Centre Director
Debbie became Centre Director of INTO University of East Anglia in July 2007, having spent nearly 25 years working in Higher Education in a variety of roles including finance, planning and management information. Her previous role was at Brunel University as Deputy Director (Resources and Operations) of Brunel International where she 'cut her teeth' in the world of International Education, as the University's relationship manager with LIBT (London International College of Business and Technology).
Academic Directors
Academic Director
Matthew joined INTO at an early stage, setting up foundation and diploma programmes at INTO University of East Anglia. Matthew has experience in project management and communication and is a Science specialist (Genetic engineering).
Director of Studies, Science Computing and Maths
Prior to joining INTO in July 2006 Jeff was employed as a full-time Lecturer at the School of Computing Sciences, INTO University of East Anglia., during which time he was also involved in medical imaging research, developing methods for automatically analysing colour endoscopic images. Previously, Jeff had a career in sales and marketing, for almost 15 years, mostly in the computer industry. In 1994, Jeff became a full-time student at the University of Central Lancashire on a foundation programme, which led onto a B.Eng in Electronic Engineering, after which he completed a PhD in Computer Science at INTO University of East Anglia.
Director of Studies, Business, Social Sciences and Law
Prior to joining INTO in July 2006 Richard was employed as Centre Director on the NCUK International Programme in Suzhou, China. Richard's managerial career stems from extensive experience in international education. He has taught and coordinated various units in Business and the Social Sciences to non-native speakers at university and pre-university level.
Programme Managers
Karen is English Language Programme Manager for the Pre-Masters, Academic English and Essential English courses offered at INTO University of East Anglia. Karen has been in this post since INTO University of East Anglia came into being and previously was a teacher at what was CEB. Karen initially came to Norwich to do an MA in Education and Development and before that was working for the British Council in Caracas, Venezuela, involved in teaching, examining and teacher-training.
Chris is the English Language Programme Manager for credit-bearing courses at INTO University of East Anglia. He has been working in English language teaching for 13 years as a teacher and examiner. He has been involved in training students for university courses since 2002, and has designed and taught units for both undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses at University of East Anglia. Chris has worked in the UK, Italy and Australia, and has taught students from over 70 different countries. He is an examiner for Cambridge ESOL and recently completed an MA in Linguistics, Society and Culture.
Marketing Manager
Helena is a UK National, fluent in Spanish, French and Italian. Her qualifications include the Chartered Institute of Marketing's Professional Diploma in Marketing (2008), a PGCE in Post Compulsory Education and Training in EFL, French and Spanish (1996), a Cert TESOL
(1992), a BA Honours in Modern Languages and Literature (1991). Helena has 15 months' experience as international officer at the University of East Anglia and was a lecturer in EFL at Sheffield Hallam University and lecturer in Spanish at the Sheffield College in 2005. She also worked at Leeds Metropolitan University promoting English language courses. From 2001 to 2004, Helena was senior teacher client relations and marketing with the British Council, Bilbao, Spain. Prior to that she taught at the British Council in Turin, Italy for a couple of years and in southern Spain in the private language sector for 3 years. She has market knowledge of Mexico, the Middle East, Turkey, USA and India.
