Paula Breen
Non-Executive Director
Qualifications include MA (Strategic Human Resource Management); Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD); BA Business Management & Finance; Institute of Leadership and Management (ILAM); Post Graduate Diploma in Education Leadership.
Experience and skills/expertise:
25 years Business Leadership in medium sized public and private organisations in both Executive and Non-Executive roles such as:
- Chair Eden PCN, Primary Care, Cumbria (current)
- General Manager Primary Care, Cumbria (current)
- Chief Operating Officer Cumbria Education Trust
- Elected Member and Cabinet Resources Portfolio Holder, Eden District Council
- Founding Director (NED) Heart of Cumbria Ltd
- Governor and Chair of Finance, Ullswater Community College
- Director (NED) Eden Valley Hospice
- Director of Finance & Resources and Company Secretary, Education
- Group Chairman (NED) Coast & Country Housing Ltd, previous roles include: Chair of Finance, Chair of Remuneration, Chair of Standards, Chair of Performance Review
- Director of Business Management, Norcare Ltd
- Business Leadership Member, North East Region School Leaders Forum.
- Chair, North East Academies Forum
- Board Member Darlington College