THE GOVERNORS

Colin is an Old Twyfordian whose 3 sons were at the School between 2008 – 2018. He has founded several businesses in the IT sphere and has spent the majority of his career responsible for Sales, Marketing and Business Development Activities, as well as Product and Business Strategy, and fund raising from Venture Capital and Banks. He still works in the IT sector, and also invests and takes an active role in technology and other start-ups.

After some 16 years in the private sector, advising the NHS Simon returned to the Public Sector in 2017 to lead the Estates and Facilities function across the NHS in both the secondary and primary care sectors. An accredited Gateway Reviewer and Project Director, Simon understands the need for commercial, innovative and deliverable solutions. In his role at NHS England he is using his skills and experiences to bring fresh ideas and drive to improve the quality and efficiency of Estates and Facilities Management across the NHS.  He is also a father of 3, all who are Old Twyfordians.

Emily studied at Edinburgh University before joining the Foreign office in 1997. She worked as a diplomat in Zambia, Argentina and France before returning to London. In 2009 she moved to Hampshire, sending her 3 children to Twyford. She loves cricket, gardening and her English bull terrier.

James attended Canford School and Imperial College, London before joining Winchester College as a biology teacher in 2006. Since 2013 he has been the Housemaster of Chernocke House. James is a fellow of the Zoological Society of London, and has a long-standing interest in nature and conservation.  He is a keen amateur cyclist, and enjoys coaching rowing, cricket, and travelling. 

Richard was appointed Chairman of the Estates Committee in 2014. He is married to Briony who was a netball coach at Twyford.  Their son, Alex was at Twyford for 9 years having left in 2002.  Richard is the Managing Director of a fourth generation building contractors working in the Hampshire area and is greatly interested in Listed and Heritage buildings.  

Jenny Price is Deputy Head Pastoral at Godolphin School in Salisbury and has been a secondary school teacher, living within a boarding school community for the past 25 years. Jenny has a Music Degree from Durham University and a PGCE from Cambridge and enjoys teaching music to the lower school and Prep School at Godolphin as well as overseeing the pastoral care and wellbeing of all students. Having been a Housemistress of girls boarding houses at both Bryanston and Westonbirt School, Jenny has a keen interest in the well being and mental health of young people and is a qualified Mental Health First Aid trainer.

Gareth is a current Twyford parent with 2 children in the School. Gareth is Managing Director of The Good Salon Guide and One Mental Health with an oversight of all areas of the business.  A keen sailor, he is often found on the Solent and would love to take his family across to the Caribbean one day! current Twyford parent with 2 children in the School. Gareth is Managing Director of The Good Salon Guide and One Mental Health with an oversight of all areas of the business.  A keen sailor, he is often found on the Solent and would love to take his family across to the Caribbean one day!

Joanne qualified as a solicitor in 1987 and joined Shoosmiths as a partner in 2005 having previously worked at Denton Wilde Sapte (now SNR Denton) where she was made a partner in 1999.    She heads up the real estate team, advising on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions and the property aspects of corporate based matters, specialising in development. Joanne and her family moved from London to Hampshire in 2003.  Her son Henry was at Twyford between 2006 and 2012.

Dr Chris Stevens, MA, DPhil, Headmaster (Bradfield College)
Dr Chris Stevens has been Headmaster of Bradfield College since September 2015.
He is Chair of the Rugby Group and of the HMC Education Committee. He also serves as a Governor at Theale Green School and as a Trustee for the Learning Skills Trust and the Bradfield Club in Peckham.
Chris was educated at Tonbridge School and then read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University, where he received his MA. He began his teaching career as a College Lecturer while researching for a DPhil in Italian Literature at Oxford University and also taught English in Italy for one year.
Following this, he established a study centre in France for a British prep school before joining Uppingham School where he was a Head of Department, Housemaster and Master-in-charge of cricket. Prior to joining Bradfield, he was Second Master at Marlborough College.
Chris is a keen sportsman, who skis, plays cricket, golf and runs, participating in two marathons in recent years; he also loves reading and the performing arts. His wife, Helen, is an English Professor at Oxford and President of Corpus Christi College. They have three daughters.

I am a former Twyford parent and live locally to the school. A Chartered Accountant by profession, Doug has held senior leadership positions in the public and private sectors for organisations that include Babcock International, Arqiva and the Ministry of Defence. He is currently the MD of Defence in UK &Europe for Serco Group, a FTSE 250
company. Doug is married to Melissa and have three children and one cocker spaniel. Fun fact: Melissa drew the sketches of the school that appear on the mugs still used at Twyford.

Sonia grew up in Poole, Dorset, gaining a first class degree at Brunel University, Middlesex, before training as a Chartered Accountant at Price Waterhouse Cooper in London.  Post qualification Sonia specialised in small emerging businesses and then corporate finance lead advisory services.  After leaving the profession Sonia worked at Christie’s fine art auctioneers moving from treasury to UK management, Deputy FD and then Group Commercial Director. After taking a career break when starting a family, Sonia undertook a number of voluntary roles and worked part time as the accountant at Twyford Surgery for 6 years covering everything from bookkeeping to payroll to management accounting and pensions.   Sonia left after outsourcing most of the work and had another career break, during which time she has served as chair of finance on Twyford Parish Council and as trustee and secretary of Twyford Parish Hall. Sonia is married to Kevin and lives in Twyford with their 3 boys all of whom have been to Twyford between 2006 – 2018.

After formative years growing up on the western coastal edge of Australia, Adam emigrated to the UK over 35 years ago. Having attended Bradfield College, Adam read Geography at Durham University before starting a career in Sales and Marketing. Quickly realising that education was his true vocation he moved into the educational sector, teaching Geography at Bradfield before becoming Head of Department there and gaining his teaching qualification from Cambridge University.  He then moved on to Oakham School, running one of the largest Geography departments in the UK and coached several cricket and golf teams to national finals, having achieved national success whilst at University in both sports too. Nine years as a Housemaster followed, before the move to the Glasgow Academy as Deputy Rector for three years north of the border.   At his happiest on a windswept links with a 2 iron in hand or up in the mountains with a map and compass, Scotland was a wonderful experience with his wife (a medic) and three children. He has been Head at Lord Wandsworth, a co-educational boarding and day school of 650 pupils set in 1200 acres of Hampshire countryside, for 6 years, and one which has won National awards in Wellbeing and Mental Health initiatives and received recognition for their Character Education programme. It is a Foundation school, whose original purpose was to provide an education for children who had lost the support of one or both parents. This ethos remains at the heart of the school.    Adam has a passion for Pupil Voice, Character Education, the all-round nature of schools, and in ensuring leadership for all. He is also a governor at Gordonstoun and has been Chair of HMC South Central.