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…

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

Since joining CVQO in 2005 he has been a Regional Operations Manager, Head of Level 2 Public Services and Head of Development. He is now Senior Business Development Manager – London and Home Counties

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…

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…

Michelle joined the Sea Cadets in 1982 as a cadet and then as a volunteer, and continued to rise through the ranks …

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

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

Sheryl graduated from Leeds Trinity University with a single honours in Sport and Exercise Science, where she further developed an interest in Health, Fitness and Wellbeing …

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…

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

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…