JMAT Boards

As directors of a charitable trust, our board ensure that they comply with charity and company law.

The board of the JMAT has three core functions:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Holding Executive Leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils and the performance management of staff; and
Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent

The board is supported by the Executive Team consisting of the Executive Head and Chief Financial Officer.

As a multi-academy trust, the board is responsible for all of the academies in the Trust. We exercise this responsibility by delegating functions to Sub-Committees, the Executive Team and Academy Head Teachers through our scheme of delegation.

Chair of the Board	Eugene Billeter
Executive Head (Accounting Officer)	Trevor Orchard
Chief Finance Officer (Company Secretary/Clerk)	Mandy Crow
Chair of Finance (Audit) Business Committee	Mark Braley
Chair of Standards and GDPR Committee	Alan Clarke

MEMBERS

Role:	To maintain oversight of the Trustee Board
Eugene Billeter	Previously Chair of Roman Fields Management Committee Extensive management skills gained in commercial business and a long term interest in special needs and disabilities Treasurer for Herts Inclusive Theatre for 8 years until 2017 30 years working in commercial IT services
John DeBraux	Experienced former governor and chair, (13 years) Director and part owner of a recruitment company (since 2011) Former director and owner of consulting company Former Executive Head of Strategic Health Authority and 3 NHS Trusts (17 years) Former Chair of Watford and Three Rivers Relate
Matthew Fletcher	Currently Headteacher at Rickmansworth School; a large, “outstanding”, partially-selective 11-18 academy in Hertfordshire. Previously acting Headteacher of a Hertfordshire primary school and so I have successful leadership experience in our education system from EYFS through to Key Stage 5. A teacher for 29 years, initially as a science (physics) teacher, with the last 16 years as a senior leader in secondary schools. Previously a parent governor in a Hillingdon maintained primary school. Currently a parent governor in a Hillingdon maintained junior school.
John Manning	30-years’ experience of governance in education in Hertfordshire Co-opted governor of a Primary School
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TRUSTEES (DIRECTORS)

Role	To oversee the strategic direction of the Trust, ensure full compliance and hold its executives to account.
Eugene Billeter (Chair of Trustees & Member)	Former Chair of Roman Fields Management Committee Extensive management skills gained in commercial business and a long term interest in special needs and disabilities Treasurer for Herts Inclusive Theatre for 8 years until 2017 30 years working in commercial IT services retiring in August 2019 as a programme manager
Nik Pringle	Retired Police Officer who now works as a Special Inspector and Staff Manager for Herts Constabulary Neighbourhood responsibilities including delivering Policing/Prevention messages to Primary/Secondary Schools & Local College with Hertfordshire Constabulary
Trevor Orchard	Over 25 years in Education, 19 of which have been in Senior leadership positions, with almost 10 years as Head of Roman Fields Prior to working in education, was a Project Manager in the construction industry Holds the National Professional Qualification for Headship
Alan Clarke	Previous CEO of a charity that provides residential and short breaks services for both children and adults with learning difficulties Governance and management experience in running organisations that care for vulnerable people
Mark Braley	Head of Product Management, European Equity Research for Jefferies International Chartered Accountant with 20 years of experience in Financial Services
Simon Newland	Retired Director of Education Parent of a child within Roman Fields Academy
Mark Watkin	Watford Borough Councillor Hertfordshire County Council Councillor

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