Wendy Stanger

BA (Hon) in Politics and Law, a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, and Associate Member of Charted Institute of Management Accountants.

Wendy has worked in College Governance for over 5 years and is Director of Governance at East Coast College. She was formerly Head of Governance at Great Yarmouth College. Wendy acted as Clerk to the Shadow Board and East Coast College Designate Board and oversaw all the legal requirements for the establishment of East Coast College and the subsequent merger with Lowestoft Sixth Form.

Wendy was for 5 years a member of the Governing body of her local infant school, including being Chair of the Finance Committee then Chair of Governors.

Wendy has a deep held belief in the value of the public sector and has worked in Local Government, NHS and HM Customs and Excise. At North Norfolk District Council Housing she held various management roles including Housing Business Manager and finally Strategic Housing Manager and was responsible for areas such as the management of Homelessness, Housing Policy, Strategy and Business Planning and Area Housing Management. Wendy was Project Lead for the Council’s successful stock transfer project. She was responsible for producing the Council’s Stock Transfer Application and for managing the process, including overseeing the work of the external consultants and ensuring that the project plan was implemented through to the production of the tenant’s offer document. Prior to that Wendy was an Internal Auditor in the Health Service, a VAT control officer and had a year’s sabbatical as Vice President of the Student Union.

Throughout her career Wendy has demonstrated integrity, development of creative solutions to problem solving, delivery to timescales and commitment and belief in the organisation. Wendy has a hands-On, participant leadership style and believes that a happy and valued team achieves the best results.