Kelly Gardner

Kelly Gardner is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in leadership roles across various educational and public sector organizations. Currently serving as Non Executive Director at Advance Northumberland and Service Director (Improvement and Innovation) at Northumberland County Council, Kelly has held significant positions in finance management including Director of Finance at WISE Academies and at New College Durham Academies Trust. With a strong foundation in corporate services as Vice Principal at Northumberland College, Kelly has demonstrated expertise in financial control and reporting through prior roles at Learning and Skills Council and Accenture, as well as experience in audit management at Deloitte. Kelly holds a BA (Hons) in Business Management from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.