Denise is a senior HR professional who has worked in a range of HR roles for over 25 years, mostly in the not-for-profit/charity sector in recent years. She has worked across all aspects of HR, with a focus on Learning, Organisational Development and Diversity Equality & Inclusion (DEI) work. Her most recent role was Head of People for the Open Data Institute, prior to which she has worked for the Royal College of Physicians, the British Lung Foundation and Nacro.
Denise is a Fellow of the CIPD, holds an APMG accredited Change Management Foundation certificate and has completed the Organisational Development Programme (diploma) with Roffey Park.
Denise is a Lay Tribunal Member for her HM Courts and Tribunal Service dealing with discrimination cases. She currently also sits on two Boards – CAYSH and Methodist Homes Association (MHA) having previously been a Trustee of Langley House Trust for nine years, during which time she sat on both the Audit and People Committees.