Our People

The Lord Lingfield is the Chairman of the Chartered Institution for Further Education…

Olga has been a Trustee and Deputy Chairperson for CVQO since March 2007, and is the Board lead and Chair for the Safeguarding, Education and Remuneration Committees…

Keith Baldwin is an experienced manager and business advisor with strong financial skills, excellent technological awareness and strategic thinking capability…

Martin Doel is a Visiting Professor at University College London (Institute of Education) and Associate Director of the Institute’s Centre for Post-14 Education and Work…

Lesley has worked in the education and training sector for the majority of her career….

John has recently retired after 24 years as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers.  During this time he was the global leader of their M&A Integration and Separation business…

Simon Denny was raised in Essex and educated at Brentwood School. He joined the Army in 1976. After officer training at RMA Sandhurst he joined the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers…

CVQO Chief Executive Guy Horridge was born in 1957 to a service family. After a relatively traditional…

Michèle Parry graduated from Newcastle upon Tyne University with a BA with Honours in Modern Languages…

Rob graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Natural Sciences and then joined Price Waterhouse working in London and Barcelona…

After graduating as a teacher in 1979, Paul spent thirty-four years working in maintained schools as music teacher…

After 20 years in the manufacturing and engineering sectors, Ian retrained as a teacher…

Mark is a skilled design and project management professional with a Post Graduate Certificate in Charity Management from St Mary’s University…

Tracey was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire and has ten years’ experience of running her own business…

Melanie was born in Liverpool and after 5 years at university graduated with an MA in Criminal Justice…

Martin’s background is in teaching, having spent twenty-seven years in a number of different roles…

Neil hails from Plymouth, and was raised in a service family. He gained a BSc Honours undergraduate degree in Sports Science…

Chris was born and went to school in Southampton and then studied History at Newcastle University…

Kevin joined the Royal Navy at the age of 16 in 1976 as a Seaman Operator…

Jade joined CVQO in 2017 as a management accountant and has since broadened her responsibilities as Finance Manager…

Clinton spent 27 years working for a number of Government Departments. He resigned from the Civil Service to join CVQO in 2005…

Simon was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and studied Media Writing and Journalism at Southampton Solent University, graduating with a BA (hons)…

Originally from Leamington Spa, and having completed a Degree in Economics at Coventry…

At 13 Andy joined Cheshire Army Cadet Force, and after 5 years as a cadet he became an adult volunteer…

Steve’s career background is in staff training, sales and quality assurance management…

Richard lives in Kent. He joined the Army in 1984 as a musician in The Band of The Life Guards…

Jim Black was born in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire in 1962. He was educated at Buckie High School. At 15 Jim joined the Army (Gordon Highlanders then Highlanders)…

Ranveer graduated from Buckinghamshire New University with a BA (Hons) Degree after studying Airline and Airport Management…

Born and based in Southampton. In 1998 Debbie joined a local Army Cadet Unit and in 2010 got roped in to becoming an Adult Instructor…

Lou joined Cheshire ACF in January 2006 as an instructor. She currently holds the rank of Major and is Officer Commanding Messines Company…

Originating from South Wales, Lynne joined the Air Training Corps in August 1992, taking her commission in 2000…

Roberta Turkington retired from full time work in 2019 having worked in education for 38 years…

Kerry joined the Army Cadet Force as a cadet at the age of 14, then became an adult instructor in 1997.  She currently runs a successful Detachment within Dorset ACF…

Mitch lived life until 1989 in Germany moving to Retford in Nottinghamshire where she has stayed since joining the Army Cadet Force as an adult instructor in the summer of 1989…

Juliane was born in Aberdeen, although she grew up in East Anglia and joined the Air Training Corps in 1998. She gained her commission in 2004 and spent time in both Wales & West and London & South East Regions…

Miranda owns her own flooring company as well as working on the CVQO Schools Project.  She is a Captain and Company Staff Officer in the Army Cadet Force…

David Barr was born in Scotland and now lives in Hull after a career of 40 years in the Army and the MOD…

Karen Barr was born and raised in Hull, Yorkshire, where at 17 she joined the WRAC a driver. After serving at Bicester and in Belfast, Karen married a soldier and moved to Germany…

Martin Harrison is a retired Police Officer and RAFVR(T) Squadron Leader…