Kathy graduated from Durham University with a degree in Medieval and Modern History. She trained and qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Young (a predecessor firm of Ernst and Young). Kathy is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, her additional qualifications include the ICAEW Diploma in Charity Accounting.

She has wide experience across the charity and not-for-profit sector, having worked in the NHS as Assistant Finance Director at a Trust; at the University of Warwick supporting academics to commercialise their research; and in various voluntary roles. She recently retired as Group Finance Director of the Chartered Institution of Waste Management (CIWM), a charity group working in the resource management and environmental sector.

Her current roles include being a Vice Chair of Governors of a local primary school.

Kathy is a Trustee of the Road Safety Trust and is the Trust’s appointed representative on the UKROEd Board.