Jackie lives in Mayfield and was a qualified nurse. Jackie worked in the NHS for 22 years with her last position being Director of Operations at Barts and Royal London NHS Trust. She then worked for an infrastructure company for 11 years ending as CEO. Jackie joined East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust as a Non Executive Director in 2015 and in January 2018 also became Chairman of Avante Care and Support. Jackie has a career long commitment to providing environments where safe and effective services can flourish.