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Angie Prentice
Senior Careers Advisor
Before joining Premier, Angie worked as a Fitness/Aerobics Instructor and qualified to an advanced instructor level. She then progressed into a sales and marketing role and was involved in opening a number of new health and fitness clubs around the country for some of the industry's leading suppliers, such as Esporta and Next Generation. Her success in sales then enabled her to fast track into a management position, where she headed up and trained a sales team which went on to win 'Sales Team of the Year', with an annual turnover in sales membership exceeding £300,000. Her fitness background, marketing skills and industry contacts are all invaluable tools when it comes to advising students on their career options once they have graduated.
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Allyson Vowles
Careers Advisor
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Simon Rhodes-Chamberlin
Academy Manager
Simon graduated from Surrey University in 1991 with a BSc (Hons) in Sport & Business Studies. He worked for Orion Corporate Fitness as a Fitness Professional before moving into a management position in sports retail. In 1993 he completed a teaching qualification in Physical Education at De Montfort University. After entering into a business partnership, he then returned to education in 1995 where he worked in the Sport and Leisure Sections at West Herts College as a Sports Coaching Manager and Career Development Officer. Simon joined Premier in February 2002 at Premier's Oxford training centre, but is now responsible for the London Academy's business development programme.
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Matt Brown
Regional Training Manager
Matt graduated in Physical Education from Exeter University in 1996. After a short spell in teaching, he worked in marketing & communications before completing the Premier Diploma in 2002. He then went on to work as a Fitness Instructor & Sports Specialist Personal Trainer and run a Sports Massage clinic in North London. Matt joined the London Academy in 2004 to teach on the Foundation Certificate in Fitness Instruction and the Fitness Trainer Award. Matt has experience and coaching qualifications in Athletics, Swimming, Rugby League and Rugby Union and is a C.H.E.K. exercise coach.
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David Fiala
Lecturer
Dave graduated from Pretoria Technikon University, South Africa, in 1998 with a HND in Sport and Exercise Technology. He first worked as a High School Basketball Coach in South Africa before returning to further his studies in Atlanta USA in 2002, where he became certified as a Clinical Neuromuscular Therapist. Prior to joining Premier in 2003, he also worked as a freelance therapist in both the States and the UK. Dave currently teaches on the Sports Massage course at the London Academy.
