MOORLANDS - Key Persons


Ali Watson

Job Titles:
  • Chaplain and Specialist Mentor

Andy du Feu

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • Principal
Andy is the 5th Principal of the college. He lectures on a range of subjects at both undergrad and postgrad, and speaks regularly at events and churches.

Ben Sargent

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Research Fellow

Clair Apps

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • Centre Manager at South West Regional Centre
Clair works alongside Andy and Isaac in running the centre. Her main focus is on planning and pastoral care, with some teaching. Clair is also the senior youth worker at her local church, and serves as part of the leadership team.

Darren O'Reilly

Job Titles:
  • MNI Adjunct Lecturer

David Combes

Job Titles:
  • Academic Manager, Placement - Based Tutor

David Gray

Job Titles:
  • Community and Development Lead Tutor in Scripture Engagment
David spent 25 years working in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and other parts of Eurasia, both in translation and Scripture engagement, and is a qualified consultant in both domains.

Debby Bodman

Job Titles:
  • Finance Manager

Diana Conway-French

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Admin Team
  • Domestic Assistant

Dr Abi Maguire

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • Director of Learning and Student Experience
Abi is our Director of Learning and Student Experience, championing transformational education across the academic provision of the College. She teaches in areas of Christian Ethics and Doctrine.

Dr Catherine Young

Job Titles:
  • Community and Development Lead Tutor in Literacy and Education
Catherine has 30 years of experience in education and development contexts primarily among non-dominant language communities in Asia.

Dr Cathy Bartram

Job Titles:
  • Community and Development Lead Tutor in Linguistics
Cathy has 30 years of experience in linguistics and its applications, particularly amongst minority language communities in Asia.

Dr Daniel Paul

Job Titles:
  • Director of the School of Language and Scripture
Dan directs our School of Language and Scripture and is the course leader for the MA in Language, Community and Development. He is also a translation and linguistics consultant with SIL International, serving language projects in West Asia.

Dr Helen Miller

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • Head of Research and Professional Development
Helen is our Head of Research and Professional Development and lectures on a variety of areas such as the Old and New Testament, the church, contextualization, and exploring the mission of God.

Dr Ian Kirby

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • Director of Academic Quality
Ian teaches on subjects related to mission, working cross-culturally and the gospel and culture. Ian previously lived in Kyrgyzstan for ten years, where he was involved in church planting and teaching.

Elizabeth Nagel-Smith

Job Titles:
  • Librarian

Emma Coffey

Job Titles:
  • Student Welfare Manager

Georgina Gray

Job Titles:
  • SLS Adjunct Lecturer

Graham Jeffries

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Graham is a partner in a international law firm specialising in finance law. In that capacity he has worked with a number of higher educational establishments in supporting them in raising finance for their development and day to day working capital needs. Graham is married to Danielle, who teaches in a local primary school and together they attend a local church in the New Forest. They are both actively involved in various aspects of church life and Graham is a part of the eldership team.

Hartness Samushonga

Job Titles:
  • Leader
  • Member of the Board
Hartness is a church leader, entrepreneur and management and leadership consultant. He planted and leads Millennium Harvest Church in NE England and is involved in a number of Christian ministry and Business activities in the UK and abroad. In addition to sitting on other boards, Hartness is an Independent Panel Member for the Fitness to Practice Committee at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) UK. He is an accomplished scholar and has published various scientific articles in international academic journals on various practical theological issues and management. His scholar profile can be accessed here. Hartness is an alumni of of various universities including Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He studied and graduated for a MA in Theology at Moorlands College. He is visiting lecturer at Moorlands and other institutions in theology and and management.

Helen Howells-Cole

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Placements Coordinator and Personal Tutor

Ian Coffey

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • Adjunct Lecturer
Ian lectures on the MA programmes, where he draws upon more than 40 years of leadership experience in both the local church and parachurch contexts.

Ian Hodgson

Job Titles:
  • SLS Adjunct Lecturer / Inga McKendry

Inga McKendry

Job Titles:
  • SLS Adjunct Lecturer / Inga McKendry

Jacob Waters

Job Titles:
  • Chef / Sheriff Kareem / Assistant Chef

Jason Coltman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Jason has 30 years of experience as a director in the ship repair and ship building industry, skilled in operation management, finance support, MBO and business development. With regards to faith, he attends Bransgore Community Church with his family, where he was formerly involved in the youth work for 15 years. He is on the missions team where he is responsible for the church partnership with Compassion in Ecuador, where the church sponsors 50 children. This has been running for about 6 years and he has been blessed to visit the project twice now.

Jethro Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Media and Events Officer ( Maternity Cover )

Jim McDowell

Job Titles:
  • Senior Tutor at Moorlands NI at Youth Link, Lecturer

Jo Herbert James

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Lecturer

Jo Murrell

Job Titles:
  • SLS Adjunct Lecturer

Jonathan Woodhouse

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Lecturer
A Baptist minister and former Chaplain General of the British Army, Jonathan is the lead tutor of the MA in Applied Theology Chaplaincy specialism and teaches on the core Ethics module. He has 24 years' experience as an army chaplain. Jonathan and his wife, Jackie, also used to serve as college Chaplains at Moorlands College.

Jonny Abbott

Job Titles:
  • College Ambassador

Julie Austin

Job Titles:
  • Admissions and Registry Manager, Tutor

Kate Pinnell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Kate is an experienced senior HR professional with a career in retail and tour operations. In 2007 she and her husband established a boutique executive search firm specialising in finding talent for senior roles within retail and leisure both in the UK and overseas. She provides practical and operational support, HR expertise and a strategic approach. She is actively involved at All Saints Church Milford on Sea, she leads a homegroup and is on the PCC. Kate has recently gained her BCM in worship for Winchester Diocese so regularly speaks and leads Sunday services. She is delighted to serve God through supporting Moorlands where men and women who are passionate about Jesus are nurtured, supported, and equipped to make a real impact for God in the world.

Katherine O'Donnell

Job Titles:
  • SLS Adjunct Lecturer

Loraine Chirgwin

Job Titles:
  • Finance Assistant

Lynn Coombs

Job Titles:
  • Learning Assistance Tutor

Maggie Gaved

Job Titles:
  • SLS Adjunct Lecturer

Maik Gibson

Job Titles:
  • SLS Adjunct Lecturer

Matt Mellor - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Finance and Operations
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Matt manages the large team of people who keep the college running; covering personnel, IT, health and safety, facilities and catering.

Matt Wisbey

Job Titles:
  • SLS Adjunct Lecturer

Matthew Harley

Job Titles:
  • SLS Adjunct Lecturer

Matthew Moore

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Matthew is an experienced family lawyer and the senior partner of Gales solicitors. He is also the chair of Citizens Advice BCP. Matthew moved to Bournemouth 20 years ago to be part of a home church where he is still an active member. He has been married to Anna for over 15 years.

Megan Anscombe

Job Titles:
  • Media and Events Officer

Miles Tradewell

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer

Nicola Clarke

Job Titles:
  • MNI Adjunct Lecturer

Olly Rundell

Job Titles:
  • SLS Lecturer

Phil King

Job Titles:
  • SLS Dissertation Lead Tutor

Rachel Combes

Job Titles:
  • Academic and Data Assistant

Rachel Retallick-Cheel

Job Titles:
  • Learning Support Tutor

Rebekah Meszaros

Job Titles:
  • SLS Adjunct Lecturer

Sam Clement

Job Titles:
  • Technical Services Manager

Sam Pink

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Lecturer

Sarah Godden

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager

Sarah Isaac

Job Titles:
  • HR Manager

Sarah Riley

Job Titles:
  • Admin Team

Selena Craddock

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Admin Team
  • Kitchen Assistant and Domestic Assistant

Sharon Merz

Job Titles:
  • SLS Adjunct Lecturer

Sharon Morgan

Job Titles:
  • SLS Communications Officer

Sharon Prior

Job Titles:
  • Learning Support Tutor

Sheriff Kareem

Job Titles:
  • Chef / Sheriff Kareem / Assistant Chef

Sue Brown

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Admin Team

Tammy Fraser

Job Titles:
  • Learning Assistance Tutor

Tim Cadoux

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • Senior Tutor
Tim helps to manage the running of the South West Regional Centre. He teaches on a number of modules, and manages the centre's library. Tim also works for SWYM's resources team.

Tim Goulding

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Tim is a finance professional who lives in the New Forest with his wife and three young children. He is actively involved in the local church, helping out with the children's and youth work. Tim spends most of his free time having fun out and about with his family, mostly down at the beach or in the New Forest. Tim was a student at Moorlands between 2006 and 2008, and when the chance came to get involved as a trustee, he jumped at it. The opportunity to combine his professional skills with his passion for the vision of Moorlands is an honour.

Tim Miller

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • Lecturer, Foundation Year Lead
Tim teaches on a variety of subjects, including culture, church and leadership. He is a local church leader and has previously worked in Zambia training Pastors. He is married to Helen and they enjoy running, cycling and paddle boarding.

Toby Butler

Job Titles:
  • Chaplain

Trisa Mantell

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Vanessa Blackwell-Whitehead

Job Titles:
  • Library Assistant

Victoria Keen

Job Titles:
  • Catering Chef Manager