Board of Education
Chair of the DBE
Rev Andrew Towner
Andrew became DBE Chair in March 2017. He has been in the diocese since 2014 and is the Vicar of St John’s Houghton with St Peter’s Kingmoor, to the north of Carlisle. Prior to ordination Andrew taught maths at schools in Kent and Essex.
Members of the DBE
The Rt Rev Rob Saner-Haigh
Bishop of Penrith
Andrea Armstrong
Co-opted Member and Headteacher of Kirkbampton CE School
Rob Blake
Co-opted Member and Executive Headtecher
Kirsty Cooper
Co-opted Member and Headtecher
Richard Cox
Synod Lay Representative
Yvette Ladds
Synod Lay Representative
Canon Peter Ballard
Synod Clergy Representative
The Rev Becky Gibbs Synod Clergy Representative and Priest in Charge of the Benefice of St Bees
Steve Herbert
Co-opted Member and Headteacher of St Georges School
Nick Klein
Co-opted Member and CEO NISCU
David Mills
Synod Lay Representative
The Ven Vernon Ross
Synod Clergy Representative
The Rev Richard Snow
Synod Clergy Representative
The Rev Andrew Towner (Chair)
Synod Clergy Representative and Priest in Charge of the Benefice of St John, Houghton