Angela is currently the Principal of City of Sunderland College, which is one of the largest FE colleges in the country. She was previously the Principal of Bsix Sixth Form College Brooke House based in Hackney. This was the first new college to be established in the country for over a decade and opened its doors to students in September 2002.

Prior to that Angela was the Director of Curriculum and then Acting Principal of Wigan and Leigh College. Before moving to Wigan Angela worked for seventeen years in a variety of roles at Liverpool Community College.

She has a national reputation for her work with students with learning difficulties and disabilities and basic skills. She is committed to promoting the excellent work carried out by the further education sector and to providing students of all ages with the opportunity to undertake education and training in order to improve their employment prospects and enhance and develop local communities.