King’s College London, School of Medicine; Consultant Physician and Medical Director at King’s College Hospital; current JAGS parent |
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Miss Erica Pienaar BA (Hons) MBA FRSA
Headmistress, Prendergast School |
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Mrs Frances Read MA FCA MSI*
Chartered accountant; finance director to a private sector company providing supported living for adults with complex needs in their own home or a community setting; current JAGS parent |
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Mr David Smellie MA
Solicitor, Partner in Farrer & Co; Member of Council, Radley College; current JAGS & JAPS parent |
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Dame Valerie Strachan DCB BA (Hons)* (Chair)
Retired Chair of HM Customs & Excise; former Vice Chair of the Big Lottery Fund; Chair of the Council, Southampton University; Council Member, RNLI; Member, Board of Management, Heritage of London Trust; External Member, House of Lords Audit Committee; Member of the Public Enquiry into the murder of Rosemary Nelson; former JAGS parent |
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Dr Geraldine Strathdee OBE MB BCh BAO MRCPsych (London)
Consultant Psychiatrist & Trust Director of Clinical Services, Oxleas; Member, Clinical Advisory Group, Health Care for London Project; current JAGS parent |
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Mr Thomas Van Oss MA*
Self-employed corporate finance adviser; Governor of University College, Falmouth; current JAGS parent |
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Mr John Williams CA*
Consultant (former partner) KPMG; former JAGS parent |
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Mr Hugh Taylor CB BA(Hons)
Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health; Current JAGS parent
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* Members of the Finance & General Purposes Committee