AVADA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Inspections Co - Ordinator
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- Member of the Senior Management Team
- Chief Inspector
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- Dean
- Trustee since April 2020
Chair of Accreditation Committee
Dr Anthony Manning is Dean for Global and Lifelong Learning at the University of Kent, UK. Through his role at Kent, Anthony is responsible for the development, implementation and review of International and Lifelong Learning activity which includes international student experience, pathways to higher education apprenticeships and online learning. Anthony is a Principal Fellow of AdvanceHE and a National Teaching Fellow. Anthony has led educational development and promotional visits to more than 50 countries. As well as being a trustee for BAC, Anthony is also the current Chair of BAC's Accreditation Committee.
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- Head of the Quality Assurance Department at AQU Catalunya
- Trustee since April 2020
Esther Huertas is the Head of the Quality Assurance Department at AQU Catalunya, the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency. Esther has a broad experience in the accreditation of programmes and institutions with special focus on e-learning. She is also involved in international activities of AQU Catalunya, participating in different groups of discussion focused on quality assurance. She is also a member of the Agency Review Committee of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA).
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive
- Member of the Senior Management Team
- Member of the Board of Governors for the University of Hertfordshire
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- Trustee since October 2021
Dr Nicola Mellor is the Qualifications Director and Responsible Officer at the Chartered Insurance Institute, overseeing the development and review of qualifications in insurance and personal finance professions and leading the quality management of the awarding organisation. She holds a PhD in Classics from the University of Reading and a Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Assessment and Examinations from the University of Cambridge and Cambridge Assessment. She has over 12 years' experience within awarding organisations and 17 in education, spanning higher education, general qualifications and vocational, technical and professional qualifications.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Trustee since April 2017
Dr Stephen Jackson is an international consultant in quality assurance in higher education. He has now retired from the Quality Assurance Agency in the UK where he was the Director of Quality Assurance and a member of the Agency's executive management team. Previously, he held the post of Assistant Provost with responsibility for learning and teaching development at Liverpool John Moores University.
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- Trustee since September 2019
Victoria has a broad range of experience from working in a regulatory body, across the university sector and in a commercial company. Her current role as Head of Authorisation at the Bar Standards Board encompasses authorisation of providers of Bar training at both vocational and work-based learning level, as well as responsibility for the national centrally set examinations that form part of Bar training.
Lisa is BAC's Operations Manager and plays a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient functioning of the organisation by providing essential administrative support to the team. Lisa's role includes coordinating BAC committee meetings and supporting the secretariat for the Council for Validating Universities, providing seminar event organisation and producing minutes of meetings. Lisa has also taken on the additional role of Health & Safety Officer, managing and leading the annual health and safety audit.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Chief Executive
- Member of the Senior Management Team
Lucy joined BAC in 2017. She started in the Accreditation Team and has since taken on different roles primarily focused on the governance and business development activities of BAC. As Deputy Chief Executive, Lucy supports the Chief Executive in the general management and day-to-day running of BAC. She takes responsibility for operational aspects of the governance and business development activities, including oversight of the maintenance of the BAC strategy, as well as supporting the Accreditation Team in the efficient processing of inspection and accreditation activities.
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- Trustee since October 2021
From September 2021, Alam started his PhD research on British Transnational Education at Nottingham Trent University. Alam currently works at the British University in Egypt (BUE) as a Director of Academic Services. He is a member of the BUE's highest teaching and learning committee and the Board of Trustees' sub-committees. Prior to this, Alam worked at BUE as a Senior Assistant Registrar, London Metropolitan University as a Quality Manager (Curriculum & Standards), Student Reviewer at Quality Assurance Agency, Student Assessor for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and at London South Bank University as a Trustee and Vice President for Student Experience and then as a Quality and Enhancement Advisor.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Business / External Relations Specialist
Kevin Everett is a Business/External Relations Specialist having previously served as a Chief Executive of a City law firm, and as a director on a number of Boards both commercial and not for profit. He was the Non-Executive Chairman of Catenae Innovation PLC and is a Senior Associate of Marylebone Executive Search. Also, Kevin has extensive Local Government experience and has during the past 30 years played a leading role in numerous charities, educational institutions, and national and London-wide public bodies. In particular he served 30 years as a Governor of the Sir John Cass's Foundation including 12 years as Treasurer and Chairman providing financial support to disadvantaged young people.
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- Director of Teaching Quality and Enhancement at London South Bank University
- Trustee since April 2020
Marc is the Director of Teaching Quality and Enhancement at London South Bank University where he leads on the strategic development and implementation of Learning and Teaching, and Academic Quality assurance. Marc has a wealth of experience in Academic Development and Quality having previously worked as the Head of Academic Practice and Learning Enhancement at the University of Derby. Over the last 15 years working in UK Higher Education he has developed a range of experience in digitally enhanced learning, e-learning development, education management, and system development at the University of the Arts, London and the universities of Birmingham and Surrey.
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- Trustee since February 2017
David has worked for five universities in the UK and, for three years, was an Assistant Director (half-time secondment) at the UK's Quality Assurance Agency. His current role is Academic Director: Global Partnerships in the Vice-Chancellor's Office at Keele University. In addition to university employment, David has been a Board Member at the UK's Council for International Students (UKCISA) and is currently the Deputy Chair of the British Accreditation Council (BAC).
Job Titles:
- Member of the Audit Committee
In addition to being an Executive Principal at the British College in Nepal, Mary currently holds a portfolio of roles including NEDs and national UK regulatory positions, and leads a commercial and education consultancy focusing particularly on developing innovative digital teaching and learning models, governance and risk management and regulatory compliance. Mary is former Director of Learning for ACCA Global and in 2016 she was awarded honorary Chartered Accountancy status for her contribution to global accountancy education.
Job Titles:
- Accreditation Co - Ordinator