Director

Experience and Background

Jodie Croft

Jodie is the founder and Chief Executive of the Omnia Learning Trust, formerly known as GEMS.  She established the GEMS Learning Trust in January 2013 prior to working with Swedish Free School Company, IES, where she established a new secondary free school in Norfolk, UK. Her previous roles have included Deputy Head of Brentside High School in Ealing and Middle Leadership at Longford Community School in Feltham.

Alison Hill

Alison Hill is a tax partner at PWC, advising high net worth families in relation to their international tax positions. She is responsible for a portfolio of clients, leading relationships and ensuring clients receive the advice they require from across the firm.  Alison is a qualified Chartered Tax Adviser.

Tyler Jeffs

Tyler works at chartered accountancy firm, BKL LLP, as its Charities and Not-For-Profit Assistant Manager. As part of his role, Tyler provides advice and support for charities and NFPS, including Academy Trust clients of all sizes, leads audits of large multi academy Trusts, and publishes articles online to help keep his clients updated on the latest sector news.

Russell Massie

Russell is the Safer Schools Officer for the Thames Valley Police and has a passion for early intervention and pupil engagement. Russell is currently seconded to the Thames Valley Violence Reduction Unit and is the VRU and TVP Tactical Lead for Children and Young People and Child Centred Policing. As TVP’s Schools Policing Coordinator, leads the force’s Safer Schools Officers and develops content for both colleagues and educators to help keep children safe and increase trust and legitimacy in the police.

Duncan Millard

Duncan is an experienced educational leader, who has taught in a variety of schools over the last 30 years. His most recent role was CEO of a 9 school Multi academy Trust . The Trust incorporated a range of schools in both urban and rural settings, including primary, secondary and church schools. He also worked as an Ofsted inspector for the last 10 years. He is now self employed as a Leadership Coach, a wellbeing facilitator and school improvement partner for both primary and secondary schools. 

Jason Murphy

Jason is a qualified civil engineer with extensive engineering experience. He manages design delivery for residential and commercial developments and assists with planning authorities and statutory consultations on all aspects of project delivery. He helps companies plan and grow, and advises on Health and Safety/CDM, Technical Standards and quality management.

Nicola Poole

Nicola is a Managing Director and the Head of Financial Crime and Fraud at Barclays Business Bank, with extensive experience in client lifecycle management and in first line-of-defence roles across various global financial institutions including Citibank, Banco Santander, Nomura, and HSBC. Her skills include fostering customer service excellence, maintaining competitive advantage, and driving business growth. She specialises in technology – delivering Digitalization, Process Automation, Optimization and Control as well as Strategic Transformation. Nicola brings her knowledge of a multitude of Risk and Governance Regulatory frameworks to the benefit of the Omnia Learning Trust.

Jenelle Ross-Mc Intyre

Jenelle is a UK-qualified teacher with over 15 years of experience in Education, Digital Skills, and Workforce Development. Throughout her career, Jenelle has been passionate about helping individuals unlock their potential, whether in the classroom or the workplace. Jenelle is currently an ICDL Regional Accreditation Manager, empowering others to deliver training in digital literacy, and was previously a Corporate Trainer and Educational Consultant. One of her major projects was to implement the Virtual Horizon Program, aimed at devolving ICT and Education within developing countries. Jenelle’s background in teaching Secondary ICT, combined with her time working within an academy brings a deep understanding of the importance of equipping students with the right skills to succeed in an ever-evolving world.

Arjun Thiru

Arjun is experienced in Joint Venture partnerships between big businesses and start-ups. He advises Imperial College on the commercial development of PhD research. A core function of his role is to meet businesses and scope out meaningful opportunities for collaboration. Arjun also has experience on Quality Assurance and Auditing and is proficient at assessing monthly / quarterly reports for compliance in terms of finance and delivery outcomes.