Governors

Richard started his career in Financial Services in 2000 and became an equity partner at a £1bn + revenue Professional Services firm in 2017. He works with clients on a wide range of governance, risk and controls projects and regularly conducts reviews on behalf of the FCA and Bank of England.

Richard’s daughter is a student at the school and he is keen to leverage his professional knowledge and experience in a way that supports the continued success of the school, with a particular focus on robust governance, risk management and financial soundness.

Tom is a Chartered Surveyor specialising in mixed-use development, he is currently leading on several significant regeneration projects for Transport for London.

Tom is a Burgess Hill resident and became a Governor in 2022 when looking into future schooling options for his daughter and was struck by the special offering that the school provides. He is impassioned to support the school in the successful delivery of its aims.

Bethany is a proud BOLD girl, having attended the school between 2000-2011.

She went on to gain a First Class Honours Degree in Drama, Theatre and Performance and started her career in Artist Management, representing actors and creatives across theatre, film and television. Bethany is now Operations Manager for a local theatre company, specialising in inclusive practices for students with SEND.

Bethany has continued to play an active part in Burgess Hill Girls and now looks forward to the opportunity to give back to the school in her role as Governor.

Wendy has been a member of the SLT at St. Catherine’s, Bramley, since 2012. She has many responsibilities and loves the variety in the role. She has extensive experience across the primary age range, having taught in a number of schools in different sectors and internationally.

Since becoming a Governor at Burgess Hill Girls, Wendy has enjoyed seeing the girls thrive in so many aspects of school life.

She enjoys cycling, walking her dog and can often be found swimming in lakes and quarries.

Roy is the Bursar at Channing School in Highgate. Prior to starting work at Channing, Roy spent 22 years as a Logistics Officer in the Royal Navy where he was also responsible for leading a number of business change initiatives and managing large facilities management contracts.

Roy is an active leader in the Duke of Edinburgh Award supporting pupils undertaking expeditions across the UK.

Jess is a member of the SLT at Rosebery School in Surrey, which is an 11-18 girls’ school. She has responsibility for developing teachers’ practice and ensuring the effective implementation of the curriculum.

As a governor, Jess aims to support Burgess Hill Girls to continue to move from strength to strength in all areas, and particularly in considering all the ways we can foster ambitious, joyful learning environments, where every student feels inspired, curious and achieves at their best.

A graduate of the University of Sussex (PhD, MA, BA Hons), Dr Paul Marshall, FRSA, FIoD, has over 25 years’ experience of working in the higher education sector, in his current role as Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of East London, and as a Group Board Member, Chief Executive of two national Higher Education representative bodies and Founding Chair of a corporate Higher Education charity.

He is an American Historian by academic background, with a focus on the political history of the 1930s.

Paul joined the Board of Governors in 2018 and Chairs the Joint Education Committee.

Emma is a BOLD girl having attended Burgess Hill Girls between 1989 and 1996.

Following her PhD in Human Physiology Emma spent 10 years researching and teaching in the field of sports and health science at Brunel University and then the University of Brighton. In 2012 she became The Head of Physiology at The English Institute of Sport, where her mandate included nurturing Team GB talent across the hugely successful Rio and Tokyo Olympiads. In this role Emma also became a staunch advocate for addressing inequalities for women and girls in sport, and in 2016 developed the first strategic programme to support womens health in elite sport. In 2021 Emma Co-Founded The Well-HQ, an organisation dedicated to making sport a better place for women and girls, at both a participation and high performance level.

Emma is a keen sportswoman having played Rugby at Twickenham to win The University finals in 2002, completed an Ironman triathlon in 2008 and has run 6 marathons.

Victoria is a commercial counsel at William Grant & Sons Limited.

She is also a Bold Girl, having attended Burgess Hill Girls between 1999-2005.

She joined the Governing body in March 2020 and is delighted to lend her experiences as an ex-student and a solicitor to the school. It’s an immense privilege to reconnect with the school that heavily invested in her, she’s grateful to have the opportunity to likewise invest in the school’s future.