The HAT
Leadership Team

Pat Deeny CEO 2
Pat Deeny
Co-founder and CEO of HAT, Pat is an experienced educator in healthcare and simulation methods. He is a Senior Fellow of the United Kingdom Higher Education Academy and a Nursing Consultant for High Court Services.
Matt Jennings
Dr Matt Jennings
Matt has been a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Drama at Edge Hill University, Nottingham University and Ulster University, having worked extensively in the field of arts education, community arts and applied drama
Karl Tizzard Kleister2
Dr Karl Tizzard-Kleister
Director and head of quality improvement at HAT, Karl has an MA in Drama and has completed his PHD on how drama can enhance nursing education.
Susan Foster
Susan Foster

Sue Foster is director and head of curriculum development and accreditation at HAT. She has over 30 years’ experience as a nurse, nurse educator specialising in palliative and end of life care.

Davinder Dhami

Davinder Dhabi

Director and Executive Business Consultant at HAT, and Managing Director of Xander Hendrix  Healthcare.

Ellen Richardson Swann

Ellen Richardson-Swann

Ellen is Office Administrator at HAT and Office Manager at Xander Hendrix Healthcare. She has had previous Executive Secretarial roles in the finance sector and is a business owner with experience in Formula One.

Matt Wills

Matt Wills

Matt is HAT’s Business Director. With extensive history in building and managing companies and teams in the media space, Matt brings his lifelong involvement in health and business to HAT