The Senior Leadership Team at Morden College
Chief Executive Officer
Meryl Davies
Meryl Davies joined Morden College as CEO in October 2023. Her career has spanne...
Finance Director
Kate Morris
Kate joined Morden College in 2018 from Volunteering Matters where she was Finan...
Director of Real Estate
Ed Mileham
Ed Mileham BSc (Hons) MRICS is a qualified Chartered Surveyor with considerable ...
Operations Director
Richard McAllister
Richard’s formal training was in hospitality and he was appointed to unit leve...
Director of Resident Services & Charity Development
Catronia Toms
Catronia Toms joined Morden College in July 2024 having held senior strategic an...
Director of People & Culture
Michael Lowe
Michael Lowe joined Morden College in January 2024 having held senior leadership...
Chaplain
Alex Russell
Alex Russell joined Morden College in June 2024 after 26 years as a parish pries...
Meryl Davies
Chief Executive Officer
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Meryl Davies
Chief Executive Officer
Meryl Davies joined Morden College as CEO in October 2023. Her career has spanned higher education, international development, and UK charities.
Most recently, Meryl was CEO of Re-engage, the national charity working with people over 75 who are experiencing loneliness and social isolation.
Kate Morris
Finance Director
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Kate Morris
Finance Director
Kate joined Morden College in 2018 from Volunteering Matters where she was Finance Director. Kate is an experienced Chartered Accountant and has had a number of senior roles in the UK charity sector. After qualifying, her early career was in a non-departmental public body (NDPB) within the Home Office, and subsequent roles include Trusteeships for The Drinkaware Trust and Bethlem Gallery, and Head of Group Finance for the British Heart Foundation.
Ed Mileham
Director of Real Estate
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Ed Mileham
Director of Real Estate
Ed Mileham BSc (Hons) MRICS is a qualified Chartered Surveyor with considerable experience in lease negotiations, town centre redevelopment and management. He heads up the Real Estate team at Morden College, having previously been a Director and London team leader at LCP Properties, and Director of Asset Management at Savills.
Richard McAllister
Operations Director
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Richard McAllister
Operations Director
Richard’s formal training was in hospitality and he was appointed to unit level, regional and head office roles in the UK and overseas, working for Intercontinental Hotels, Queens Moat House Hotels and Hand Picked Hotels. His focus on Facilities Management saw Richard move into healthcare where he worked in a UK-wide role for a national provider until he joined Morden College in 2013.
Richard and his team are responsible for Hard and Soft FM and refurbishment programmes, and they support on procurement and contract management.
Catronia Toms
Director of Resident Services & Charity Development
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Catronia Toms
Director of Resident Services & Charity Development
Catronia Toms joined Morden College in July 2024 having held senior strategic and clinical leadership roles within the NHS in London and the south-east and charity sectors within the UK and abroad. Catronia is a registered occupational therapist who is passionate about facilitating others’ independence and enablement. She has many years experience working with older people.
Originally from New Zealand, Catronia is settled in the UK with her family.
Michael Lowe
Director of People & Culture
- Group:Senior Leadership Team
Michael Lowe
Director of People & Culture
Michael Lowe joined Morden College in January 2024 having held senior leadership HR roles within HM Prison & Probation Service, Ministry of Justice, and The Goldsmiths’ Company.
Before focusing his career on HR, Michael was a School Business Manager for a large secondary school in north London. Michael has a Chartered Fellow qualification from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Alex Russell
Chaplain
- Group:Senior Leadership Team
Alex Russell
Chaplain
Alex Russell joined Morden College in June 2024 after 26 years as a parish priest, a role which included time spent as a hospice chaplain and as chaplain to a college of further education. She started her working life as a nurse, and later qualified as a psychotherapist.
Alex has been a vegetarian for many years, is passionate about animals, and is generally accompanied around the College by her dog Brecon.