Fiona joined the Liverpool Culture Company in October 2004 and was responsible for development and delivery of the arts programmes for Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture in 2008. Previous to this Fiona worked as a freelance arts consultant and producer for a range of arts/cultural organisations and local authorities including Youth Music, Royal Shakespeare Company, Birmingham City Council, Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, Chester City Council, Halle Orchestra, Community Arts North West and in senior management roles for several regional and national arts and cultural organisations including Contact Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, English National Opera, and Nottingham Playhouse. Fiona is a board member of X.trax.