Fiona brings significant experience to her role as Chair. She was an independent member of Longleigh’s Finance & Investment Committee, supporting the team to utilise the investment from our corporate partner. Fiona is also a Director of the Unite Foundation, which delivers a unique university accommodation scholarship for care leavers and estranged students.

Her career has focused mainly on the youth and charitable sectors. Prior to joining the Unite Foundation Fiona was Director of Partnerships and Operations for Step up To Serve, the organisation that ran the #iwill campaign. Her time at Step up To Serve also included a secondment at the National Lottery Community Fund where she led the development of a £70million fund to support youth social action.

Fiona believes that charitable funding has the potential to transform communities, if delivered in a way that ensures communities can be part of that change and that working with communities in social housing opens up a range of opportunities.