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I have worked for the º£½ÇÉçÇø for over 20 years supporting learning and teaching activities - in Continuing Education, Landscape and Sociological Studies.

I initially worked part-time around my son and while studying for my degrees in Environmental Studies. I’ve been promoted three times and am now Teaching Support Manager. I help plan, develop, implement and operationalise departmental strategy.

I am a Trade Union Steward, and serve as UNISON’s Assistant Branch Secretary, and Vice-Chair of the Campus Trade Unions. I am solution-focused and have to deal with some difficult situations.

I provide the staff voice during negotiations with the º£½ÇÉçÇø. My role involves collective bargaining, negotiating terms and conditions of employment for staff, developing º£½ÇÉçÇø policies and procedures, being part of the collective consultation meetings during restructures and TULR(C)A section 188 redundancy consultation. I represent members in disciplinary meetings and grievances and sit on promotion appeal panels.

I am a Seventh-Day Adventist Christian and a semi-vegetarian. Juice Bootcamps sparked my interest in exercising outdoors, and I ran my first half-marathon last September at age 55 and with a heart condition. I finished last - but the point is I finished! I learned a lot about myself, digging deep when I really wanted to quit, running my own race and perseverance.

I value our diverse and international community, and I am glad the º£½ÇÉçÇø seeks to be culturally inclusive.