Ruth grew up in Worcestershire and settled back in the county after studying English Literature and Creative Writing at Huddersfield University.
She built her commercial career at a local cyber security software company - Titania , where she worked for 9 years, and became VP of Operations.
In 2011 she became a founding member of the Worcestershire Literary Festival, where she's been a Director since 2016.
After making the move to the charity sector, she now coordinates operations at Worcester Foodbank and is a Trustee and finance committee member for a local Academy Trust of 5 primary schools.
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