Lucy Galloway

Head of Finance

Lucy is a CIMA qualified management accountant and has worked in various senior finance roles since 2006. Currently she is working at The Co-op Academies Trust as a Finance Manager overseeing the finance function  for a new high school, and a 16-19 college both in East Manchester. She really enjoys her role and being part of a team that is working hard to give the best education and opportunities to young people. In previous finance roles she has worked for The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Mind, and the University of Manchester supporting the senior leadership team on all finance and budget matters.

Since 2017 Lucy has also been a School Governor at a local primary school. She is the Chair of the Finance and Resources Committee, and also Wellbeing Link Governor. She enjoys being able to use her professional skills to give back to the local community.

As a mother to two teenage girls she feels responsible for raising them to be strong, independent women who know their worth, and that they can be anything they choose to be. This journey is made so much easier with good role models and the support and encouragement of other like minded women. Lucy found Women Empowered  through meetup and it has greatly helped her through a difficult time in her life. Graduating from the eleven week self esteem course has been life changing,  and she now feels like the best version of herself, and has made some amazing new female friends along the way.

Outside of work Lucy is also very interested in wellbeing and complementary therapies. Along with the importance and benefits they bring to both work and personal life for everyone young and old. She feels this is even more important due to the unprecedented times we are all now living in, and the mental health challenges that so many people face.

In her free time Lucy also enjoys hiking in nature, going to the gym, cooking, reading and trying to spend quality time with her teenagers.