Mary brings over 20 years’ experience of working and volunteering within the education sector, together with significant expertise in HR and organisational development.
She has 13 years’ experience as a governor of a secondary academy, including five years as Chair of Governors. During this time, she has served as Link Governor for Equality and Leadership and Management and as a member of both Curriculum and Finance Committees. Earlier in her career, she also clerked for primary school governing bodies while working within Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Children and Young People’s Services, where she was Head of CYPS HR.
Her professional HR experience spans senior recruitment, employee relations, organisational change, employee engagement, staff wellbeing, equality and diversity, and people strategy. In her current role, she is a member of a university HR Senior Management Team, contributing to the delivery of its strategic ambitions through its People & Culture Plan.
A committed Christian, Mary is particularly drawn to CDLT’s Christian foundation and its commitment to equity and inclusion. She is passionate about improving life chances for children and young people and supporting educational leaders to create caring and nurturing environments in which children and adults can flourish.