Rachel Holmes
Rachel has a wide range of experience in the private and public sectors, designing and delivering personal and team development programmes for clients in HE, the NHS and the pharmaceutical, legal, financial service and not-for-profit sectors. After an early career with a major publisher of psychometric instruments, she established her own consultancy in 2001. Originally a team development specialist, Rachel is also a qualified executive coach. She has worked with clients across the HE sector for the last 15 years, and is part of the pool of AHUA registered coaches providing support to both newly appointed and experienced COOs and Registrars through coaching and facilitated Action Learning Sets. Rachel is also a co-director of the AHUA’s other flagship development offering, the Aspiring Registrar and COO Programme.
Kim Newton-Woof
After a decade of working in higher education, Kim now operates as an independent specialist leadership consultant, facilitator and coach. Still operating as a trusted partner in the university sector, she also supports other sectors including, FE, health, finance, media and charity. Kim spends her days designing and delivering development experiences with and for leaders and teams. Taking a human-first approach, she uses creative ways help leaders fine-tune what they do, make different choices, and develop their own solutions. An AHUA Associate based in Southampton, Kim provides coaching services for newly appointed AHUA members, is a facilitator for the Association’s Action Learning Sets and co-director of the Aspiring Registrar and COO Programme.