Judy joined the Society in 1999 as the Education Officer to help deliver a new programme of strategic work in the (then) recently merged Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). She was a key member of this team until 2010, when she retired from the Society.
Judy came to the Society with a wealth of teaching experience, having taught at Bishop's Hatfield Girls School for 11 years. She played a key role in the Society’s first steps towards providing teachers with support around Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
She also delivered the Society’s first A Level Study Days and teacher CPD programme. Judy managed the initial development and launch (including some authoring herself) of the Society’s partnership microsites - Discovering Antarctica and Discovering the Arctic - working directly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Antarctic Survey.
She contributed to Geography in the News - which became a core part of the Society’s School Membership offer. She was also a judge in the early years of the Young Geographer of the Year award.
In her retirement she remained engaged with the Society, also serving as a Chartered Geographer (Teacher) assessor.
Judy was also an active and committed member of the Geographical Association (GA). She served as a GA Trustee (2011–2017), was a member of numerous of its special interest groups, and served on the GA’s awards judging committee. She made frequent contributions to the GA’s journals - particularly Teaching Geography - and was regular attendee of the GA’s annual conference.
Judy was a key member of the geographical community who was widely respected and well-liked. She was a much-valued colleague.
