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Business, Law and Professional

Meet the team

A warm welcome from the Business, Law and Professional Higher Education team at University Centre South Devon.

Lynda Breslin EMCC Senior Practitioner, CIPD Ac Assoc

Main areas of teaching

  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • People Management
  • Management and Leadership

Bio

I have over 13 years of experience in South Devon College, having joined in 2009 when I started a BSc (Hons) Law with Business. Shortly after graduating, I joined the Higher Education (HE) team as an Intern. Over the following decade, I have been lucky enough to work in various roles within HE and have worked closely with students at various stages of their journey, as potential applicants through to graduation and alumni, where my passion for education has only grown further. I completed my PGCE in 2016 and have been fortunate enough to teach on over 7 degree programmes, including Business and Law.

More recently I have completed a Fellowship in HE and am looking to further my postgraduate studies. Now working full time for the Business, Law and Professional team, I deliver modules from level 3 to level 5 and enjoy being a tutor for a range of cohorts. 

Lauren Dommett FHEA, PGCE, BSc 

Main areas of teaching

  • Business and Corporate Strategy
  • Developing Research and Practice
  • Employment Relations
  • Green and Sustainable Business
  • Human Resources
  • Leadership and Management
  • Personal tutor

Bio

I have over 13 years of experience in South Devon College, having joined in 2009 when I started a BSc (Hons) Law with Business. Shortly after graduating, I joined the Higher Education (HE) team as an Intern. Over the following decade, I have been lucky enough to work in various roles within HE and have worked closely with students at various stages of their journey, as potential applicants through to graduation and alumni, where my passion for education has only grown further. I completed my PGCE in 2016 and have been fortunate enough to teach on over 7 degree programmes, including Business and Law.

More recently I have completed a Fellowship in HE and am looking to further my postgraduate studies. Now working full time for the Business, Law and Professional team, I deliver modules from level 3 to level 5 and enjoy being a tutor for a range of cohorts. 

Andrew Faulkner MA, PGCE, BA(Hons), SFHEA, Assoc. CIPD

Main areas of teaching

  • Leadership and Management
  • Human Resources
  • Employment Relations
  • Business and Corporate Strategy

Bio

With over 20 years’ experience in the retail sector, working with many national retailers such as Safeway Stores Plc, BP, Tesco Stores Plc, EE and latterly General Motors UK, I returned to education later in life and am an alumni of UCSD and the University of Plymouth, having studied a BA (Hons) in Business. After completing my PGCE, and completing a MA (Hons) in Human Resource Management, I led on the development of the BA (Hons) in Leadership & Management and Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship. With experience of teaching business from levels 2 to 6, I am now Programme Coordinator for Higher Education in the Business and Professional section. In this role I have also been fortunate to have won the University of Plymouth SSTAR award for Outstanding Personal Tutor, as well as South Devon College awards for ‘Inspirational Teaching, Learning and Assessment’ and the ‘Support’ award. I have also recently been awarded Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

Warron Keates

Main areas of teaching

  • Coaching
  • Mentoring
  • IT User Skills

Bio

Training, coaching and mentoring was at the heart of an exciting 9-year career in the British Army, concluding as an Field Engineering and Communications Training Instructor. Leading onto various civilian roles including; EMEA Program Management for Location Services in Mobile Technologies, Vocational Training, Educational Charities, Coaching Company and Lead European Project Manager for STEM Mentoring, before joining South Devon College in 2012.

Research and scholarly activity

My specialist area of research and interest: Personal and Professional Development

Chantelle Mashiter, MSc, PGCE, BSc (Hons)

Main areas of teaching

  • Leadership & Management
  • Change Management
  • Innovation & Enterprise

Bio

Chantelle is the Head of Business, Law & Professional section at South Devon College and as such oversees a diverse range of qualifications within Further Education, Higher Education, Apprenticeships, and other Professional training. Chantelle is an alumni of both the University of Exeter and the University of Plymouth. Qualifications gained include an MSc in Tourism and Hospitality Management and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education, Chantelle is also a qualified assessor and verifier. Chantelle has been involved in the education sector for over 15 years, during this time she has lectured and assessed on various programmes and has been greatly involved in curriculum development. Other roles held whilst working in education have seen her working within Professional Services departments, particularly within Sales, Marketing and Customer Services. Prior to working within education Chantelle’s background was within Tourism and Hospitality Management and she worked within a variety of organisations within this sector, located both regionally and nationally.

Karolina Nowakowska

Main areas of teaching

  • Marketing
  • Leadership and Management

Bio

Karolina worked across multiple companies for over 15 years in a wide range of roles covering Marketing, Sales and Project Management within EU markets. Karolina retrained as a teacher in 2009, successfully becoming a business lecturer, at South Devon College. With over 10 years in education, Karolina has been teaching post 16 sector, professional and university level courses. She has a strong interest in marketing and their application in a real live business context. She is actively supporting local businesses providing business coaching, and mentoring services. She is specialising in market strategic planning, management and research projects, business administration, and promotion, event management and customer service.

Research and scholarly activity

Business Mentor, Language Interpreter and Translator.

Anne Palmer BA (Hons)

Main areas of teaching

  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Change Management

Bio

I began my career at the world headquarters of Nestlé in Vevey, Switzerland, where I worked in the International Sales division collaborating with Nestlé’s subsidiaries worldwide. On my return to the UK, I held positions in local government and in international sales in the electronics manufacturing industry. I have worked in the voluntary sector as treasurer of a local charity. My experience, in both public and private sector organisations, has enabled me to teach across a range of FE and HE provision, from Entry Level 3 to Degree level. As well as my teaching role, I am Programme Coordinator for Business and Law for FE provision at South Devon College and, in this role, have recently been working with the Department for Education to develop the new T Level Transition programme in Business and Administration. My main areas of academic interest are organisational behaviour and change management. I have been honoured to be nominated by students for awards in the categories of Learning Support of the Year and Lecturer of the Year.

Kate Philip BA (Hons), BEd (Hons), CMgr MCMI 

Main areas of teaching

  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Change Management

Bio

I am an Educator with 30 years’ experience in the Education sector. I started in Secondary Education but have taught and managed in Secondary, Further and Higher Education. I hold two Honours degrees, one in Education and one in Management & Leadership. I have also worked in Education in Australia for nearly two years. I have extensive management experience, through paid and voluntary positions. I have been a governor at various schools and a Trustee for the R.D&E Hospital in Exeter.
I am passionate about Education and facilitating that passion in others.  

 

David Stephens

Main areas of teaching

Bio

David Stephens has over a decade of lecturing experience after initially being employed in the education sector as an assessor for NVQs. David’s specialist subject is accountancy, and he completed the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification before progressing on to the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). David has lectured on AAT, CIMA and ACCA programmes as well as being employed as an Associate Lecturer at the University of Plymouth leading on specific Business, Accounting and Finance degree modules. A versatile lecturer, David is also very experienced in delivering leadership and management programmes and enjoys supporting students through their Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA) programmes of study. David has previously been employed as a retail manager and also has experience of working as a Management Accountant in the public-sector along with accountancy practice experience. David is educated to a masters level, holds an honours degree in Business Economics and is a qualified assessor and verifier. He was appointed as HE Lead for Business, Management and Leadership in July 2022.  

David completed a dissertation in 2020 where he conducted primary research to understand how the political ideology of neoliberalism has impacted upon the roles and responsibilities of practitioners within post-16 education. The research project further sought to understand how political ideologies can directly and indirectly impact upon education and how neoliberalist policies in particular can distort the nature and scope of education. David received a distinction for his work from the University of Plymouth.  

 

Caroline Wilkinson BA (Hons), PGCE

Main areas of teaching

Bio

I have worked in the education sector for over 20 years delivering programmes of study in business-related disciplines in a variety of settings in both the public and private sectors.  For a number of years, I successfully led the Business Curriculum and Young Enterprise programme at an independent school in South Somerset.  Currently, I deliver Business courses ranging from L2 to L5 at South Devon College, including apprenticeships, and I am a module leader on the HE Business programme.   

Previously I worked in marketing for a major garage door manufacturer handling sales promotions and coordinating promotional activities in collaboration with industry partners, and I founded and set up a small business enterprise focusing on property inventories in the rental market.   

Alison Williams BA(Hons), PGDip, MCIPD 

Main areas of teaching

Bio

I’ve worked part-time for South Devon College since January 2014 on the delivery of the CIPD professional qualifications at Level 3 and 5. I do this alongside self-employment as an HR Consultant, using the skills and knowledge I have gained from a successful career in HR of over 25 years.

Practically focussed in my teaching, I ensure students leave my lessons with an understanding of the business environment, the external and internal challenges to business and how they impact on people’s work and their working lives. With students studying from a wide range of sectors the classroom environment is a very rich one and I ensure all students fill their kit bags up with tools, theories and their practical application to use back in their HR/People careers.

Recent feedback from a student said: ‘I thoroughly enjoyed completing the Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management with South Devon College. The face-to-face weekly sessions were invaluable not only for the richness of the lessons, but also to connect with other students who were all at different points in their professional careers. South Devon College made it easy to access resources and it was brilliant having an experienced tutor who was passionate about what they were teaching, who gave insightful and constructive feedback, and made us all laugh too! Thank you!