Jolanta Astle

Jolanta Astle has over 20 years of work experience, starting in 2001 as an Operations Executive at Conference Solutions. Jolanta then joined The National Lottery Community Fund in 2006 as a Funding Manager. In 2015, they transitioned to the Big Lottery Fund, initially as a Funding Officer and later as a Funding and Relationship Manager.

Jolanta Astle has a Master of Science (MSc) in Hospitality Management from University College Birmingham, which they obtained in 2001. Prior to that, they completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc) with honours in Leisure Management from the same institution in 1999. Before university, Jolanta attended St. Paul's Sixth Form in Birmingham, and they completed their secondary education at St. Paul's School for Girls in Birmingham in 1994.