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Jon Hayton

Jon Hayton

Chair and Board Member

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Jon recently retired from PwC where he was a Director in their Forensic Services Practice. During his 19 years with PwC he was responsible for managing both investigations and compliance reviews often working with forensic technology teams who specialise in the capture and analysis of electronic data. He has worked in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Australia and Japan.

Jon graduated from Manchester University in 1983 He has lived in Wiltshire for the last 30 years and has been involved in sport all his life particularly local football and rugby. Jon has been coaching grass football for over 15 years in the area and is on the committee of his local village football team where he has responsibility for coach mentoring and youth player development. He is also part of Wiltshire's growing Walking Football Community, organising and delivering coaching sessions designed to encourage the over 50s to become more active. Jon is also a qualified football referee and member of his local tennis club.

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Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts

Board Member

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Dave is an experienced communications adviser with a specialism in health and wellbeing. He has extensive senior experience advising leading global brands such as Mars, Microsoft, Café Direct and Kelloggs – and leading politicians. He has previously worked closely with Wiltshire Council and NHS Wiltshire and was an Associate Director at NHS Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG.

Dave recently led the marketing for ABF The Soldiers' Charity during its 75th anniversary year. He is an occasional Obstacle Course racer and has been a course designer for unaffiliated showjumping.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-roberts-frsa-323bb317/
Andrew Lewin

Andrew Lewin

Board Member

WASP Board of Directors

Andrew joined the Board of WASP in May 2021 and is the Board Safeguarding Champion. He works alongside the CEO to ensure WASP maintains high standards of safeguarding. He has an extensive professional portfolio of executive and non-executive directorships and broad consultancy and training experience. He has spent a lifetime, literally, in education, living and working in schools, including considerable experience as a Headteacher and a Governor, before becoming the Director of Training and then International Director for the Boarding Schools' Association, delivering CPD and consultancy around the World.

He is now working in a variety of different areas, including: Founder & Managing Director of Project 1000 Ltd, a company that focuses on workplace resilience and wellbeing helping individuals, teams and organisations to achieve healthy high performance; Education Development Director of Performance Learning, an EdTech company that provides meta-cognitive assessment, support and Ofqual accreditation; Director of Team Removals & Storage Limited, a company based around Exeter; Associate Trainer & Consultant for the NSPCC, accredited to deliver safeguarding training and consultancy; Consultant for Leading Education, a company that provides support to Oxbridge application and Senior Consultant for the Boarding Schools' Association.

Andrew lives near Salisbury, with his wife and Tilly, their black Labrador. They have three grown up children spread around the country. He remains a keen sportsman and is an MCC member, having played cricket for the MCC, the Uppingham Rovers CC, Rugby CC and Brixham CC, as well as Leicestershire CCC (2nd XI) and the Universities Athletic Union XI. He now plays golf at Salisbury & South Wilts GC and hockey for Salisbury HC, following time spent refereeing rugby, and enjoys running.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-lewin-resilience-wellbeing/
Mark Smith

Mark Smith

Board Member

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Mark is the Chief Executive at Chippenham Town Council, he has worked in local government for over forty years and has lived in Wiltshire for over twenty-five years, holding director level positions at the former Kennet District Council and Wiltshire Council. Mark also spent two years working through his own company as an interim director and programme manager in the private and public sector. Mark has a Law Degree and an MBA, he is a Chartered Manager and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management. Mark has been involved in sport for most of his life, he played rugby until his late thirties, has competed in several half marathons. He has recently taken up Crossfit, with the aim of keeping moving and keeping strong for as long as possible. Mark is also a keen walker and has twice completed the 100km Ypres battlefield walk.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/marksmith760/
Dee Paterson

Dee Paterson

Board Member

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