Trish retired in 2019 as Deputy Chief Executive at Hull City Council having worked in Hull and East Riding Councils for almost 30 years serving at both operational and strategic levels. In addition to the corporate role as Deputy Chief Executive, Trish’s strategic responsibility was for the development and delivery of services across an extensive range of operational and infrastructure functions. Trish was also the Council’s lead on Emergency Planning and was the Council’s strategic lead on culture during Hull’s year as UK City of Culture 2017.
Trish was also on the Board of Esteem, a public private partnership that delivers infrastructure solutions for the city including £450m of new and improved education, cultural and sports facilities across Hull. Trish also represented the Council’s interests on the boards of The Deep and Hull Truck Theatre.
In addition to being a Deputy Lieutenant in the County of the East Riding of Yorkshire, since retirement Trish’s current volunteer roles include being: the Chair of Generation Hull, the Local Cultural Education Partnership; Vice Chair of the Freedom Festival Arts Trust; Chair of the HEY Smile Foundation; a trustee of the Frances and Cyril Bibby Bequest; a trustee of the James Reckitt Library Trust; and a Family and Criminal Panel Magistrate.
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