Holly Lodge Governors 2015 - 2019

Governor Profile: Philip Wright - (Vice Chair of Governing Body, Curriculum & Standards and Staffing & Finance Committees and Chair of the Health and Safety Committee)

Philip has been a governor at Holly lodge Since 2013. He is currently Chief Operations Officer for a local company looking after all European interests. He is also currently the Group Scout Leader for two Local Scout Groups and is also the Sandwell District Development Manager for Scouting. He has lived in Smethwick for the last 17 years.

Governor Profile: Ann Cysewski (Chair, Curriculum and Standards Committee)

I have been a governor at Holly Lodge since 2012, I am chair of the Curriculum and Standards Committee and I am the named governor for Special Educational Needs. I am a registered nurse and midwife and have worked in higher education since 1989. My current role is an Associate Dean for Quality and Enhancement in the Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing at the University of Wolverhampton and I work as a Midwifery Reviewer on behalf of the Nursing and Midwifery Council. I strongly believe that a child's early experience of education has a significant impact upon self-esteem, well-being and future career opportunities, and every child is entitled to a good education.

Governor Profile: Gurinder Singh Josan (Chair, Staffing and Finance Committee)

Gurinder has significant school governance, business and community experience. He is currently a governor of Holly Lodge High School, Chair of Governors of a local federated Infants and Junior School, Chair of Directors of a Multi Academy Trust and Chair of Governors at a Sikh faith Free school in Leicester. Gurinder has also previously chaired an Interim Executive Board and been a management committee member of a Pupil Referral Unit. Gurinder is a Director of a long established family business – a plumbers merchants and amongst his community interests includes being appointed as a Non Executive Board Member of West Midlands Strategic Police and Crime Board, a member of Sandwell Police Independent Advisory Group and being a national executive member of Sikh Council UK.

Governor Profile: Angell Reyes-Dinoo (Vice Chair, Health and Safety Committee)

My name is Angell Reyes-Dinoo and I have been a Parent Governor at Holly Lodge since January 2014. Within the governing body, I serve on the Staffing and Finance Sub Committee and assist with appropriate recruitment and student issues.

Previous to my appointment at Holly Lodge, I held the role of Parent Governor and Chair of the Staffing and Finance Committee at St Patricks and St Edmunds Catholic Primary School.

I am actively involved in my local Church and support activities at St Michael’s Nursery.

My husband and I are the parents of three children, one of whom attends Holly Lodge.

Professionally, I have been a Registered General Nurse for the past 18 years and have worked in the public and private sectors in both Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom. I hope to continue to bring my professional and personal experiences to effectively support the work of the governing body at Holly Lodge.