OUR PEOPLE

Debi Hayes

Managing Director

Debi has worked in public and private higher education for over 25 years in a range of roles including Director of Partnerships – University of Greenwich, Dean of Creative Enterprise at University of the Arts and Provost at GSM London. Currently MD of LCCA and Principal of St. Patricks International College, Debi is committed to expanding opportunities for mature and non-traditional students. She is also a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Debi has contributed to national education agendas as a Teaching Excellence Framework assessor and as an advisor to the Department for Education on widening participation.

Prior to a career in higher education, Debi thrived in the fields of advertising and design, where she worked on behalf of clients to develop new products and devise effective communication strategies. Her academic publications span the arts, tourism and higher education policy and she is Deputy Editor of the Creative Industries Journal, an international publication that features cutting edge research by academics and practitioners. In her spare time, Debi makes ceramic pots, goes to the theatre and indulges her Cockerpoo, Oscar, with long walks.

Dr Rod Brazier

Principal

Dr Rod Brazier

Sadie Clayton

Fashion Course Director

Sadie Clayton trained in fashion design, specialising in copper metal and showcasing at LFW, PFW, MFW and SFW. Fascinated by design and innovation, Sadie took these foundations to explore the creative boundaries between art, fashion and technology, presenting collections at the Royal Academy of the Arts in a holographic form and creating bespoke content with Adobe films. She has also produced a number of sculptures for and with humanoid AI robots. Sadie has worked with various high-profile clients during her career, such as Tate Modern and Tate Britain, The Ivy, Sipsmith Gin, M&C Saatchi, Art Fund, Chanel 4 and Bonhams, to name a few. 

Embraced by the art world as a creator and innovator, Sadie has been involved with projects for London Craft Week, Singapore Design Week, Art Basel Miami, Design is Great NYC, delivering workshops/talks/panels to inspire and educate the audiences around the world.

Curtis Brown represents Sadie for TV & Radio commercials, as well as having her own creative studio in east London where she creates her copper metal sculptures and commissions for exhibitions and clients. 

Sadie has taught at universities in London and the North, and has led a sustainability project to the students at the Pearl Academy in New Delhi, India. Sadie is also a member of the FACE community – ‘Fashion academics creating equality’ within institutions. 

Zoe Lem

Course Director of Fashion Media and Promotion

Lachhuman Gurung

Course Director for Business

Lachhuman Gurung is a social entrepreneur and an innovative educator. Having over 18 years of experience in the business and international education sector, he has seen first-hand how powerful the experiential learning pedagogy is, and how important it is to promote teambuilding and enterprising skills so that learners can achieve their dreams.  

Gurung started his career as a part-time lecturer before opening his own educational institution in Nepal. Through sheer dedication, focus, perseverance, and self-belief he has completely transformed his life and empowers his students to do the same. He now proudly leads the Business School in one of the fastest growing institutions in London. 

Outside of work, he is an avid cyclist and has completed several long-distance charity ride challenges, including London to Brighton, London to Cambridge, and most recently London to Paris ride where he and his team managed to raise £7000 to support an orphanage children home in Nepal. He believes in giving back to the community and is actively engaged in community work, chairing the Nepalese Youth Association, UK, a voluntary social enterprise that works for the betterment of the local youth community.

Swati Dabas

Course Director of Hospitality

Swati Dabas is the Course Director of BA Hospitality Management and brings to the role her extensive experience in Hospitality and Business Administration.

She has spent over 25 years working within academia and the hospitality industry. She also has a keen interest in research.

Her background is in Hospitality and Business Administration with dual specialisation in Marketing and Human Resources. She has also worked with various international hotel brands such as Taj and Hyatt in various managerial roles in sales and marketing, events and hotel operations.

As a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, she constantly mentors and supports her colleagues and maintains a substantial network of industry relations to create experiential learning opportunities for LCCA students.

Angela Nathoo

Student Disability and Wellbeing Officer

Angela has corporate and private industry experience in Human Resources and education management training , she has specialist experience in Social emotional mental health and special education needs in mainstream education along with higher education and is a trainee counsellor.