Dawn has 20+ years’ experience in leadership and management positions within the education sector with expertise in corporate and academic governance, executive and non-executive recruitment, risk management, strategic programme management, strategic planning and information rights.
Dawn currently combines a part-time role as a company secretary in the private sector with her governance consultancy work. Prior to this she has worked part-time as Clerk to the Governing Body at Westminster School and full-time as Head of Governance at The Open University (OU) with responsibility for leading reviews of the effectiveness of the University's governance arrangements and managing the operation of governance across the University.
Dawn has previously served as a co-opted member of the Board of Trustees of the Association of Higher Education Professionals (formerly the AUA) and as a lay representative for Health Education England providing scrutiny and assurance to the work of the Thames Valley team supporting doctors and dentists through their training.
Dawn graduated with an MBA from The Open University in 2014.