Sue has worked in educational settings for over 20 years, both in the Higher Education and secondary sectors and her work is integral to all aspects of strategic business leadership within Venturers Trust. Sue brings substantial experience of educational and business related financial management, capital projects, change management, employee development, and project management skills to the role. She holds a Master's degree in Business Administration and has also undertaken the Advanced Diploma in School Business Management (ADSBM). Sue was Business Director for CGS Trust before becoming Chief Operating Officer for Venturers Trust.

Sue started her career as a secondary English teacher, moving to be Head of English, Head of 6th Form and then Head of School Development. She completed an MA in Education Management and trained as an Ofsted Inspector which led her into the realms of Primary education where she was Principal of two Primary schools. Sue worked for CfBT as a Lead Partner in the National Support Programme providing challenge and support to Headteachers in over sixty schools with a specific focus on effective leadership and developing Literacy and Numeracy. Sue's experience and expertise across both the Primary and Secondary sectors is a particular strength across the Trust and her school improvement work has involved key roles in two successful multi-academy trusts.

Alison started her career in professional administration and secretarial services in the banking industry. She moved to work within the education sector in 1998 developing her knowledge and skills in administration management. She was PA to the Executive Principal of Merchants' Academy Trust and is Executive Assistant to both the Chief Executive and the Chief Operating Officer of Venturers Trust. Alison has been a participant in the NCTL Clerks' Development Programme to further support her role as Head of Governance Services at Venturers Trust.

Patrick's career in property began in his early 20's when he started work for a Bristol property developer. Learning a range of practical skills over the years, he eventually settled into the role of Assistant Project Manager for the firm. After many successful and profitable developments Patrick decided to make the move into the education sector. From 2015 Patrick was Site Manager at Colston's Girls' School, managing a team of Estates staff and overseeing all improvement and development work at the school. His broader strategic and managerial role as Estates Manager at Venturers Trust involves him leading several areas of estates development and compliance as well as Estates Co-ordinators to ensure the very high standards are maintained across the Trust's estates portfolio.

After graduation, Tara's career started in promotion and executive search before moving into regional HR roles. Tara was Head of HR at a large multi academy trust in the south west for ten years before joining Venturers Trust to lead the central HR team. Tara holds an MSc in HR Management and is a Chartered MCIPD.

Alison began her career in the Army serving with the Royal Logistics Corp. Her move into Estates Management has included leading Estates teams at several schools before moving to Merchants' Academy in 2008 and subsequently leading the teams across four sites including two schools, a Cadet Training Centre and a community Sports Centre. Alison continues her work as a Commissioned Officer in her role as Contingent Commander for the Merchants' Academy CCF (Army).

Stephanie leads the Finance team in Venturers Trust. Having graduated from the University of Leicester in Chemistry and German Stephanie then qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant. She has worked as a management accountant in a range of organisations from the National Blood Service to being Head of Finance for AXA Technology Services in Japan and then Head of Finance at AXA Technology Services UK.

Jenny joined Venturers Trust as Trust Safeguarding Lead from her role as Early Help Partnership Manager for Bristol. She has extensive experience in working across and with a range of agencies with children and young people at risk and their families from social services, CAMHS, DWP and adult mental health services and was a member of the Bristol Safeguarding Children Board. With 64 schools included within her scope of responsibility her role included primary, secondary and special together with children's centres, a PRU and a Higher Education College. Jenny's breadth of experience and expertise is key to ensuring safeguarding provision and practices are consistently adhered to at Venturers Trust. Jenny has considerable experience of working with Governors and staff both leading safeguarding training and policy formulation, review and safeguarding audits as well as advising and managing a diverse portfolio of safeguarding and child protection cases. Jenny is also Chair of Governors at Sea Mills Primary School and Children's Centre.

Jason's career stated as an analyst with Axa Sun Life and then Orange PCS which took him into specialist IT services. He joined Venturers Trust having been the strategic lead for an IT team across nine schools in Bristol (Primary and Secondary). Jason's expertise in leading large technical teams and working across both the commercial and state educational sectors in high level strategic IT infrastructure is key to securing the IT and communications efficiencies the Trust and its schools benefit from.