Theresa is a career public servant with 37 years’ experience in Local Government in both Ireland and the UK. She has spent several of these years seconded to roles with the private sector and the Commonwealth Games Organisation.
Theresa is Chief Executive of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council since 2011 and also currently Lead Chief Executive for the Employment & Skills portfolio for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) region, including the Working Well and Mental Health to Work pilots and co-commissioning of the future DWP Health to Work programme. Theresa is also GMCA Lead for Improvement and Efficiency and Procurement Hub.
Theresa is a Trustee of the Halle Orchestra and a Trustee of the Irish World Heritage Centre Charity in Manchester.
