Advisory Board
ProtectED Advisory Board (Oct 2018 – Mar 2025)
ProtectED is supported by key stakeholders in the areas of security and student wellbeing in the higher education sector. The below individuals and organisations generously give their time and expertise to guide ProtectED CIC and provide oversight of the ProtectED initiative.
The ProtectED Advisory Board provides counsel on ProtectED delivery, feedback on development proposals, and guidance on the ongoing evolution of the award-winning scheme.
​Gillian Almond
College & University Business Officers (CUBO)
Director of Commercial Services, Royal Holloway, University of London
Chair, College & University Business Officers (CUBO)
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Georgina Calvert-Lee
Bellevue Law
Senior Consultant, Bellevue Law
Helen Clews
British Council
Immigration & Policing Advisor, British Council
Malcolm Dawson BEM
The Security Institute
Head of Security, University of Leeds
Representative of The Security Institute
Gavin Dick
National Landlords Association (NLA)
Local Authority Policy Advisor, National Landlords Association (NLA)
Jane Farrell
International Professional Security Association (IPSA)
Head of Security for UK & Ireland, Sodexo
Chair, International Professional Security Association (IPSA)
Billy FitzJohn
Endsleigh Insurance Services Limited
Senior Partnership Development Manager, Endsleigh Insurance Services Limited
Trevor Jones
Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO)
Head of Security & Community Support, University of Salford
Chair, Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO)
Umer Khan OBE
Greater Manchester Police
Chief Superintendent, Greater Manchester Police
Stephen McCormick
Security Industry Authority (SIA)
Director of Operations & Standards, Security Industry Authority (SIA)
Alec McKenzie
David Phillips Group
Chief Revenue Officer, David Phillips Group
PC Michael Neate
Police Association of Higher Education Liaison Officers (PAHELO)
Community Safety Student Liaison Officer, South Wales Police
Chair, Police Association of Higher Education Liaison Officers (PAHELO)
Previous Board members
From the initial concept in early 2015 to the fully resolved University membership and accreditation programme today, the development and delivery of ProtectED has received valuable support from numerous individuals and stakeholder organisations. Many remain on our Advisory Board (and are listed above), but ProtectED has also received significant assistance from the previous ProtectED Advisory Board members listed below.
Alan Cain
The Security Institute
Head of Security and Business Continuity, Manchester Metropolitan University — representative January 2018–May 2019
Dave Humphries ProtectED Fellow
Security Industry Authority (SIA)
Director of Partnerships & Interventions, The Security Industry Authority (SIA)
— representative January 2015–April 2019
Annie Kemball
University Mental Health Advisers Network (UMHAN)
Senior Mental Health Advisor, Sheffield Hallam University
— representative January 2015–August 2016
Ian Munton
Association of Managers of Student Services in Higher Education (AMOSSHE)
Head of Student Support and Development Services, Keele University
— representative January 2015–August 2016
Dale Murphy
Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO)
Regional Executive Member, Association of University Chief Security Officers — representative January 2015–August 2016
Jasmine Pokuaa
University of Salford Students' Union (USSU)
Vice President, University of Salford Students' Union
— representative January 2015–August 2016
Fleur Priest-Stephens
National Union of Students (NUS)
Policy Consultant: Welfare and Communities, National Union of Students (NUS)
— representative January 2015–August 2016
Eric Baskind
Liverpool John Moores University
Senior Lecturer in Law, Liverpool John Moores University
Violence reduction consultant
— representative January 2015–January 2018