Biography
I have worked in higher education for seventeen years in three institutions and a wide range of jobs. I have been at the University of Hull for the last twelve years and my current role is Head of Student Experience working for Library and Learning Innovation. This is a departure from previous roles working in IT, moving away from responsibility for specifying and implementing the technology required to provide solutions to working with the users of the systems, particularly students and faculty, on what solutions should offer.
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I have a professional interest in how consultancy and coaching can inform management and leadership and have studied courses for qualifications in both. In addition to my work responsibilities I am also a governor at my children's children’s high school and have taken on managing and training my son's son’s football team.
As a member of the Jasig Board for the last three years I have contributed to the ongoing work of the Board to review the future of our organization. This has included representation of Jasig on the two groups created to further the merger with the Sakai community. For the last year I have been Vice Chair of the Board. I have also been acting as the Board liaison for the uMobile project helping lead the project through its successful Phase 1 and onwards to the just started Phase 2.
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When nominated to stand for the Board three years ago I started my platform statement by stating that 'Jasig ‘Jasig has provided leadership to a wide and diverse community not just in terms of technology but also how to share and collaborate, and it is on these foundations that we must continue to build'build’. I still believe this to be true.
My previous statement also said that 'forming ‘forming of stronger relationships and alliances across a number of higher education specific communities is a critical requirement for the future.' ’ As we are now seeing with the intended merger between Jasig and Sakai, this is a vision shared by many others and is a significant part of a roadmap for the future of ours and other like-minded communities.
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