Yvonne Kelly

Yvonne joined Barking & Dagenham College in March 2015 as Chief Operating Officer, with overall responsibility for this national award-winning College’s extensive curriculum offer which provides professional and technical training to 12,500 students annually. In March 2016, following the departure of the Principal, Yvonne carried out the role of Acting Principal and was successfully appointed as Principal and CEO in December 2016. Yvonne takes an active role on various boards including the Executive Board at Barking & Dagenham Chamber of Commerce, the Barking & Dagenham 14-19 partnership Board and is a Board Member for CITB. Yvonne has been part of the education sector for many years; before joining the East London College, Yvonne held Director and Executive Director roles at Stoke on Trent College.