David Sheepshanks is best known for his career in sport, in particular, with Ipswich Town where he was Chairman for 14 years, and latterly with the FA, most especially with the National Football Centre, recently named St George’s Park.

His business background was in the food industry where he worked initially in the seafood industry before establishing and becoming Executive Chairman and the majority shareholder of Suffolk Foods Ltd, a major manufacturer of mayonnaise and sauces, which he sold in 2004.

David joined the Ipswich Town Board in 1987 and was appointed as Club Chairman from 1995 until May 2009 (having been an avid supporter of the Club since the age of 12).

In January 1997 he was elected Chairman of the Football League with a mandate to drive a reorganisation and modernising process for the League, which he undertook in two years.

Between 1997-2000 and again since 2003 he has represented the League on the main Football Association Board and the FA International Committee.

David is now Chairman of two subsidiaries of the FA, namely, The National Football Centre and FA Learning, the latter being the educational arm of the FA concerned with Coach Education. He is also a known as a speaker on business motivation and leadership.

David is Regional Chairman for Coutts Bank in Suffolk and Norfolk; other directorships include, Non-Executive Chairman of Environmental Biotech UK (drainage and maintenance specialists) and of IPRS (physiotherapy and rehabilitation centres). He chairs the Ipswich Town Community Trust and The Suffolk Foundation, alongside other charitable interests.

David is Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk (2005) and was given an Honorary Doctorate from the University of East Anglia for services to the community (2004).

Simon Clegg is the Chief Executive of Ipswich Town Football Club a position he has held since April 2009.

Simon’s early career in the Army included athletic success in cross country skiing and subsequently biathlon, where he managed the British Team and National development squads (1985-1988). He left the Army in 1988 having achieved the rank of Major at the age of 28 after joining as a Private Soldier. He joined the British Olympic Association in 1989 and subsequently became one of the country’s most experienced sports administrators, managing British athletes at 12 Olympic and Olympic Winter Games. His last six as Team GB’s Chef de Mission including Beijing Team GB’s greatest performance at an Olympic Games since 1908 in London. He was awarded an OBE for his management of Team GB 2000, the best British performance since 1924.

In 1991 he organized the annual meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Birmingham and in 1995 was the Chief Executive of the European Youth Olympics, the largest multi sport youth event ever staged in the UK. In 1997 he helped conceive the London Olympic Bid, oversaw the initial feasibility study and then mounted a political campaign to convince the Government and Mayor of London to support his dream. In July 2005 he was one of three British signatories on the contract awarding the 2012 Olympic Games to London and was awarded a CBE in the following New Years Honours list.

After almost 40 years in education in Suffolk, I retired 6 years ago. Much of Rogers career was spent in Ipswich, as teacher and headteacher, and in Suffolk as an adviser/inspector. As an adviser he was very pleased to help set up the Ipswich Town Community Trust, on the back of the first successful bid to central government for a Playing for Success centre.

In his teens, Roger moved as a family to Ipswich in 1957 when his father became Head of the School of Building at what was then called Ipswich Civic College. The name has changed to Suffolk New College, and has moved to an excellent new building. The College is a major partner in some of the Trust’s key programmes and Roger is vice chair of College Corporation.

Andrea is Chief Executive of Suffolk County Council - a 4 Star Council serving the 720,000 residents of Suffolk with a workforce of 28,000 employees, a gross revenue budget of £1bn and a £140m capital programme. SCC, jointly with districts, is a Beacon for Waste and Recycling.

With over 23 years local government experience (all in the Eastern Region) Andrea's professional background is in strategic and corporate management, political management and leading change. She is passionate about leadership; interested in culturally led regeneration and helping create opportunities for deprived communities and previous to that, as Chief Executive of Colchester Borough Council (2001-2004).

Andrea is a non-Executive Director of UCS (University Campus Suffolk) and Chair of the university's Foundation Board which brings together stakeholders across the county with an interest in the university. Andrea's passion is how to make UCS a university of choice attracting specialist skills into Suffolk to build local strengths in our economy.

Andrea is also Chair of the East of England's Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership that promotes sector led improvement across local government in the Eastern Region.

Dave Muller has been Principal of Suffolk New College since August 1999 following his appointment to the College in 1987 as Vice Principal. He is now Principal of the newly formed Suffolk New College which focuses on the delivery of high quality further education and training. With his Senior Team he has led a major £70 million new build project for Suffolk New College in the Education Quarter of Ipswich, and with these new facilities he is particularly keen to work with the business community to enhance the opportunities for students and to develop work based training.

His other interests include active involvement with the Ipswich Town Community Trust and the Suffolk Foundation.

Peter is a distinguished academic and educational leader. Academically he has published widely on quality in vocational education. He has an international reputation in the field of e-learning having undertaken research and consultancy in Australia, the Middle East, Scandinavia and mainland Europe alongside two BT Fellowships in the field. Peter has also worked extensively with small and medium sized businesses in economic development and regeneration activity.

Between 2002-2007 he was Assistant Principal at Suffolk College, Ipswich having successfully undertaken a range of previous posts in the College alongside periods of secondment as Executive Manager of the Project for a University for Suffolk Company (1995-1998) and Chief Executive of the Televersity for Suffolk Co Ltd (1999-2005). During his career at Suffolk College Peter managed wide-ranging institutional change, led academic and service delivery and innovation, and established and nurtured extensive external networks locally, nationally and internationally.

Peter joined University Campus Suffolk on 1 August 2007 as a member of the UCS Executive and undertaking the roles of Director of Enterprise and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences. In these roles he established new structures, provision and processes and managed a staff in excess of 100 and an operational budget in excess of £9m.

Peter has, and continues to play a series of external roles which include board memberships (e.g. Vice Chair of the Joint Organisational Committee of the JISC; Chair of the Ipswich Central Forum; Board member and Chair of Finance of the New Wolsey Theatre; co-opted member of the Suffolk Agricultural Association Council).

Peter was recently appointed Chair of Eastern Angles Theatre Company and Vice President of the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce.

Judith began her career in the post-16 sector working in further education first as a lecturer then as a head of department and latterly vice principal. Her interest in 14-19 education policy and the link between FE and schools sectors fostered through CPVE programmes led her to join Suffolk County Council first as 14-19 Adviser, then as 14-19 Strategy Manager where she led the development of the Suffolk 14-19 Strategy. In 2006 Judith joined the Learning and Skills as Area Director for Suffolk where she continued to support the 14-19 transformation programme as well as extending her involvement into the adult sector. In autumn 2008 Judith assumed her regional responsibilities which include the regional 14-19 reform programme and the 16-19 transfer project. From April 2010 Judith will transfer to Young People Learner Agency as Regional Director for the East of England.

Brief Job Description
Judith's role is to develop and implement countywide health improvement programmes and tackle inequalities. A major part of Judith's role is to proactively support the development of strategic alliances to improve the health and well being of Suffolks citizens and ensure the public are engaged in improving their own health through prevention strategies.

Smoking and childhood obesity are top Strategic Health Authority targets but teenage pregnancy, sexual health, alcohol & substance misuse and parenting are also priority areas.

Career Background
A Registered Nurse by background, much of Sally's career has been involved with children and young people. Sally worked as a school nurse for several years before deciding to study for her BSc in Public Health and Health Visiting. She quickly followed with a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) at Suffolk College which enabled her to teach healthcare colleagues. Sally worked as a health visitor in Great Cornard and Sudbury and led health visiting across West Suffolk.

Sally worked in public health for two years before securing my current post in the PCT.

Geoff Barton trained at Leicester University and began teaching English at Garforth Comprehensive School, Leeds, in September 1985. Subsequently in various schools he has been Head of English and Deputy Head. In April 2002 he was appointed Headteacher of King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds, a 13-18 upper school of 1440 students. It is a specialist sports college and training school.

He has written and edited more than 50 books on grammar and literature. He has worked as a consultant to the DCSF, TDA and QCA and has spoken on literacy, leadership, behaviour management and school improvement. He is a monthly columnist for the Times Educational Supplement.

He is a member of the DCSF’s English Board and Secondary Headteachers Reference Group and a Council member of the Association of School and College Leaders. He teaches English.