Meet the team

 Head of BFBS Academy

June is an experienced leader within the education domain and has been Head of BFBS Academy since 2017. She has had considerable experience in course development and delivery across several subject specialisms within the media sector. Having started her broadcast engineering career within the BBC’s News and Current Affairs department, she then moved into technical management of a wide range of craft areas with the busy studio environments at MTV.

June has a Masters’ in Education leadership and has worked for many years developing training for clients across the Civil Service, Defence, MOD and Military. She is an experienced ‘Train the Trainer’ practitioner and has delivered training to journalists, media engineers and communications managers.

Outside of the office, June enjoys travelling and the theatre. 

Sales & Account Manager 

Karen is our Sales & Account Manager, joining the BFBS Academy team in 2021 with a background in sales and marketing management and client development.  Karen will be your point of contact throughout, supported by the wider BFBS Academy team, ensuring that we achieve all the learning outcomes agreed, across all our course deliveries.  She has extensive experience in course development, working closely with our clients to understand their training requirements and that learning objectives are clear, understood and met, whether for our ‘off the shelf’ courses, or a bespoke programme. Karen also focuses on researching and designing new training courses, collaborating with our subject matter expert trainers to develop impactful learning solutions. 

Karen enjoys time outside the office with her family and three children, going on long walks with a great pub and meal at the end, as well as going to the theatre and experiencing the buzz of live music concerts.

Account Executive 

As our Account Executive, Kieron is responsible for managing all training planning, logistics and invoicing. He acts as the liaison between clients and trainers to book in our pre-training briefing call, and is responsible for sending out the pre-joining questionnaires which ensure our team and trainers are fully informed with regards to any delegate specific training requirements, accessibility and learning outcomes to be covered. Kieron also distributes the post-training feedback questionnaires which allow our team to follow up on any specific feedback points and which also enable us to evolve our training to suit client demands. 

Outside of the office, Kieron is a keen tennis player and coach and can be found teaching a wide range of ages and abilities at his local tennis club.

Training and Marketing Executive 

Sophie Dalmedo joined the BFBS Academy team in spring 2026 as the Academy Training & Marketing Executive. With over 10+ years of marketing experience, she leads the Academy's marketing strategy and specialises in smartphone content creation, social media, and Canva training. Having developed social media strategies and content for SMEs across a variety of sectors, Sophie is passionate about helping people build practical digital marketing skills and create engaging content with confidence.

Outside of work, Sophie enjoys watching rugby and supporting her local rugby club with videography and photography. She also loves spending time outdoors on long walks with her Cocker Spaniel, Bonnie.