Governance and Policy
Our Governors represent a cross-section of the creative, educational, media, business and financial sectors. The skills and experience our Governors bring is invaluable to the College.
In this section you can explore the college’s information regarding our governance and policy. Please use the left-hand links to find out more about being a Governor, our key policies and our most recent Board and sub-committee meetings.
Board and Committee dates 2019-2020
The Board also includes Governors who represent staff and students.
Our Board of Governors:
- Mervyn Jones (Chair of Governors)
- Tim Newsholme (Vice Chair)
- Professor Robin Baker (Independent Governor)
- John Nicol (Independent Governor and Designated Safeguarding Governor)
- Scott Rolfe (Independent Governor)
- Mike Rookes (Independent Governor)
- Kay Sandford-Beal (Independent Governor)
- Katie Seekings (Independent Governor)
- Joe Hedges (Independent Governor)
- Abigail Appleton (Principal and Chief Executive)
- Dr Mia Gordon (Staff Governor nominated by HE staff)
- Stevie Callender (Staff Governor nominated by FE staff)
- Dan Fox (Staff Governor nominated by Professional Services staff)
- Hannah Jones (Student Governor HE)
- Jennifer Hodgeman (Student Governor HE)
- Lynn Forrester-Walker (Co-opted Member Finance and General Purposes Committee)
- Emma Lewis (Co-opted Member Audit Committee)
- Graham Briscoe (Co-opted Member Audit Committee)
- Kate Murrie (Co-opted Member Academic Quality and Standards Committee)
- Clive Hodgeman (Independent Governor and Health and Safety Designated Governor)
- Peta Darnley (Independent Governor)
Members of Committees:
Audit Committee
Mike Rookes (Chair)
Joe Hedges
Graham Briscoe (Co-opted Member)
Emma Lewis (Co-opted Member)
Kay Sandford-Beal
Peta Darnley
Search and Governance Committee
Tim Newsholme (Chair)
Abigail Appleton
Professor Robin Baker
Mervyn Jones
Katie Seekings
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Abigail Appleton
Professor Robin Baker
Mervyn Jones
Scott Rolfe
Lynn Forrester-Walker (Co-opted Member)
Academic Quality and Standards (FE) Committee
John Nicol (Chair)
Abigail Appleton
Katie Seekings
Kate Murrie (Co-opted)
Hannah Jones
Academic Quality and Standards (HE) Committee
Mike Rookes (Chair)
Abigail Appleton
Tim Newsholme
Katie Seekings
Jenny Hodgeman
Hannah Jones
The Board of Governors has adopted the AoC Code of Good Governance.
If you would like any specific information relating to governance arrangements at Hereford College of Arts please contact Linda Watkins, Clerk to the Governors, by telephone on 01432 379351, or by emailing l.watkins@hca.ac.uk.