Students' Union President (International), Ebubechi is originally from the eastern part of Nigeria and completed courses in international studies and diplomacy as well as international history and diplomacy at the University of Benin before embarking on a Criminal Investigation course here. She chose to study at Teesside University because it meant she would be able to be close to her brother, the course was affordable, and she was excited by the range of opportunities available in Teesside.
CEO, Visualsoft
Ada was Chief Executive of Darlington Borough Council until 2018 and prior to moving to the north east in 2005, occupied senior positions in London Councils. She has played leadership roles in the Tees Valley and in the North East, and has experience in governance of FE and Sixth form institutions. Ada is currently a Non-Executive Director of the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and a Trustee of a community arts centre in Barnard Castle.
Operations & Facilities Manager, National Horizons Centre
Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Teesside University.
Students' Union President (Wellbeing), Blessing considered her many options carefully before happily settling on a BSc in Psychology here at Teesside University, a decision she says she has always been glad she took. She has been heavily involved in student life throughout her time here, working as a member of student staff for both the University and Students' Union in customer-facing/ support-based roles and serving as a Course Representative.
Professor Chrisina Jayne is the Dean of the School of Computing & Digital Technologies. She has more than 25 years' experience in academia, teaching, designing and leading new programmes in the areas of computing, information systems and mathematics. Her research is the areas of developing and applying novel methods for artificial neural networks, machine learning and artificial intelligence. She authored over 80 peer reviewed papers in international journals and at leading conferences. She is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.
Senior Lecturer Crime Scene Science, School of Health & Life Sciences
Chief Strategy and Impact Officer with the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGTC)
Director/trustee of the Teesside-based Halo Project charity; National Advisor to the Welsh Government on Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence; Alumna of Teesside University.
Vice-Chancellor's Adviser, Coventry University; formally Vice-Chancellor, Wolverhampton.
Executive Director, Karbon Homes
Managing Director, CPI Enterprises
Director of International Trade & Investment, Scottish Government. Lead responsibility for Scottish Government policy and delivery on international trade and investment including leadership and management of staff.
Group Chief Financial Officer, PD Ports. Formerly: Northumbrian Water Group; Grainger Trust plc; Deloitte Haskins & Sells (later Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte)
Senior Corporate Counsel, Establishment Labs
Director, Henry Moore Foundation. Formerly: Director, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead; Founding Director, MIMA, Middlesbrough; Director, Southampton City Art Gallery; Director, Cultural Instructions, London. Trusteeship: Northern Art Collection.