Leah Palmer Interim Principal and CEO, New College Swindon Start date: August 2023 Previous Job: Deputy CEO/Deputy Principal, New College Swindon Interesting fact: Leah completed the hottest London Marathon on record. An experience to remember and highly recommended (in cooler weather!) Lucy Auchincloss Partnerships Director, Lifetime Training Start date: September 2023 Previous Job: Director of Learning Operations – Fast Futures, Avado Interesting fact: Lucy is an avid traveller and has a special spot for Zimbabwe where she was born. Plans for an upcoming significant birthday include a safari there and diving with Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa Heather Marks Deputy Principal, Boston College Start date: August 2023 Previous job: Vice Principal – Curriculum, Quality and Learner Services, Boston College Interesting fact: Heather is a keen skydiver in her spare time and is currently training to become a fully licensed skydiver Lee Pryor Acting Principal, Leeds City College’s Printworks Campus Start date: August 2023 Previous job: Director of Apprenticeships, Luminate Education Group Interesting fact: Lee trained in one of the first cohorts of Project 2000 Nursing at the Lakeland School of Nursing and Midwifery, Carlisle