The Park College Governing Body
Kwame Gelli
Community governor
Hi, my name is Kwame, and I was born and raised in Ghana and am proud to be an African. I was a PE teacher in Ghana with a special interest in Autism, and once I moved to the UK, I was so grateful for the opportunity to work in Spa school, and later The Park College as a job coach. I love sports and I am passionate about working with young people. I am currently a youth worker and work closely with the council to provide services for young people cross the Borough. I am grateful for the opportunity to stay involved with all the amazing work of Park College as a Community Governor.
Cameron Purves
Community governor
Cameron is an ACA charted accountant having qualified with KPMG. Cameron spent four years within KPMG as an auditor where he focused on Private Equity. Cameron currently works within Transaction Services M&A at 8Advisory. Cameron has advisory experience across a number of sectors.
Stacey Melifonwu
Community governor
After teaching in mainstream schools for 6 years, Stacey spent 7 years working in special needs education. She was Assistant Head of KS4 and then KS5 at Spa Bermondsey, where she was also Assessment and Social Communication lead. Prior to this, she was a Middle Manager, responsible for Assessment, and a KS3 Class Teacher at Queensmill School in Shepherd's Bush. Stacey has a PGCE in Primary Education, Leading from the Middle Programme and a Postgraduate Certificate in Autism.
Jeffrey Akpowowo
Staff governor
Jeffrey has been a member of staff at the Park College since January 2020. Jeffrey has worked as a teaching assistant and job coach during his time here. Some of his key duties include supporting students on their work experience placements and supporting students learning in the tutor rooms. Jeffrey enjoys his role very much and joined the governors board in July 2023 and is looking forward to being a member of the board. Jeffrey also has a BSc in Psychology and MSc in Mental Health and Psychological Therapies.
Wasim Jaweed
Parent governor
"As a proud dad of one of the students at The Park College I am very excited about becoming a parent governor for the college. I have worked in the Information Technology industry for 30 years, I am currently working in an investment bank building trading systems. People management, communication, process, data analysis and innovation are at the heart of my job and are skills which I can bring to the role. I also love sports, in particular football and am a massive West Ham United fan."
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