I was elected as a Stakeholder Governor in 2017. I worked as a civil servant at the Department of Health for over 20 years in a variety of management roles both in Whitehall and Leeds, and I bring this experience of national health policy and the NHS to my role as a Governor. I was elected as a councillor to Harrogate Borough Council in 2014 and to North Yorkshire County Council in 2017. This has given me experience in acting as a representative of residents which I hope to bring to my role as a Governor.