Erica Hedley

Erica has over 45 years’ experience living in Everton, working in roles including nursing, midwifery and health visiting prior to taking up volunteering roles in the community, while bringing up 4 children (2 adopted). These included becoming a parent governor of the children’s local primary schools, Rosscommon Street then Everton Park Primary. In 2004 she became a governor of Faith Primary, the local Anglican / Catholic primary school, then Chair of Governors from 2010 to 2016. In 2004 she also became a governor of the proposed Kensington Academy, a joint Anglican / Catholic Academy which became St Francis of Assisi Academy in Kensington, Liverpool.

She was later asked by the Diocese be a director of the Kensington Academy Trust which morphed into All Saint MAT. She remained a trustee and vice chair until summer 2021. During this time she was particularly involved in appointments and discipline issues as well as general governance.

She is a trustee and secretary of a small charity, which also involves producing accounts and is on St Peter’s church’s PCC and has been PCC secretary for many years and is now Church Warden. For 8 years she was Lay Chair of the Deanery Synod. She is a Spiritual Director in the Diocese.

In 2007 she took up the post of part-time administrator for Shrewsbury House Youth club until she retired in 2015. As the only administrator employed at the time this involved everything! In 2017 she became a Manager of the Shewsy then a Trustee.
Outside of work, Erica is actively involved in St Peter and St John Chrysostom’s churches. volunteers in the local community garden, enjoys walking and minding grandchildren.