Katie Laverty

Katie Laverty is an Associate Non-Executive Director and sits as a member of the Finance and Resource Committee.

Katie has worked in Higher Education for over 20 years, beginning her career at Liverpool John Moores University and going on to work at The University of Manchester, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Keele University, where Katie is currently the Director of Student Services and Success.

This role requires her to lead on a range of professional student support services at Keele, including counselling and mental health, residence life, disability support and inclusion, chaplaincy and faith, student experience and support, student discipline, accommodation and customer service delivery, student futures, financial support, sexual violence and domestic abuse support, and safeguarding.

Katie has been a member of the Executive Committee at Keele University since 2021 and has worked in a range of roles within both academic schools and professional services across her career, but always with a student experience focus. Katie also completed a master’s in International Higher Education while working at the University of Nottingham.