6 March 2020

International Women’s Day is business as usual for GatenbySanderson

As women make up 68% of the GatenbySanderson workforce, 71% of our senior leadership and 51% of client appointees, International Women’s Day is business as usual for GatenbySanderson.

We do think it’s a great opportunity though, to pause and recognise some of the great pioneering work being undertaken across public services. Here are just some of the many women, over the last 12 months, we are privileged to have played a part in appointing, who, every day, help shape a better society.

Chief Executives

Joanne Wagstaffe, Chief Executive, Three Rivers District Council
Anne Marie Graham, Chief Executive Officer, UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA)
Helen Ray, Chief Executive, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Kirsten Major, Chief Executive, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Tracey Cox, Chief Executive, BSW STP and CCGs
Louise Barnett, Chief Executive, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Jan Ditheridge, Chief Executive, Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Melany Pickup, Chief Executive and Partnership Lead, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Amanda Long, Chief Executive, Considerate Constructors Scheme
Dr. Alicia Greated, Chief Executive Officer, Knowledge Transfer Network
Amanda Garrard, Chief Executive, Berneslai Homes
Deborah Heenan, Chief Executive, Red Door Ventures
Laurie Bell, Interim Chief Executive, The Cheltenham Trust
Mandy Skinner, Assistant Chief Executive, London Borough of Hounslow
Kim Wright, Chief Executive, London Borough of Lewisham
Debbie Warren, Chief Executive, Royal Borough of Greenwich
Liz Bromley, Chief Executive Officer, NCG
Vicki Stott, Executive Director of Operations (Deputy Chief Executive), Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Gee Cook, Chief Executive Officer, West Herts Schools Trust
Joanne Oak, Chief Executive,Valleys to Coast
Liz Haworth, Group Chief Executive, Halton Housing
Caroline Siarkiewicz, Chief Executive of Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), Department for Work and Pensions
Kath O’Dwyer, Chief Executive, St Helens Council
Joanna Farrell, Chief Constable at Durham Constabulary, Durham Police and Crime Commissioner
Catherine Dixon, Director General, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Carilyn Burman, Chief Executive, CILEx Regulation
Audrey Murphy, Chief Inspector Jersey Care Commission, Government of Jersey
Caroline Langley, Chief Executive, Institute of Psychoanalysis
Laurie Bell, Interim Chief Executive, Cheltenham Trust
Oonagh Smyth, Chief Executive, Skills for Care
Sharon Bell, Chief Executive, Services for Education (S4E)
Jane Hughes, Chief Executive, Mental Health Matters
Stephanie Edusei, Chief Executive, St Oswald’s Hospice
Katie Bell, Chief Executive – Diocese of Sheffield, Church of England
Esther Wakeman, CEO, Leeds Cares
Sandra Schembri, Chief Executive, Nordoff Robbins
Catherine Spencer, Chief Executive, Seafarers UK
Sara Livadeas, Chief Executive Officer, The Fremantle Trust
Sarah Norman, Chief Executive Officer, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Ms Fiona Dwyer, Chief Executive Officer, Solace Women’s Aid
Lisa Wainwright, Chief Executive Officer, Sport and Recreation Alliance
Tosca Fairchild, Assistant Chief Executive, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

Chairs

Cheryl Hobson, Chair, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Sue Musson, Chair of the Interim Board, Aintree Broadgreen and Royal Liverpool Hospitals
Julie Nerney, Chair, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Kathy Doran, Chair, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Donna Hall, Chair, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Lesley-Anne Alexander, Chair, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Catherine Mason, Chair, Community Health Partnerships
Dr. Laura Hill, Clinical Chair, Sussex CCGs
Julia Rudrum, Lay Vice Chair, Sussex CCGs
Jackie Smith, Chair, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Alison Ryan, Chair, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Marie Burnham, Independent Chair, Central Lancashire Integrated Care Partnership
Rachel Musson, Chair of Audit, Education and Training Foundation
Regina Finn, LCCC & ESC Chair, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Jasvinder Sanghera CBE, Independent Chair – Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership, Leeds City Council.

NEDs

Jessica Turner, Non-Executive Director UCAS Media Limited, UCAS
Elizabeth Bishop, Non-Executive Director (Finance), St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Amanda Moat, Non-Executive Director, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Ada Burns, Non-Executive Director, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Fiona Driscoll, Trustee, King Edward VII’s Hospital
Dr. Fiona Marston, Non-Executive Director, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Shalni Arora, Non-Executive Director, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Carmen Drinkwater, Non-Executive Director – Transformational Change, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Parveen Kumar, Non-Executive Director (Clinical), St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sumita Hutchison, Non-Executive Director, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Eiri Jones, Non-Executive Director (Clinical), Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Rakhee Aggarwal, Non-Executive Director (Clinical), Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Helen Edwards, Non-Executive Director, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Anna Mealings, Non-Executive Director, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Dr. Pui-Ling Li, Associate Non-Executive Director, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Catherine Jervis, Non Executive Director, Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Janet Campbell, Non Executive Director, NED Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr. Linda Burke, Non Executive Director, Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Aileen Feeney, Non-Executive Director, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Cha Patel, Non-Executive Director (Commercial), Community Health Partnerships
Clare Urmston, Non-Executive Director – Finance, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Maggie Boyd, Non-Executive Director – Clinical, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Anne Boyd, Non-Executive Director, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Katherine Rodgers, Non-Executive Director, Hyde Housing Association
Dr. Elizabeth Harrison, Non-Executive Director, Housing Plus Group
Rachel Barber, Non-Executive Director, Housing Plus Group
Jane Wynne, Non Executive Director, Sovereign Housing Association
Elisabeth Bailey, Non-Executive Board Member – Digital Transformation specialism, Paradigm Housing Group
Pauline Essah, Board Director, University of Suffolk
Carolyn Hirst, Board Member, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Linda Farrant, Board Member, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Janet Wheatley, Member of the Independent Ethics Panel, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Julia Woodhouse, Independent Board Member of the Standards and Regulation Board, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Anne Spackman, Independent Board Member of the Standards and Regulation Board, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Joanna Killian, Trustee, St Mungo’s
Caroline Fawcett, Trustee, Alzheimer’s Society
Karen Byrne, Trustee, Independent Age
Joanne Roney, Trustee, Early Intervention Foundation
Kelly Beaver, Trustee, Early Intervention Foundation
Sharon Kemp, Trustee, Early Intervention Foundation
Sally Burlington, Trustee, Early Intervention Foundation
Gina Cicerone, Trustee, OVO Foundation
Bridget Fletcher, Non-Executive Director (Clinical), Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Barbara Spicer, Non-Executive Director – Commercial, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Liz Rylatt, Finance Committee Member, UCAS.

Directors – Central Government and Regulation

Dr. Jill Hatcher, Chief People Officer, Home Office
Victoria Tricarico, Human Resources Director, Competition & Markets Authority
Mandy Eddolls, Human Resources Director, House of Commons
Juliette Enser, Senior Director, State Aid, Competition & Markets Authority
Sarah Anne Blackmore, Executive Director Standards, Social Work England
Rachel Cutting, Director of Compliance and Information, Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority
Helen Earner, Director of Operations, Charity Commission
Laura Webb, Director of Membership, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
Fehintola Akinlose, Finance Director, House of Lords
Corinne Richardson, Deputy Director of Data Engineering, Department for Education
Ann Conway-Hughes, Programme Directors – Transformation, HM Revenue and Customs
Gill Evans, Programme Directors – Transformation, HM Revenue and Customs
Lolade Onabolu, Senior Programme Director, Home Office
Elizabeth Whatmore, Senior Programme Director, Home Office
Caron Weaver, Asset Management Programme Director, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Jacqui Archer, Commercial Director, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Pamela Duerden, EHSSQ Director, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Angharad Rayner, Closure Director – Trawsfynydd, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Heather Lees, Director of Finance and Corporate Services, Criminal Cases Review Commission
Paula Pitcher, Director of People, DVSA
Sarah Jackson, Executive Director – Programmes and Growth, Knowledge Transfer Network.

Directors – Community, Protection and Defence

Candida Brudenell, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Patsy Northern, Director of Corporate Services, Civil Nuclear Constabulary
Louise Harrison, Assistant Chief Constable, Civil Nuclear Constabulary
Michelle Russell, Director of Partnerships and Interventions, Security Industry Authority
Kathryn Robinson, General Counsel, London Fire Brigade.

Directors – Health

Peta Stross, Chief Operating Officer, Salford Primary Care Together
Elizabeth Calder, Director of Performance and Strategic Development, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Yavenushca Lalloo-Padley, Divisional Managing Director, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Elizabeth Wilkinson, Director of Therapies and Health Science, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Shajeda Ahmed, Director of Workforce, Organisational Development and Inclusion, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Tiffany Jones, Communications and Engagement Director, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Claire Wilson, Chief Finance Officer, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Phillipa Hubbard, Executive Director of Nursing and Professions, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Helen Farrington, Executive Director of People and Organisational Development, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Suzanne Robinson, Director of Finance and IM&T, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Lisa Kelly, Chief Operating Officer, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Maria Nelligan, Director of Nursing & Quality, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
Hannah Foster, Director of People, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
Adel Jones, Director of Transformation and Partnerships, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Camilla Wiley, Chief Nurse, Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Fiona Ashworth, Chief Operating Officer, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Kathryn MacDermott, Director of Strategic Planning, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Carolyn Morrice, Chief Nurse, Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust
Ann Corbyn, Director of People & Organisational Development, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Dr. Suzanne Cleary, Director of Strategy and Partnerships, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Clare Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Nicola Hill, Chief of People, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Dr. Afifa Qazi, Medical Director, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Dr. Clare Morgan, Director of Strategy, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Karen Edge, Chief Finance Officer, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Christine Walters, Chief Information Officer, NHS Greater Manchester Shared Services.

Directors – Housing

Kate Silver, Director of People, The Royal Star and Garter Homes
Jan Lycett, Executive Director of Business Solutions, The Wrekin Housing Group
Amanda Newton, Executive Director – Customer Insight, First Ark Group
Sarah Butler, Director of Development and Sales, Moat Homes
Carrie McKenzie, Director of People and Communications, Moat Homes
Emma Barnes, Finance Director, Accord Group
Julie Porter, Executive Director of Development, Vale of Aylesbury Housing
Michelle Dawson, Managing Director Community Services Company, Radian Group
Claire Nuttall, Director of Strategy & Partnerships, Accord Group
Kathy Jones, Executive Director, Housing Plus Group
Janet Goode, Executive Director, Housing Plus Group
Jo Hough, Executive Director, Housing Plus Group.

Directors – Education

Kate Josephs, Director of Funding, Education and Skills Funding Agency
Vicki Stott, Executive Director of Operations, QAA
Charlotte Briscall, Director of Customer Experience, Digital & Data, Education and Skills Funding Agency
Corrine Garbett, Associate Director of HR, University of the Arts London
Stephanie Sandford, Director of International and Professional Services, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
Denise Hollebon, Director of Estates and Facilities, University of Wolverhampton.

Directors – Not for Profit

Devia Gurjar, Director of Brand and Marketing, Barnardo’s
Isabel Hunt, Executive Director of Business Innovation and Insight, National Lottery Heritage Fund
Carol Payne, Director of Operations, I CAN
Emma Bowman, Director of Children’s Services – South East, Barnardo’s
Annabelle Bonus, Director of Evidence and Impact, Drinkaware
Sarah West, Director of Campaigns and Communications, Hospice UK
Heather Hauschild, Chief Operating Officer, Portsmouth Catholic Diocese
Nicky Wynne, Director of Development, St Paul’s Cathedral
Rachel Dufton, Director of Communications & Engagement, British Psychological Society
Karen Beamish, Director of Membership and Professional Development, British Psychological Society
Tanya Abbott, Operations Director, Brandon Trust
Louise Driver, Director of Operations, National Forest Company
Hadassa Kessler, Director of Operations and Development, Kisharon
June Riley, Group Director of Finance, The Richmond Fellowship
Hannah Bronwin, Commercial Director, Energy Systems Catapult.

Directors – Local Government

Katherine Church, Joint Strategic Chief Digital Officer, Surrey Heartlands and Surrey County Council
Melanie Brooks, Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health, Nottinghamshire County Council
Elizabeth Griffiths, Assistant Director Public Health, Birmingham City Council
Jessica Gibbons, Director Communities and Neighbourhood Services, Wiltshire Council
Dawn Adey, Director of Internal Operations, Somerset West and Taunton Council
Melanie Lock, Director of Adult Services, Somerset County Council
Melanie John-Ross, Executive Director – Children’s Services, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Tina Benjamin, Director for Corporate Parenting, Surrey County Council
Allison Parkinson, Director of Safeguarding and Family Resilience, Surrey County Council
Andrea Newman, Director of Communications and Engagement, Surrey County Council
Sue Nelson, Director, Customer Experience, London Borough of Enfield
Katie Stewart, Executive Director of Environment, Transport and Infrastructure, Surrey County Council
Hayley Connor, Director of Commissioning, Surrey County Council
Abi Onaboye, Director Children’s Commissioning and Community Safety, London Borough of Lambeth
Elizabeth Ann Cook, Assistant Director – Housing, Chesterfield Borough Council
Tinu Olowe, Director of Human Resources & Organisational Development, London Borough of Enfield
Mary Morrissey, Director of Economy and Infrastructure, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Christine Durrant, Executive Director, Chesterfield Borough Council
Melanie Creighton, Director of Finance and Resources, Liverpool City Council
Dr. Muna Abdel Aziz, Director of Public Health, Salford City Council
Jill McGregor, Corporate Director of Children’s Services, Trafford Council
Rachel Rosewell, Deputy Treasurer, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Julie Mepham, Director for Children’s Social Care, Doncaster Children’s Services Trust
Charlotte Walton, Director of Adult Social Care and Health, Cheshire West & Chester Council
Lisa Harris, Strategic Director of Place Services, St Helens Council
Michelle Cross, Service Director Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and In-House Provision, Kirklees Council
Deborah Harkins, Director of Public Health, Calderdale Council
Amy Harhoff, Corporate Director of Regeneration, Economy and Growth, Durham County Council
Anna Bryden, Director of Public Health, London Borough of Ealing
Moira McGrath, Director of Commissioning, Essex County Council
Alice Lester, Operational Director, Regeneration, Growth and Employment, London Borough of Brent
Kelly O’Neill, Director of Public Health, London Borough of Hounslow
Sarah McClinton, Director of Health and Adults Services, Royal Borough of Greenwich
Sophie Ellis, Director of Customer Delivery, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
Niran Mothada, Executive Director, Strategy and Communication, Greater London Authority
Jessica Crowe, Corporate Director of People, Policy and Performance, London Borough of Newham
Jane Bowie, Director of Integrated Adults Commissioning, London Borough of Lambeth
Sarah Mulley, Executive Director, Communities and Skills, Greater London Authority
Halima Khan, Executive Director, Communities and Skills, Greater London Authority
Anna Benbow, Director of Social Investment and Property, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
Amanda Reid, Director of Planning and Place, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
Fiona McDermott, Strategic Director Finance and Investment, London Borough of Lambeth
Nichola Jones, Assistant Director inclusion and SEND, Birmingham City Council
Lisa Fraser, Assistant Director Education and Early Years, Birmingham City Council
Balwinder Kaur, Assistant Director Community and Operational Services, Birmingham City Council
Dr. Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, Chief Fire Officer, West Sussex County Council
Kitran Eastman, Managing Director, Peterborough Limited.