Howard Thorne – Chair

Howard is the chair of our Trustees and is the Chairman of local housebuilder Shropshire Homes who also sponsor Shrewsbury Town FC.

Ryan Jervis, OBE

Ryan Jervis, OBE is the Shrewsbury Town FC Stadium Announcer.

Ryan Jervis was a teacher for 40 years in schools throughout Shropshire. He became the head teacher of Lakelands School in Ellesmere in 1995 and was prised out of retirement to become head of Adcote School in Shrewsbury, an independent girls school where he remained for two years. In 2008 he was appointed OBE in the Queens New Year’s Honours for services to education.

Mark Bramall

Mark Bramall is the Director of Dyke Yaxley.

Mark trained as an accountant with a local firm following his departure from Shrewsbury Sixth Form. He joined Dyke Yaxley in 2003 when they took over the Moore Stephens office. He finished his ACCA qualification at Dyke Yaxley in 2004 and in 2010 became a director of the company. He is responsible for a portfolio of clients covering a wide range of business sectors, with his focus specialising in business advisory services helping clients develop their businesses.

Dave Edwards

Dave Edwards was born in Shrewsbury in 1986 and is a professional footballer, currently playing for his boyhood club – Shrewsbury Town. His career has seen him play for clubs such as Wolves, Luton Town, Reading, and also made 43 appearances for Wales, playing in the side which reached the Euro 2016 semi-finals. In 2019 […]

Marlon Miller

Marlon Miller is the Managing Director at Catalyst Challenge Consultancy and has a great deal of experience in both teaching and leading. He is committed to creating high performing teams and delivering on the objective to the highest standard. During his career he has had a variety of roles in the education sector, including the […]