Governing Body of the BSPA 2008/9
Officially known as: Conseil d'Administration de l'Association des Parents d'Elèves de la Section Britannique du Lycée International
E
ric
Bellanger, Parent Governor
First elected: 2004. Re-elected 2008.
Eric has one child in 7ème (CM2) at Félix Eboué in Le Pecq. This is Eric's fifth year on the Governing Body and the family's sixth year with the British Section. Eric serves on two working groups: Communications and ICT (Information and Communications Technology).
Email: bellanger-e@wanadoo.fr
Philippe de Chabert, Parent Governor
First elected: 2004. Re-elected 2008.
Philippe's fifth year as a governor, and seventh year as a member of the British Section. He also serves on the Human Resources sub-committee and the Strategy working group. Philippe has a daughter in 1ère at the Lycée site. Philippe also serves as APELI (Association des Parents d’Elèves du Lycée International) representative and sits on the Lycée Conseil d'Administration.
Email: pdechabert@noos.fr
Sylvie Dupuis, Parent Governor and Chair of BSPTG 
First elected: February 2008.
Sylvie joined the section in September 2001 after 12 years in London
. Four boys in the Section: three at the Lycée site in Terminale, 1ère, and 5ème, and one in 3ème at the Collège des Hauts Grillets. Sylvie has been Hauts Grillets parent coordinator, served as Secretary of the BSPTG (British Section Parent Teacher Group) and member of the Social group, and became chair of the BSPTG in January 2008. Sylvie seconds Philippe de Chabert in his role of APELI representative.
Email: sylviehdupuis@aol.com
Rob Edwards, 
Parent Governor
First elected: 2008.
Rob has lived in France for 12 years and has been part of the British Section for eight years. He currently has two boys at the Lycée in 4ème and 1ère and his wife Chris is contact parent for 4ème at the Lycée site. Rob is currently treasurer for the British Scout group at Bougival and regularly assists with their activities. Rob serves on the ICT and Strategy working groups.
Email: rob.edwards@wanadoo.fr
Richard
Hadley, Secretary
First elected: 1993. R-elected: 2007.
Richard has one child in the British Section in 1ère at the Lycée. The family has been part of the British Section for 17 years with three older children going to English Universities post-Lycée. In 2008, Richard stood down after serving as British Section Parents Association President for 11 years.
Email: hadley.richard@gmail.com
Chris
Lajtha, President
First elected: 2001. R-elected: 2007.
Chris is in his eighth year as a member of the Governing Body and is the newly-elected President of the BSPA Governing Body. Over the years, Chris has contributed to the Communications working group, lead the Governance Project team and more recently served as Vice President and convenor of the Human Resources sub-committee. Chris has two children in 2nde and 6ème and an older child who went to a British university in September 2008 after spending 14 years as a student in the British Section.
Email: chris.lajtha@orange.fr
Yves
Lorgeré, Parent Governor
First elected: 2006. Re-elected 2008.
Yves' family has been part of the British Section since 2004. Yves has two children in the British Section: a son in 2nde at the Lycée and a daughter in 5ème at the Collège des Hauts Grillets. Yves is member of the Finance sub-committee and the ICT working group.
Email: yves.lorgere@wanadoo.fr
Debbie
Macklin, Vice President
First Elected 2003, Re-elected 2008.
Debbie has two children, now in 1ère and 3ème at the Lycée site, both of whom have been in the section since Maternelle 3. Debbie is currently convenor of the Human Resources sub-committee and serves on the Communications and Strategy working groups. Debbie is also a member of the Insites editorial team.
Email: macklin.debbie@noos.fr
Ian
MacLeod, Parent Governor
Ian joined the Governing Body in 2006 and has one child in the British section in 6ème at the Lycée and one child who went to a British university after leaving the Lycée. Ian serves as convenor of the Communications working group and is also a member of the Strategy working group.
Email: ian.macleod@noos.fr
Philip
Mead, Treasurer
First elected: 2003. Re-elected 2007.
Philip has been in France for 31 years and with the British Section for 11 years (five of them as a Governor and three as Treasurer.) His wife Laurence teaches in a French primary school. They have three girls in 1ère, 3ème, & 5ème.
Email: pmead@orange.fr
Tony
Russell, Parent Governor
First elected: 2007.
Tony has lived in France for 11 years and has worked for the same international company for nearly 20 years. Married to Debby, with three children, two at the Lycée in 5ème and 6ème and one at a British university after having left the Lycée.
Email: tony.russ@orange.fr
Sylvie
Seng, Parent Governor
First elected: 2006. Re-elected 2008.
Sylvie has three daughters in the British Section in Terminale and 2nde at the Lycée and 4ème at Collège Pierre et Marie Curie (PMC). The family have been members of the section since returning to France in 1999. Sylvie served on the Le Pecq Parents Association for seven years, before being co-opted as a Governor in 2006. Sylvie serves on the Finance sub-committee.
Email: sylvie.seng@pobox.com
Michael
Stam, Independent Governor
First elected: 2005.
Mike came to France in 1976 to begin a 27 year career in financial services with several major French and international groups. His three children were educated through the French private and public school system. Mike retired in 2003 and is currently treasurer of the Red Cross delegation at Les Mureaux which he represents on the Yvelines management committee. Golf and grandchildren are other major preoccupations. Mike serves on the Finance sub-committee.
Email: Stamgovernor@aol.com
Mike
Thompson, Parent Governor
First elected : 2007. Re-elected 2008.
Mike has lived in France for over 16 years and been with the British Section for three years. Mike has three children: two at Félix Eboué (7ème & 9ème) and the third in Moyenne section at Jehan Alain. His wife, Jane, teaches in an English nursery school in St. Germain-en-Laye. Mike is convenor of the ICT working group and also serves on the Communications and Strategy working groups as well as being a one of the Welcome BBQ & Sports Day organisers.
Email: mikethompson@aliceadsl.fr