Changing Lives Governance
Changing Lives Members
- Ms Georgina Wilson, NDA
- Professor Mick Waters
- Professor Samantha Twiselton
Changing Lives Trustees
- Mr David Davidson – Sponsor Trustee NDA (Chair)
- Professor StJohn Crean – Sponsor Trustee UCLan
- Professor Cathy Jackson – Sponsor Trustee UCLan
- Mr Stephen Asquith – Sponsor Trustee NDA
- Mr Josh Rice – Sponsor Trustee Sellafield Ltd
- Mrs Ann-Marie Cowpertwhaite – Co-opted Trustee
- Mrs Marianna Reid -Co-opted Trustee
- Ms Sharon Langan – Co-opted Trustee
- Ms Janice Allen – Co-opted Trustee
- Mr Michael Potter – Co-opted Trustee
- Ms Amanda Seward – Co-opted Trustee
Members of the Board of Trustees can be contacted via contactus@changinglives.education
David Davidson
Chair
David is a Performance Reporting Manager at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), holding responsibility for the NDA’s Inflation Metrics Project and Mission Progress Reporting. (Please click image for full bio).
Professor Cathy Jackson
Sponsor Trustee UCLan
Cathy Jackson is interim Pro Vice Chancellor for Academic Leadership at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). A medical doctor by background she undertook part of her post graduate medical training in West Cumbria and is familiar with both the delights and challenges of the area. (Please click image for full bio).
Professor StJohn Crean
Sponsor Trustee UCLan
Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise at University of Central Lancashire, having previously been Executive Dean of College of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences . (Please click image for full bio).
Mr Steven Asquith
Sponsor Trustee NDA
Stephen Asquith has worked for the NDA since 2012, and currently works within the Finance function as Head of Business Planning. He works on corporate planning and securing funding from government for the NDA’s activities and has been a Trustee of Changing Lives Learning Trust since 2020. (Please click image for full bio).
Mr Joshua Rice
Sponsor Trustee Sellafield Ltd
Joshua Rice has been a Trustee for two years and primarily covers Facilities, Safety, and Security, prior to that he acted as the Health and Safety Responsible Officer for West Lakes Academy. (Please click image for full bio).
Mrs Ann-Marie Cowperthwaite
Co-opted Trustee
Ann-Marie is a Chartered Structural and Civil Engineer with an extensive background in project management and engineering on a large variety of award winning and major buildings and infrastructure projects across the United Kingdom and Channel Isles. (Please click image for full bio).
Ms Sharon Langan
Co-opted Trustee
Job Title: Head of HR, NDA
My Background & achievements Have been in HR for 19 years previously in LLWR before moving to NDA in 2019. I feel very privileged to be in a role I love!
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Ms Janice Allen
Co-opted Trustee
Janice Allen worked in Secondary Schools across Manchester, Salford and Rochdale for 25 years and was Headteacher of a large Secondary School in Rochdale up to 2023.
Since leaving mainstream education... (click image for full bio)
Mrs Marianna Reid
Co-opted Trustee
Extensive experience in the Nuclear Industry, with over 30 years of leadership and expertise. I have successfully directed and executed comprehensive audit reviews across government-owned nuclear sites in both the UK and the USA. (Click image for full bio.)
Dr Michael Potter
Co-opted Trustee
Michael is Director of Partnerships at Steplab, a leading provider of teacher professional development. He was previously Head of Partnerships (North) at Teach First and an Inclusion Leader for a East Manchester Multi Academy Trust. Michael is an experienced school governor. (Click on image to read full bio.)
Ms Amanda Seward
Co-opted Trustee
Amanda has spent her career to date working in several roles in the education sector. A trained secondary teacher, Amanda led a large social sciences department as Head of History in a school in Sunderland, before taking up a role at Teach First, an education charity working to help every child fulfil their potential. (Click image for full bio)
