Catherine graduated with a degree in Hotel and Catering Management from the University of Strathclyde. Since then she has been involved in education for over 33 years. She worked for Oldham Education Department for 10 years and then moved into Higher Education where she retired as the Director of Estates and Facilities at the University of Liverpool in 2014. She was a Foundation Governor of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, where she went to school, for 27 years and was Chair over a 10 year period until it joined the Emmaus family in 2021. She has a wealth of experience as a Non-Executive Director in both the academy sector, the private sector, and the NHS, where she was a NED of an NHS Foundation Trust hospital for 7 years until her retirement in 2022. She is also a Director and Partner in her own management consultancy business as well as a small construction firm.
She is totally committed to catholic education and its transformative power in the formation of the human person.
In her spare time she is a keen sailor, following in the footsteps of her father who was in the Royal Navy. She also loves cooking and entertaining friends and family.
Key areas of expertise;
- Chair and Non-Executive Director of Limited Companies and Charitable Trusts
- Chair and Foundation Governor in Primary Sector
- Education Management experience in Primary, Secondary and Higher Education
- Strategic Planning and Development
- Risk Management
- Finance and Capital Management and Planning
- Leadership Development
- Project Management