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ABDO College Staff

Academic team

Nina McDermott

College Principal

Tel: 01227 738 829
email: nmcdermott@abdocollege.org.uk
Jo Underwood

FBDO(Hons)CL (Hons)SLD

ABDO College Advisor & Founding Principal

Tel: 01227 733 908
email: junderwood@abdocollege.org.uk
Simon Butterfield

BSc FBDO (Hons)LV CL PgCert(HE) FHEA

Postgraduate Programmes Lead & Lecturer

email: sbutterfield@abdocollege.org.uk
Charlotte Carrol

FBDO CL

Dispensing Diploma Programme Lead & Lecturer

email: ccarroll@abdocollege.org.uk
Katie Nicholls

BSc(Hons) FBDO PG Cert(HE) FHEA

Lecturer

email: knicholls@abdocollege.org.uk
Callum Wills

FBDO

Optical Assistant Programme Lead & Lecturer

email: cwills@abdocollege.org.uk

Apprenticeship team

Jodie Colverson

Apprenticeships Manager

Tel: 01227 733 903
email: jcolverson@abdocollege.org.uk
Andrew Newens

FBDO (Hons) DGO

Apprenticeship Coach

email: anewens@abdocollege.org.uk
Mark Tuffin

FBDO

Apprenticeship Coach

email: mtuffin@abdocollege.org.uk
Nicola Martin

FBDO

Apprenticeship Coach

email: nmartin@abdocollege.org.uk
Joe Atkins

FDBO MSHAA HAD

Apprenticeship Coach

email: jatkins@abdocollege.org.uk
Rachel Clarke

FBDO CL Prof Cert LV

Apprenticeship Coach

email: rclarke@abdocollege.org.uk
Kevin Gutsell

FBDO (Hons) SLD

Apprenticeship Coach

email: kgutsell@abdocollege.org.uk
Alex Vincett

BA (Hons) FBDO CL

Apprenticeship Coach

email: avincett@abdocollege.org.uk
Sarah Marsden

FBDO CL

Apprenticeship Coach

email: smarsden@abdocollege.org.uk
Gina Tye

FBDO CL

Apprenticeship Coach

email: gtye@abdocollege.org.uk
Helen Wilkinson

BSc (Hons) FBDO

Apprenticeship Coach

email: hwilkinson@abdocollege.org.uk

College Bookshop

Justin Hall

Building & Bookshop Administrator

Tel: 01227 733 904
email: jhall@abdocollege.org.uk

College Technicians

Mark Turner

FBDO SMC(Tech) CMgr

College Technician

Tel: 01227 733 923
email: mturner@abdocollege.org.uk
Jimi Partington

Technician

Tel: 01227 733 924
email: jpartington@abdocollege.org.uk

Finance

Lakshman Jayatilaka

BSc(Bus Ad) FCA(SL) ACMA

Accounts Department

Tel: 01227 733 907
email: lakshman@abdo.org.uk

Operational Services

Steve Hertz

FBDO

Head of Operational Services

Tel: 01227 733 929
email: shertz@abdocollege.org.uk
Mark Gibson

FBDO

Ophthalmic Dispensing Programmes Co-ordinator

Tel: 01227 467 677
email: mgibson@abdocollege.org.uk
Rachel Blazyca-White

Senior Courses Administrator

Tel: 01227 733 921
email: rblazyca@abdocollege.org.uk
Wendy Ellis

Documentation Administrator

Tel: 01227 733 909
email: wellis@abdocollege.org.uk
Paula Hall

Senior Courses Administrator

Tel: 01227 733 917
email: phall@abdocollege.org.uk
Claire Raffill

Senior Courses Administrator

Tel: 01227 733 920
email: craffill@abdocollege.org.uk

Reception

Martyna Matelska

Receptionist

Tel: 01227 733 901
email: mmatelska@abdocollege.org.uk