Julie joined the Board of WMAS in October 2022 as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee. She qualified as an Accountant in 1985 and has enjoyed a successful career in Senior positions and Executive Director roles in the public, private, voluntary and nationalised industry sectors.
Julie is an experienced Non-Executive Director and was first appointed to the role at Dudley PCT in 2006, and has held Non-Executive, Audit Chair and Lay Member roles in Dudley CCG, Sandwell & West Birmingham CCG, Black Country Custer CCG and West Birmingham Local Commissioning Board.
Julie has also held a number of Chair positions in the Education Sector spanning over 25 years, and is still Chair of an Ofsted ‘outstanding’ rated school in Walsall.
She is a passionate advocate for addressing inequality issues and supports her severely disabled son in his professional career and sporting interests! Julie has also been listed in the “WHO’s WHO” of Business Elite and was “Midlands Businesswoman of the Year” in 1998.