Our Committee…

A member of ANP since 2012 I have been an ENT for over 20 years, initially at the University of Bristol but now entirely freelance with a 50/50 split between higher education and business. My background is as a Legal Secretary and then 15 years as Cabin Crew with BA and now Electronic Notetaking/Live Captioning. I love the variety of this profession and the satisfaction of providing valuable communication support. I am keen to raise our profile within the D/deaf and hard of hearing community and will work hard to ensure that our impressive range of skills are recognised and valued.

Having worked in administration for 20 years most notably at City Lit in the Deaf Education department I was in 2005 presented with an opportunity to go on an Electronic Notetaking course. Having qualified as a notetaker I continued at City Lit working as both administrator and notetaker and also taught on the City Lit Electronic Notetaking course.

Since leaving in 2009 to become a freelance notetaker whilst enjoying the autonomy of being self employed I’ve relished the connection with other notetakers especially the opportunities for co-working and the ANP AGM.

I am keen to support members with training opportunities and passionate that the role gets the recognition and standards it deserves.

I have been a self-employed Electronic Notetaker since qualifying through RNID in 2004. Initially serving as ANP’s inaugural vice chair from 2006 to 2008, I later took on the role of information officer for both ANP and the Association of Lipspeakers (ALS). In 2007, I qualified as Scotland’s first Stagetext trained theatre captioner and later as a level 3 lipspeaker in 2012. I have been registered with NRCPD since 2008 and passed level 6 BSL in 2017. I have an especial interest in providing live captioning in situations where captioner users have historically been neglected – such as music festivals, live performances, and outdoor events.

Having worked all over the UK and internationally over the years, the rise of remote captioning since Covid has meant a huge transition in our working practices and I am keen to see how these technological changes can further be leveraged to serve our client groups.