Fiona Fisk

As University Secretary, Fiona is a senior officer of the University with responsibility for governance, legal affairs, regulatory compliance and data protection (governance).  Fiona is Secretary to the University Board, Audit and Risk Committee, Nominations Committee and the University’s subsidiary company, the Dental CIC.

Fiona has worked within the University for some years, most recently having been Academic Registrar where she led the directorate of Registry Services and Student Life.  She originally worked within the FE sector, at Suffolk New College (then Suffolk College) and has had experience of government-led widening participation initiatives having been Area Manager of Aimhigher Suffolk.  Fiona is an advocate of lifelong learning and keen supporter of access to higher education, she represented the university as Chair of Council and Director of the Cambridge Access Validating Agency (CAVA) and mentors a number of colleagues in support of their professional and personal development.

Outside of the University Fiona is a Trustee of Boost Felixstowe Ltd, a charity based in Felixstowe which provides Academy Chaplaincy at Felixstowe School (a 11-18 year old school) and Colneis Junior School (part of The Federation of Fairfield Infant and Colneis Junior School).

Fiona has a BA (Hons) in Business Studies with Human Resource Management, Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Masters in Business Administration (MBA).  She is a Fellow of the Association of Higher Education Professionals (AHEP) and has been a member of the Academic Registrars’ Council, serving as Chair of a Practitioner Group and Business Secretary of the Council until Summer 2024.