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The Local Academy Board of Waterfront UTC:

  • Fiona McLean (Principal)
  • David Giles (Trust Appointed - Chair of Governors)
  • Dr Kaushika Hettiaratchi (Sponsor - Vice-Chair of Governors)
  • Clive Barker (Trust Appointed)
  • Mishael Makumbe (Trust Appointed)
  • Mark Burgiss (Trust Appointed)
  • James Whittaker (Sponsor)
  • Adam Barnes (Sponsor)
  • Dan Wiscombe (Sponsor)
  • Dorothy Kamusoko (Parent)
  • Tracey Kington (Staff)

Terms of Reference for the Local Academy Board can be found here.

To contact Waterfront UTC’s Chair of Governors please email: t.kington@waterfront-that.org.uk

For details of the Members and Directors of The Howard Academy Trust, please click here.

Diversity Indicators

A link to our 2023-2024 THAT Governance Diversity Indicators can be found here.

Meets
 

Name Relevant Business & Pecuniary Interests (including governance roles in other education institutions) Attendance record at meetings for the academic year ('25-'26)
Fiona McLean (Principal)
Appointed: 19/04/2022 (Ongoing)
Martin McLean: Husband - Director of Specialism at Waterfront UTC 4 of 4
David Giles (Trust Appointed)
Appointed: 28/09/24
Barclays: Retired Employee 
Deanwood: Chair/Trust Appointed Governor 
Miers Court: Interim Chair/Trust Appointed Governor 
The Howard Academy Trust: Director 
Trustee Deanwood Primary School PTA
4 of 4
Clive Barker (Trust Appointed)
Appointed: 09/05/23

Retired
Director: CSB Logistics
Trustee: Baker Dearing Educational Trust

4 of 4
Mishael Makumbe (Trust Appointed)
Appointed: 29/01/24
Employment: Trooli Ltd 4 of 4

Mark Burgiss (Trust Appointed)
Appointed: 26/06/25

Employment: Rivermead Inclusive Trust 2 of 4

James Whittaker (Sponsor)
Appointed: 25/07/26

Business & Director Peel Water Ltd
Membership: Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
3 of 4
Adam Barnes (Sponsor)
Appointed: 14/02/24
Director FM Conway
CIOB, RICS
3 of 4

Dan Wiscombe (Sponsor)
Appointed: 12/10/24

Business: Enable Investment Holdings
Director: Enable Infrastructure Ltd, Enable Investment Holdings
3 of 4

Dr Kaushika Hettiaratchi (Sponsor)
Appointed: 12/10/24

Senior Lecturer at University of Greenwich 4 of 4

Dorothy Kamusoko (Parent)
Appointed: 17/03/25

Retired
Trustee: Medway Maritime Hospital Trust
1 of 4

Tracey Kington (Staff)
Appointed: 24/03/24

None Declared 4 of 4
Past Governors who have served in the last 12 months

Dr Stuart Ashenden (Trust Appointed)
Appointed: 20/05/24
Resigned: 18/07/25

Employment: University of Greenwich
Membership: Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
N/A

Last Updated: 13th August 2026