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

Helen Ismael

Dean of Social Sciences

Swati Dabas

Associate Dean of Social Sciences

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.

Sadie Clayton

Course Director of Fashion

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

Co - Course Director of Business Management and Entrepreneurship

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.

Richard George

Course Director of Hospitality

Richard George is the Course Director for the Hospitality Management program at LCCA. He obtained his PhD in Marketing from the Faculty of Commerce at the University of Cape Town (South Africa), a MA from Exeter University, and a BA (Hons) degree at Sheffield Hallam University. His research interests are in the field of tourism management: travel influencers, tourism crime-safety, and entrepreneurship in tourism. He is the author of Marketing Tourism & Hospitality: Concepts and Cases, 2e (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) and numerous research papers on tourism topics. He has consulted widely, particularly in South Africa on topics ranging from branding a wine farm in the Western Cape to advising tourism-crime safety measures at Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town.

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.

Gabriel Tsang

Lecturer - Foundation

Gabriel H. S. Tsang is a Lecturer dedicated to nurturing the next generation of design and media professionals, equipping them with the skills and inspiration to excel in a global industry.

With over 16 years of expertise in teaching visual culture, graphic design, and media studies, Gabriel provides his students with knowledge and practical experience. Before transitioning to academia, he built a successful career in the design industry. Starting as a graphic designer in Minneapolis, he managed branding projects for prominent clients. He later founded Tupos Design Company, specialising in branding and marketing promotions across Southeast Asia. His professional background offers invaluable real-world insights that he shares with his students, inspiring them to pursue dynamic career paths in design and media.

In addition to teaching and design, Gabriel is a visual artist specialising in painting and illustration. His works have been published internationally, with features on global streaming services and crowdfunding platforms. His artistic pursuits enhance his teaching, providing students with unique perspectives on the intersections of creativity, culture, and communication.

Keith McIlroy

Health and Safety Manager

I’m an experienced H&S Manager of over 30 years. I have worked for Williams Lea, Nat West Mentor and Monster Energy Drinks.

I have installed the H&S ISO 45001 standard across businesses, and I am experienced in the development of H&S processes and procedures.

I am a NEBOSH trained H&S professional and an IOSH trained H&S trainer.

I enjoy reading, mostly Lee Childs and James Patterson.

I am a football fan, Chelsea and Rugby Union fan, Harlequins.

I have been married for 40 years and my son is working in Spain at Villarreal Football club.