Lydia has held senior finance and leadership roles across the education and skills sector and is currently Director of Finance at the University of Huddersfield.
A Chartered Management Accountant with more than 25 years' experience, she also holds a degree in Economics from the University of Manchester. Lydia is an experienced trustee having previously worked with other local multi-academy trusts and education charities, where she has been a board member and chaired Audit, Risk and Finance Committees.