Members
Julia Baldie
Lead HR Advisor for schools and academies
Term of Office: October 2019 – September 2023
- Currently the HR manager for HR operations, schools and academies for Torbay Council leading a team providing professional HR advice and guidance.
- Qualified coach and mediator as well as providing Safer Recruitment training to schools and Trusts.
- Background in teaching
- Vice Chair of Governors at a Plymouth primary school
Chris Carey
Retired Vice Principal
Term of Office: April 2019 – March 2023
- Taught Science and Chemistry at Stoke Damerel from 1990 until retirement in 2013 and part of senior leadership team
- Vice Principal Key Stage 5
- Head of Sixth Form, Timetable production and Head of Science
- Served for five years in Royal Army Medical Corps
- Married to Sandra for 38 years and a father to three daughters and grandfather to five
Steve Cornwell
Businessman
Term of Office:
Meeting Attendance 2017/18: 100%
DBS Current: Yes
- Governor Stoke Damerel Community College
- Parent Governor for over 20 years
- Self employed running own company acting for specialist road traffic accidents
- Specialising in investigating assaults causing injury or loss
- Part of a sub-group of Governors who meet regularly with other interested parents
- Both children attended Stoke Damerel Community College including Sixth Form
Gordon Cryer
Retired Clergyman
Term of Office:
Meeting Attendance 2017/18: 100%
- Was a governor of Stoke Damerel Community College for more than 20 years
Patricia Livsey
Chief Executive of Eden Valley Hospice
Term of Office:
- Extensive experience within the health sector, including national roles within the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Department of Health
- Has also worked at a senior level within higher education for over 27 years of her career including at the University of Plymouth and the University of Cumbria
- Appointed to Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership board