PEMBROKESHIRE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Marketing and Learner Recruitment Manager
Charlie Royal is responsible for marketing the College's provision across, A-levels, diplomas, apprenticeships, degrees, part-time and business courses as well as the College's commercial activities. Charlie also has responsibility for the College's Admissions, Learner Voice and International activities.
With a Master's degree in FE Leadership and Management, Charlie has more than 15 years' experience of FE college marketing and has spent the last eight years at Pembrokeshire College. Prior to working in the FE sector Charlie worked in management roles within the hospitality industry and has a wealth of experience in customer service.
Charlie became a staff governor in 2017.
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Board Member of the Darwin Centre for Biology
Barry was appointed Principal at Pembrokeshire College in April 2019 following a year acting as Interim Principal. He had been Deputy Principal at the College since 2012. His career has included research, lecturing, and senior management roles at Croydon College, Kingston University, Halmstad
Barry is a board member of the Darwin Centre for Biology and Medicine, Vice Chairman of a local primary school, and is a member of Pembrokeshire's Public Services Board, the Haven Waterways Enterprise Zone Board, and the Regional Learning and Skills Partnership Board.
Dylan Joined the Pembrokeshire College Board in January 2020 following his retirement from his career as a Chartered Accountant. Currently chair of the Audit Committee.
Career History 1983 to 1989 - Trained as an accountant whilst engaged as a management accountant in the National Health Service with appointments at Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and Gwent Health Authorities.
My name is Edna Davies and I live at Preseli View, Redlands Farm, Hasguard Cross. I have always been involved in agriculture having lived and helped on a mixed farm - dairying, beef and poultry, in North Pembrokeshire during my younger days and after getting married I am involved in running an arable farm with my husband.
I am a fluent Welsh Speaker.
I attended Puncheston Primary School, Fishguard Secondary School and then went to undertake a Certificate of Education Qualification (Teaching Certificate) for 3 years at Bangor Normal College. My first teaching post was at Eglwyswrw Primary School followed by being appointed as Deputy Head Teacher at Fenton Infants School and then I was approached by the LEA to become an Acting Head Teacher at the School. In 1997 I was appointed Head Teacher at Golden Manor Infants School, Pembroke. This was a very interesting post as we had 4 classes of pupils being taught through the medium of English, 1 class being taught through the medium of Welsh and 1 class of Infant Autistic pupils.
In 2001 I was appointed Head Teacher at Narberth C.P. School - 350 pupils with half the pupils being taught through the medium of English and the other half through the medium of Welsh even though none of the pupils came from a Welsh Speaking home. During my time at Narberth we moved from the old school building on Narberth Town Moor to the beautiful new building on Jesse Road. I was fortunate to have been very involved in the progress of the new building - selecting colour schemes, furnishings etc - a great experience.
I have undertaken work with Estyn and have inspected many schools all over Wales. I have also worked as a Challenge Adviser in three counties. All these experiences gave me an insight to how schools work and what they offer and see the wide variety of opportunities our young people have.
After retiring I was invited to join Broad Haven School Board of Governors and subsequently I am a governor at Ysgol Caer Elen and on the Shadowing Governing body of the new Welsh School proposed for Pembroke - Ysgol Bro Penfro. I do feel that the experiences and knowledge that I have had during my career has enabled me to be able to offer support and guidance and a listening ear to others.
I enjoy meeting and helping people and my involvement with the YFC movement for many, many years has been a great delight of mine. I have trained young people for various competitions and often help them when they apply for posts, college places, interview skills etc. It gives me great pleasure to see the young people achieve, succeed and enjoy.
I am also very involved in my local church in Talbenny and my home chapel in Llysyfran and currently chairman of the local village hall committee. Following rigorous form filling we have been fortunate in receiving a number of grants to improve the facilities in the hall.
I have been a member of Haverfordwest Soroptomists for around 20 years.
Brought up in Begelly, Graham carved a career in banking with the RBS Group, specialising in support for commercial and business customers. Prior to returning to Wales in 2007, Graham was Head of Business Development for Natwest UK.
Between 2009 and 2015, he took over as Director of the Chamber of Commerce in Wales with a specific focus on leveraging connectivity between business, academia and government.
Graham currently holds the master franchise for Business Doctors in Wales, specialising in close support for business owners around growth planning, business development and trouble shooting. He is able to draw from 13 years on the Board of Career Wales Mid Glamorgan and Powys Ltd as Chairman.
Helen Murray is the current Engagement Advisor for South West Wales for CITB - the Construction Industry Training Board. She is also a Board member for Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services and runs her own consultancy ‘R I S E - Roots to Rise' supporting local business development and offering organic health solutions.
Helen's career history has focused on community development, lifelong learning, research and evaluation. Her principles are founded in the work of Paulo Freire and she has published and presented internationally on participatory appraisal methodology. Her other speaking engagements have included presentations to the European Rural Parliament as a Welsh representative, speeches to audiences including HH Prince of Wales and sessions for members of Parliament in Westminster, and Senedd members in Cardiff. Following holding teaching posts in University of Glamorgan and Swansea University, with secondments to Welsh Government, she has held leading roles for charities such as Duffryn Community Link and PLANED. In these roles she has developed a familiarity with European funding, audit, strategic development and business planning.
Helen spends most weekends, especially in the winter, on the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path. She's a keen surfer, paddle boarder, cyclist and swimmer, with a commitment to year-round skins sea swimming. She is also a long-term Welsh language learner, attending classes every week.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Corporation Board
- Chief Executive Officer of PLANED
Iwan is currently the Chief Executive Officer of PLANED, a community development organisation that has been operational within Pembrokeshire for over 35 years , and under his tenure has now expanded to both Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion supported by the new vision of ‘Empowering Communities'.
Prior to joining PLANED, Iwan was the Regional Programme Manager for the North Wales Economic Ambition Board for five years leading on their Skills and Employment portfolio.
In addition to a Master's Degree in Business Administration, Iwan brings over 20 years of experience from working across the third and public sectors across Wales, working in partnership with many great people, organisations and projects.
Recent voluntary posts he has been privileged to hold, include being Chair of the Board of Directors for North Wales Science; a Trustee at Theatr Clwyd; and an Advisory Board Member for the North Wales Regional Schools Consortia. Currently, his many additional & voluntary roles include being an Independent Board Member for Hywel Dda University Health Board; Member of the University of Wales Council; Chair of the Council of St John overseeing St Johns Ambulance Dyfed; one of the founding Directors of ‘Visit Pembrokeshire' DMO; a volunteer with Pure West Radio; Chair of his local Church Council; and representing PLANED on the Third Sector Partnership Council for Wales.
Iwan is a passionate West Walian, whose focus is about supporting people and new ideas, to help them make positive and sustainable changes to communities, organisations, and projects in partnership, where innovation and transparency are key factors.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Genomics Partnership Wales Patient
- Member on the Board
Louise has lived in Pembrokeshire for most of her life and was lucky enough to have gone through the education system in Pembrokeshire as a young person. Louise went on to university completing a degree and masters. Since then she has had numerous additional chances to return to learning and update her skills and knowledge. As such she is a strong believer in lifelong learning.
Louise has worked for PAVS (Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services) for 17 years and has held a number of positions. Louise is currently the Volunteering Development Officer at the Volunteer Centre supporting organisations and individuals across Pembrokeshire.
Louise is a member of the Genomics Partnership Wales Patient and Public Sounding Board and regularly takes part in consultations.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Professor
Professor John Gammon currently works at Swansea University within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences. His academic focus is research and teaching in infection prevention and control and takes and active role leading the development of Faculty business in key areas of innovation, engagement, and organisational development. His role includes collaboration and partnership working with internal and external stakeholders, notably health boards, and other public bodies and professional services. Until recently, he was the Deputy Head of the College of Human and Health Sciences with responsibility for specific innovation projects, both internal and external, that contributed to the achievement of the university's strategic goals.
Professor Gammon has almost sixteen years' experience within the NHS having trained as a nurse and served as a Non-Executive Director with Carmarthenshire NHS Trust and more recently as an Independent Member of Hywel Dda University Health Board. He also serves as a Board Member with Health Education Improvement Wales.
Professor Gammon has significant experience in higher education, his research interests include infection control practice, isolation strategies, and behavioural compliance within a clinical context. Professor Gammon holds a PhD in Philosophy, Masters in education and has a significant body of published work. He is also a level three Welsh speaker.
Tom's tenure as CEO of the Milford Haven Port Authority started in May 2022 and was preceded by three and a half decades in Defence, Security, Intelligence and Technology enterprises. His competency set was developed in military leadership, business leadership, innovation, training and start-up roles. He has led organisations of c500 personnel in the most challenging of environments and has personally won business in the £50+ million range. He possesses a very broad knowledge and experience archive which, when combined with his strategic perspective, transformational instincts, customer intimacy and business credentials (and scars!), have seen him fill a number of senior leadership positions. He is attracted to roles that position him in the vanguard of business leadership, winning, growth, transformation and innovation. He also feels a strong social conscience and he works to maximise the contribution that he and his organisation can make to local communities and future generations.
Job Titles:
- Curriculum Area Manager for Mechanical and Marine Engineering
My educational background is deeply rooted in Pembrokeshire. I started my academic journey at Croesgoch Primary School, later advancing to Ysgol Dewi Sant Secondary School, where I completed my GCSEs and A-levels. I am a fluent Welsh speaker.