Our staff make the biggest difference to everything we do at Moorlands College. Here are some of the people you’ll get to know.
Executive Leadership Team

Andy du Feu
Executive Director
Andy is the Executive Director at Moorlands College. He lectures on a breadth of subjects at both undergrad and postgrad. Andy has extensive experience as a youth worker and church pastor, speaking regularly at events and churches.

Dr Ian Kirby
Director of Academic Quality
Ian is the Director of Cross-Cultural Training and lectures on the BA programme in modules such as contexts of faith and working cross-culturally. Ian previously lived in Kyrgyzstan for ten years, where he was involved in church planting and teaching.

Matt Mellor
Director of Operations
Matt manages the large team of people who keep the college running; covering personnel, IT, health and safety, facilities and catering.

David McLellan
Director of Finance
David was our former Director of Operations. He has extensive experience in the field of finance and is available to discuss fees, loans and other money matters with prospective students.

Dr Helen Miller
Head of Postgraduate Studies
Helen is our Head of Postgraduate Studies and lectures on a variety of areas such as the Old and New Testament, the church, contextualization, and exploring the mission of God.

Dr Abi Maguire
Head of Undergraduate Studies
Abi is our Head of Undergraduate Studies, lecturing across a range of areas including, Christian Ethics, Apologetics, and Church and Community. She also leads Youth and Community Work Professional Studies.
Academic

Dr Chris Sinkinson
Lecturer in Old Testament and Apologetics
Chris tutors and lectures on both the BA and MA and regularly leads student tours to Israel. He was previously the pastor of a New Forest church. Chris writes a monthly column for Evangelicals Now and has authored a number of books relevant to biblical archaeology.

Helen Hender
Lecturer and Practice and Vocations Manager
Helen oversees placements, and manages the practice modules at college. With over 30 years’ experience working across the voluntary, community and statutory sectors, Helen is passionate about seeing students apply academic knowledge to their everyday life.

Dr Daniel Paul
Head of the School of Language and Scripture
Dan directs our School of Language and Scripture and is the course leader for the MA in Language, Community and Development. He is also a translation and linguistics consultant with SIL International, serving language projects in West Asia.

Chris Jack
Adjunct Lecturer
Chris is the lead tutor of the MA Bible and Preaching specialism. He also tutors and lectures on the BA programme: focusing on worship, Greek, and the New Testament. Chris has been teaching for over 25 years and has a ministry spanning over 40 years in both the UK and overseas.

Dr Alistair McKitterick
Lecturer in Biblical and Theological Studies

Ian Coffey
Adjunct Lecturer
Ian is the Director of Leadership Training and a campus-based tutor. He lectures on both the BA and MA programmes, where he draws upon more than 40 years of leadership experience in both the local church and parachurch contexts.

Tim Miller
Lecturer, Foundation Year Lead
Tim teaches on a variety of subjects, including culture, church and leadership. He is a local church leader and has previously worked in Zambia training Pastors. He is married to Helen and they enjoy running, cycling and paddle boarding.

Miles Tradewell
Lecturer
We are delighted to welcome Miles onto the team this year.

Dr Andy Thomas
Senior Tutor at South West Regional Centre, lecturer
Andy leads the team at our South West centre, where we work with SWYM. His passion for engaging with theory and practice has seen him church planting in Brazil; involved in HIV/AIDS-related ministry in South Africa; and church leadership in rural Devon.

Tim Cadoux
Centre Manager at South West Regional Centre, lecturer
Tim helps to manage the running of the South West Regional Centre. He teaches on a number of modules, and manages the centre’s library. Tim also works for SWYM’s resources team.

Clair Apps
Centre Manager at South West Regional Centre
Clair works alongside Andy and Tim in running the centre. Her main focus is on planning and pastoral care, with some teaching. Clair is also the senior youth worker at her local church, and serves as part of the leadership team.

Sharon Raine
Senior tutor at Moorlands NI at Youth Link, Lecturer
Sharon is the Senior Tutor at our centre in Northern Ireland, supported by Youth Link: NI.
She leads the team to deliver the BA degree programme and she’ll be on-hand to help you through your BA in Applied Theology (Youth and Community Work) studies with us.

David Gray
MA Language, Community and Development Lead Tutor in Scripture Engagment
David spent 25 years working in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and other parts of Eurasia, both in translation and Scripture engagement, and is a qualified consultant in both domains.

Dr Cathy Bartram
MA Language, Community and Development Lead Tutor in Linguistics
Cathy has 30 years of experience in linguistics and its applications, particularly amongst minority language communities in Asia.

Dr Catherine Young
MA Language, Community and Development Lead Tutor in Literacy and Education
Catherine has 30 years of experience in education and development contexts primarily among non-dominant language communities in Asia.

Michael Tiffany
Lecturer (South West)

Jonathan Woodhouse, CB
Adjunct Lecturer
A Baptist minister and former Chaplain General of the British Army, Jonathan is the lead tutor of the MA in Applied Theology Chaplaincy specialism and teaches on the core Ethics module. He has 24 years’ experience as an army chaplain. Jonathan and his wife, Jackie, also used to serve as college Chaplains at Moorlands College.

Helen Howells-Cole
Adjunct Lecturer, Admin Team and Tutor

Sam Pink
Adjunct Lecturer
Academic assistance

Ali Watson
Chaplain and Specialist Mentor

David Combes
Academic Manager, Placement-based Tutor

Elizabeth Nagel-Smith
Librarian

Emma Coffey
Student Welfare Manager

Julie Austin
Admissions and Registry Manager, Tutor

Lynn Coombs
Learning Assistance Tutor

Rachel Combes
Academic and Data Assistant

Rachel Retallick-Cheel
Learning Support Tutor

Sam Dallimore
Placement-based Champion

Sharon Prior
Learning Support Tutor

Tammy Fraser
Learning Assistance Tutor

Toby Butler
Chaplain
Operations

Jonny Abbott
College Ambassador

Charlotte Ireland
Communications and Fundraising Assistant

Megan Anscombe
Media and Events Officer

Debby Bodman
Finance Manager

Diana Conway-French
Domestic Assistant

Grant Slade
Facilities Manager

Trisa Mantell
Executive Assistant

Jacob Waters
Chef

Sarah Godden
Administration Manager

Loraine Chirgwin
Finance Assistant

Sam Clement
Technical Services Manager

Selena Craddock
Kitchen Assistant and Domestic Assistant

Sarah Isaac
HR Manager

Sarah Riley
Admin Team

Val Kelly
Admin Team

Sue Brown
Domestic Team
More of our staff
School of Language and Scripture
Dr Maik Gibson
Harrie Evans
Dr Rachel Hanna
Dr Johannes Merz
Oliver Rundell
Matt Wisbey
jason lives