Dawn Ward Cbe Dl

Dawn Ward CBE DL currently serves as Chairman of Birmingham Hospice since December 2022 and has been a Board Member of YMCA England & Wales since December 2019. Additionally, Dawn Ward holds the position of Chair at YMCA Heart of England and chairs the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics, where also serving as Deputy Chair for Europe. In their role as Deputy Chair at The Chartered Institution for Further Education, Dawn Ward contributes to the organization's governance. With extensive experience in leadership, including a tenure as Chief Executive at Burton and South Derbyshire College and as a Director for the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership, Dawn Ward also held Non Executive Director roles at Staffline Group PLC and served as Principal & CEO at Royal Forest of Dean College. Educationally, Dawn Ward earned an MBA in Business Administration and Management from Oxford Brookes University and completed earlier studies at North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College and Cardinal Wiseman Girls School.