The UKCPD Advisory Panel
Our college is guided by a dedicated panel of highly experienced, non-executive professionals from diverse business backgrounds.
UKCPD began its development back in 1998, and during this time it has been fortunate enough to have had the support of many amazing individuals who have given their time and expertise to kick start and support its growth and development.
Over the last few years, the College has grown at an exponential rate – adding more courses and qualifications, both professional and academic. We moved from an “in person” training organisation to an “online provider” compete with a bespoke learning platform. As the scope and numbers of students and Team Members has grown, the strain on the original founders was beginning to show and the realisation that the College was becoming a mature organisation, and some of the elements that modern students, professional bodies and the general public expect to be present were not always apparent.
While the legal status of the organisation currently remains the same, Private Limited Company – Company Number 06761363, its clear some evolution is required.
So, in addition to our team of extraordinarily talented and hard working Trainers, Tutors and support staff, it has become clear that some additional support is needed to support its founding members, the operational and developmental direction of the College, its underpinning systems, checks and balances and its overall robust financial foundations.
With this in mind, we have appointed an Non Executive Advisory Panel who’s role is to support, advice and suggest ideas and also be a sounding board when decisions around challenges, opportunities and future development options are presented. Additionally, something like a Board of Governors to further enhance our professional structure will also be appointed in due course.
The current Advisory Panel includes the following individuals:
Dhugal Dennison – Co Founder
Dhugal was one of the key individuals that pushed the concept of forming UKCPD back in 1998.
Dhugal was one of the original investors and supporters with both financial funding and organisational support. He is currently a Board Member and business partner.
Additionally, he is the CEO and Founder at MailNinja, an email marketing app.
After starting as a web designer in 2005, Dhugal quickly grew his Swindon-based agency to become Mailchimp’s #1 partner globally, eventually launching his own platform in 2023.
Dhugal is a qualified Project Management Consultant and is a qualified NLP Practitioner & Performance Coach.
Dhugal now lives in Somerset with his husband and cat, and loves spending time with family and taking walks around the Quantock hills.
Ross Temple – Special Advisor to Founders
Ross is an expert transformational coach & mentor for leaders, high performers and entrepreneurs, who have an obsession with maximising potential and progression within both individuals and businesses.
Ross now works almost exclusively with entrepreneurs and business owners worldwide. With a vast experience of working with enterprises from start-ups to multi-million-pound businesses.
Ross began to realise there were three stumbling blocks to creating a flourishing business, these included simply a direction, decision and action. Having trained, spoken and coached thousands of entrepreneurs and business owners Ross has now simplified the process of achieving ‘Success’ by implementing the PROGRESS model.
Ross has the ILM level 7 Diploma in Executive Coaching & Mentoring qualification, he is also an NLP Master Practitioner & Performance Coach.
Lynda Oliver – Special Advisor to Founders
Lynda is a highly experienced human resource management professional with vast experience in corporate environment including the optical, audiology & health care industry.
Now concentrating on an employee wellbeing and welfare agenda, with an ambition to help people solve some of life’s puzzles, to enable them to create and sustain their own happiness and success in the workplace.
Lynda was one of the people the founder of UKCPD originally studied NLP with, and was supportive in offering advice when UKCPD was originally being set up and registered as a training organisation.
Lynda is a qualified Mental Health First Aider and has an Enhanced DBS Certificate. Lynda is also a qualified NLP Practitioner & Life Coach.
David Baker – Special Advisor to Founders
David is a teaching consultant with a very successful 37 year career in secondary education.
Over this time he was Head of Department in three different schools, spent 11 years as a Deputy Head and has helped thousands of students to achieve their full potential.
As Deputy Head he studied for, and obtained, a Masters in Educational Leadership which helped him manage a large staffroom while supporting the Head in their drive for improvement in results. He also has a degree in Economics with Statistics and admits that his area of real passion in Mathematics is the joys of Statistics!
He is now enjoying retirement in Somerset with his wife and dog, and with family nearby he has plenty of time to see them and go for walks in the surrounding countryside, while still reading the odd book on mathematics.