Anne came to the Independent Assessor role with considerable experience of recruitment and selection, gained mainly in higher education. Despite this she has found the competitions in which she has been involved as an Independent Assessor to be both demanding and challenging. Subsequently she has extended her knowledge of governance through becoming Chair of a board and a trustee of two local charities. In addition, Anne lives and works on an organic smallholding and organises an annual programme of talks and events for people who farm and grow using chemical free methods.