Director of the Waynflete Office

Director of Alumni Relations

Alan joined MCS as a Mathematics teacher in 1981. He became a house tutor then Housemaster of Callender House. Firstly appointed Professional Tutor, he then became Senior Teacher before semi-retiring in 2016. Always active in coaching sports, involved in the CCF and lots of other outward bounds activities, including the ski trip, he is well known to generations of pupils and parents. In 2000 Alan became the staff representative of the Old Waynfletes, which morphed into becoming Director of Alumni Relations, a post he still enjoys along with a passion for the history of MCS.

Head of Development Services

I am a native Ohioan who is thrilled to be part of the Waynflete Office team.

Having worked in innovation consulting for many years helping fast moving consumer goods manufacturers better understand their consumers, I made the leap to development and MCS in 2019 and have never looked back. It’s wonderful to know that our bursary fundraising enriches the school by ensuring that it can be open to pupils from all backgrounds and circumstances. I also really enjoy getting to know Old Waynfletes and members of our MCS community, all of whom are so supportive of the school’s aims.

In my role as Head of Development Services, I oversee many of the operational aspects of the office related to data, finance, stewardship, and events.

I am also an MCS parent and love seeing what the school offers our pupils. I don’t think I’ll ever tire of walking around School Field on a sunny day, or cycling to the office through the dreaming spires of Oxford.

Outside of work, I am always seeking to keep fit via running, tennis, cricket, paddleboarding – anything active!

Deputy Development Director

Originally from California, I joined the Waynflete Office in May 2020, following a career in the higher education sector where I served in roles at institutions such as the NYU Stern School of Business and Pepperdine University.

My current role as Deputy Development Director at MCS delivers all fundraising activity and engages with Old Waynfletes, parents, and Friends. I act as a relationship builder, storyteller, content and data strategist, and professional problem solver in executing multichannel fundraising appeals and raising funds for bursaries for current and future pupils. As a seasoned development professional, I am committed to facilitating fundraising efforts that allow all pupils academic opportunities regardless of their financial means, and am passionate about working with the MCS community to foster transformative educational experiences that further the success, academic rigour, and reputation of the school.

Beyond my professional experiences, I am an ardent academic with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Pepperdine University and a Master of Arts in Victorian Studies with Distinction from Birkbeck College, University of London. In my spare time, I can often be found reading, baking, photographing the beautiful sites of Oxford and the UK, running, and practising yoga.

Communications and Events Manager

Born and brought up in north London, I then left for the flatlands of Norfolk and read biology at UEA in the beautiful city of Norwich. However the lab coat wasn’t calling me so took a postgrad course in media studies and embarked on a 22-year career in commercial radio working across the UK, specialising in marketing and sponsorship.

Then I took part in MasterChef and everything changed! I didn’t win but it did change my life because I decided to leave radio and study for my Cordon Bleu Diploma and subsequently ran my own cookery school, teaching everything from patisserie to knife skills. After ten happy years I put down the spatula and took up a role as Manager of MCS’s Oxford Festival of the Arts for three years before moving to my current post in the Waynflete Office.

Outside work I still love to cook, I’m a keen gardener, enjoy theatre and cinema and endure pilates which I know is good for me!