Governors
Caroline Dawes
Chair, Parent Governor
Caroline has two children at King Athelstan Primary school and was elected as a parent governor in 2020. She became Chair of the Governors in July 2022. Her day job involves leading children's services policy for London Councils, working for all the London boroughs. Through her work she is acutely aware of the current pressures facing schools and wants to support King Athelstan to continue to deliver an excellent education to all our children. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cooking, films and playing tennis.
Majeed Neky
Vice Chair, Co-Opted Governor
Majeed works in local government and has previous experience in multiple Government departments and in the charity sector. Before joining King Athelstan, initially as a parent governor, he was previously a governor at another local primary school. Majeed lives locally in Surbiton with his wife, two sons and two naughty cats.
Jess Castellino
Safeguarding Governor
Jess works in the investment management industry, in regulation, risk, strategy and governance. Jess volunteers in the community as a mentor for Kingston Young Carers charity. She lives locally and enjoys running, cooking, dancing and all things musical.
Duncan Adams
Co-Opted Governor
Duncan is a civil servant who has worked across several different Whitehall departments, with extensive experience in strategy, policy development, grants management and developing digital services. Duncan is a local authority governor for a school in Lambeth. Duncan lives in Clapham with his wife, daughter and insane cocker spaniel.
Pauline Fahy
Co-Opted Governor
Pauline started her NHS career almost forty years ago as a registered nurse which has led her to many varied roles both clinically and managerially, largely focused around care outside of hospital in community services. She is passionate about improving health services in the community to deliver the highest quality and cost effective care for patients. She currently works for NHS England primarily supporting London’s Integrated Care Systems in delivering best practice in health and social care community services with intelligence to reduce variation across local economies. She also works with the Care Quality Commission as a Specialist Advisor Director of Nursing, supporting inspections. She is keen to support local services. She lives in New Malden and has two grown up children.
Alex Williams
Local Authority Governor
Alex is a dedicated parent with a son currently at King Athelstan and another set to join next year. Appointed as the Local Authority Governor in 2023, he serves on the Resourcing Committee. Professionally, Alex is the Head of Access for a FTSE100 pharmaceutical company, with over a decade of experience in the NHS, where he played a key role in the national COVID-19 response, leading both the medicines sourcing and vaccine supply chain teams. With a background in economics, Alex enjoys travelling, running, and spending quality time with his sons.
