Born in Newcastle, my family moved to the South when I was young. In 2015 I returned to the North East with my husband and young family, in order for us all to have a better quality of life.

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I have spent my working life in the arts, spending 23 years of it at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, producing national and international dance tours – specifically Breakin’ Convention, the international festival of hip hop dance theatre. Within my varied and extensive responsibilities, I have always been responsible for securing and managing large budgets.

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Since 2019, I have managed the local mental health charity, Heart Wood, founded by my husband, a person-centred therapist. Heart Wood provides men living with long term poor mental health group therapy sessions in local woodland – an alternative to the traditional forms of therapy which they are unable to engage with. Having learnt on the job founding a charity from scratch, I have an understanding of everything that entails, with the financial management and reporting being a critical part of the work.

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After working remotely for 10 years, I resigned from Sadler’s Wells in 2025 and - having always enjoyed the budgeting and financial management aspects in my work - gained my bookkeeping qualification, in order that I can share my knowledge and support local organisations and people.