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Caroline Stuart
ChairBiography
A Technology and Business Studies graduate, Caroline initially worked in the City of London where she trained as an Investment Analyst. She returned to Scotland and managed three companies before moving into business consultancy and then joining Oracle as global industry advisor for 16 years. She is now an independent consultant.
She has been a Commissioner on both the Widening Access and Make Maths Count Commissions.
Caroline sits on various Boards and Committees including SFC and SPA. She joined Dumfries and Galloway College as Chair of the Board of Management in February 2022 and sits on the following Committees: Chair of Board Development Committee, Grievance Committee, Remuneration Committee, Finance and General Purposes Committee and Learning and Teaching Committee.
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Emeritus Professor Alastair Irons
Chair of Learning and Teaching CommitteeBiography
Emeritus Professor Alastair Irons was a Professor of Computer Science, recently retired Deputy Principal and Deputy Vice Chancellor at Abertay University in Scotland. Before coming to Abertay in July 2022 he was Academic Director for Digital Education at the University of Sunderland, having previously been the Dean for the Faculty of Technology. Prior to joining the University of Sunderland in 2008 he worked at ONE North East, Northumbria University and ICI. Alastair became a National Teaching Fellow in 2010. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Cape Town in South Africa from 2013 – 2017 and is currently a visiting professor at the University of Johannesburg and at the British University in Egypt.
Alastair is currently Vice President (academic) of the British Computer Society (BCS) and is Chair of the BCS Academy board, he also sits on BCS Council and BCS Trustees and is a founding trustee of the BCS Foundation. He is also the UK representative on the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and serves on the IFIP Board.
Alastair joined DGC Board of management in September 2024 and is a the Chair of Learning and Teaching Committee, a member of Audit, Board Development and Remuneration Committees.
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George Clark
Chair of Finance and General Purposes CommitteeBiography
George Clark FIOR, FCIB, MSc (Risk), CIRSC, is an experienced Non-Executive Director and Charity Trustee and a previous Chair and Founding member of The Institute of Operational Risk, an international professional body. He has over 45 years experience in the financial services sector leading both business and risk functions at senior leadership level. As an independent consultant he has advised some of the industry’s leading financial services firms on change, risk and governance issues in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the Netherlands and the UK. George is a passionate advocate for personal growth, learning and skills development.
George joined DGC Board of Management in September 2024 and is Chair of Finance and General Purposes Committee. He is also a member of Remuneration and Board Development Committees.
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Honor Gibson
Student Member - President of Student AssociationBiography
Honor recently graduated from Dumfries and Galloway college with an HNC in Childhood Practice. She is currently taking a year out to be this years Student President before moving on to study primary teaching at university.
Honor has extensive customer service experience, having worked in the hospitality industry since a teenager, and she is currently working in the local supermarket on the self-service checkouts.
Out with work, Honor is a single mum and enjoys attending conventions where she can meet people who like the same things her, and meeting some celebrities along the way. She is a a sci-fi geek and loves building LEGO, either with or without her child. She also volunteers as a parent helper within her child’s school, and is keen to become a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador for the area to allow children and young people to learn things from all around us.
As student president, she is looking forward to being a member of the board and being part of the team helping the students become the best versions of themselves. For this, she is keen to make sure their well-being is taken care of, and their mental health is put first within the college setting.
Honor is keen to represent the students at all levels across all the varied curriculum areas.
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Jamie Ross
Chair of Audit CommitteeBiography
Jamie joined the DGC Board of Management in April 2022.
His career has spanned more than two decades in senior leadership positions across the transport sector.
Most recently he was Global Commercial Director for Menzies Aviation and a member of the Executive Management Board of John Menzies plc and prior to that he held senior commercial and business development positions at Serco and the Go-Ahead Group.
Starting his career within the Ferries Division of multi-national company Sea Containers, other roles have included operational and general management positions in the UK rail industry with GNER and Northern Rail and Jamie also had a four year spell as a Senior Civil Servant in the Scottish Government with responsibility for a wide-ranging transport portfolio.
Jamie was born and grew up in Stranraer and graduated with a law degree from the University of Aberdeen. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director of Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
Jamie is the Chair of Audit Committee and is a member of Remuneration, Board Development and Grievance Committees.
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Sue Irving
Vice Chair and Chair of Remuneration CommitteeBiography
Sue is Director of Housing Services for Loreburn Housing Association and was previously Chief Executive Officer of the award-winning Dumfries & Galloway Citizens Advice Service. Sue worked for many years with third sector organisations supporting people affected by homelessness and spent four years working for the Scottish Government as their Health and Homelessness Coordinator.
As well as being on the College Board Sue is also a non-executive Director of Dumfries & Galloway Chamber of Commerce and a Trustee of Centre Stage Youth Theatre. She has a Master of Business Administration from the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and returned to her native south west Scotland in 2008 having spent 20 years living and working in the north east of Scotland. Sue’s other great passion in life is being a lifelong supporter of Liverpool Football Club.
Sue was appointed to the Board of Management in March 2021. She is currently Chair of the Remuneration Committee, is a member of the Audit, Board Development and HR Sub Committees and is also Vice Chair to the Board of Management.
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Susan McLellan
Academic Staff MemberBiography
Susan joined Dumfries and Galloway College as a Lecturer, Digital Health and Social Services in January 2016. She graduated with a BSc (Hons) Psychology with the Open University. To enhance her role as a Lecturer in the College, Susan is also employed as an External Verifier, Marker, and Member of the Quality Development Team with SQA.
Prior to joining the college, Susan worked as a Co-Ordinator within the Third Sector, providing support to various organisations, employees and volunteers. She also has previous experience within the role of Director of a local voluntary organisation, and she has been involved as a member of the Exclusion and Appeals Panel, Education Department of Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Susan is a member of Learning and Teaching Committee and Board Development Committee.
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