Executive Committee

The Committee includes those from HE, the voluntary sector and the school/college sectors. It was elected for its first two-year term in 2013. The Committee has an advisory function supporting the Executive Team based at London Higher in delivering the work of NEON.

The 2019 Annual General Meeting held on 13th June 2019 at Lancaster University.  Minutes from this meeting can be viewed by clicking here.

Sir Les Ebdon

Chair of NEON

Chris Bayes

Outreach and Student Success Manager, Lancaster University

Emma Church

Widening Participation Research & Evaluation Coordinator, EMWPREP

Sam Dunnett

Deputy Head of Widening Participation, University of Sussex

Mike Garnock-Jones

Director, HEPP

Megan Hubbard

Project Manager, DANCOP

Nik Marsdin

Development Manager (Schools), Lancaster University

Hannah Merry

Operations Manager, Higher Horizons+

Hannah Purkiss

Director of Operations, IntoUniversity

Jon Rainford

Digital Learning and Development Officer, University of Bedfordshire

Mark Walmsley

Lecturer in the Humanities and Widening Participation Officer, University of East Anglia