Mandy joined Martlets in April 2023 and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Prior to joining us, she was the director of people and organisational development at St Christopher’s hospice for eight years, having also worked as a human resources director in further and higher education previously.Mandy considers herself to be true ‘HR lifer’ having worked in human resources and organisational development for over 20 years. What she loves most about her work is when she is able to support people to achieve their career ambitions.A strong advocate of volunteering, Mandy has spent a great deal of her adult life as a volunteer, starting some years ago when she worked in a Royal National Institute of Blind People day centre. She has also provided school career advice including mock interviews to Years 10-13 and was a NED/Trustee of an Academy Trust for 12 years, until 2022.