- Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, now living in the Tyne valley, Northumberland
- 1996-2009, Yorkshire Region Organiser, Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
- 2008-2014, Secretary, RPS Contemporary Group
- 2010-2017, RPS Trustee & Council Member
- 2012-2017, Member & Chair, RPS Licentiate Distinction Panel
- 2015-2017, Chair, RPS Exhibitions Committee
- 2017-2019, Secretary, RPS Northern Region
- 2022, Awarded The RPS Fenton Medal for outstanding services