21 people · Brighton

The CPD team.

Leadership, tutors, content and talent, learning support, operations. The full team you'll work with as an apprentice, individual, or employer partner.

Leadership

Direction and decisions

Stephen Burkes
Stephen Burkes
Chief Executive

Leads the business. Sets direction across funded provision, employer partnerships, and the apprenticeship programme.

Jack Hiett
Jack Hiett
Managing Director

Founded the business in Brighton. Owns employer relationships, sector strategy, and the long-term shape of the curriculum.

Natalie Dzerins
Natalie Dzerins
Operations Manager

Runs the day-to-day operation. Keeps cohorts, staffing, paperwork, and the building working in lock-step.

Content & talent

Marketing and talent acquisition

Maya Ness
Maya Ness
Content & Talent Manager

Runs CPD's content output and talent pipeline. Where most apprentice candidates first meet the business.

Megan Quinn
Megan Quinn
Digital Marketing & Talent Manager

Leads digital marketing for the business. Connects individuals and employers through campaigns and events.

Tutors & trainers

The people who teach the courses

Georgia Meinert
Georgia Meinert
Digital Skills Tutor — Marketing

Teaches across the digital marketing apprenticeships and the Google Digital Marketing bootcamp.

Liz Arasan
Liz Arasan
Digital Marketing Coach & Trainer

Coaches apprentices through their placements. Leads campaign and strategy modules.

Cath Whiteoak
Cath Whiteoak
Digital Skills Tutor

Adobe Creative Suite specialist. Leads the design modules across bootcamps and apprenticeships.

Barry Atkins
Barry Atkins
Video Tutor

Leads the Video Skills Bootcamp and Video Accelerator at Lighthouse Brighton & Hove.

Clare Davey
Clare Davey
Digital Skills Tutor

Cross-discipline tutor working across the bootcamp programme and accelerators.

Laura Waldusky
Laura Waldusky
Digital Skills Tutor

Teaches across the bootcamps. Strong on practical, hands-on creative-tech work.

Chloe Hanks
Chloe Hanks
Digital Skills Tutor

Teaches on the Digital Accelerator. Focus on building practical digital skills across the cohort.

Christos Panayiotou
Christos Panayiotou
AI Tutor

Leads the AI for Business Bootcamp and the AI Specialist Level 4 apprenticeship.

Support & development

Coaches and learning support

Jedda Donnelly
Jedda Donnelly
Leadership & D&I Coach

Works with apprentices on leadership development and inclusion across cohorts.

Leah Georgiades
Leah Georgiades
Learning Support Assistant

In-session support for individuals — tutor backup, accessibility help, and practical workflow guidance.

Naziha Emaetig
Naziha Emaetig
Learning Support Assistant

Supports individuals during sessions and helps with progress reviews.

Jake Parsons
Jake Parsons
Learning Support Assistant

In-session support; helps with technical setup and practical tutorials.

Adam Price
Adam Price
Learning Support Assistant

In-session individual support; covers a wide range of courses across the timetable.

Operations & quality

Behind the scenes

Seun Olowogoke
Seun Olowogoke
IT Manager

Keeps the Macs, network, and learning platform working. Anything tech goes through Seun.

Mary Harris
Mary Harris
Internal Verifier

Quality-assures every assessment outcome. Makes sure our standards stand up to external scrutiny.

Feliciano Teles
Feliciano Teles
Digital Marketing & Sales Apprentice

CPD's own current apprentice. 30% of the Creative Process team have been employed via our apprenticeships.

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