Your Maia committee
The Maia committee was established to steer the agenda for a dynamic Women’s Network at Loughborough University.
The various positions cover leadership, operations and development, engagement and communications, as well as nominated champions for Schools, Professional Services and our London campus.
If you have any suggestions for how we could enhance the network, or are interested in volunteering with Maia to support our activities, we would love to hear from you by emailing maia.network@lboro.ac.uk.
Gemma Towle (she/her)
Co-Chair
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Tutor and Pre-sessional Coordinator
"You can never be overdressed or overeducated" – Oscar Wilde
Connect with Gemma on LinkedIn.
Henrietta Pocock (she/her)
Co-Chair
Academic Language Support Service Manager
"Alone, a woman is a root curling for change,But together, women are a forest alive with spirit: a riotous power, the most timeless pact, a call to act, to all those who hear it." - Amanda Gorman
Sandra Kwok (she/her)
Operations Co-Lead (Advocacy)
Graduate Management Trainee
"Femininity needs to be embraced wherever it is, whether it be in a man or a woman or a nonconforming gender person" - Emma Watson.
Connect with Sandra on LinkedIn.
Denise Coles (she/her)
Events Co-Lead
EDI Manager
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." - Maya Angelou
Timipado Imomotebegha (she/her)
Operations Lead (Events)
Oliver Hooper (he/him)
Allyship Voice
Lecturer in Physical Education and Sport Coaching“Once you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope” – bell hooksConnect with Oliver on X.
Marion Jost (she/her)
Professional Services Voice
Programme Administrator
"No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.” - Virginia Woolf
Connect with Marion on LinkedIn.
Imogen Heaton (she/her)
Professional Services Voice
Technical Tutor
“Face your fears; live your passions, be dedicated to your truth.” - Billie Jean King
Connect with Imogen on LinkedIn.
Emily Hayday
Academic Voice (London)
Lecturer in Sports Business
“Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela
Connect with Emily on LinkedIn.
Amy Pyle (she/her)
Academic Voice maternity cover (London)
Learning Partnerships Manager, based in the Future Space Team in London
Connect with Amy on LinkedIn.
Ellie Gudgin (she/her)
Doctoral Researcher Voice
Doctoral Researcher (for English)
"Read Emily Dickenson. Read Graham Greene. Read Italo Calvino. Read Maya Angelou. Read anything you want. Just read. Books are possibilities. They are escape roots. They give you options when you have none. Each one can be a home for an uprooted mind." - Matt Haig's 'Reasons to Stay Alive'.
Connect with Ellie on LinkedIn.
Ben Cole (he/him)
Male Ally (London)
Head of Future Space – Loughborough University London
“Ridicule is nothing to be scared of”
Connect with Ben on LinkedIn.