Jenny Share

Originally from Walsall in the West Midlands, Jenny came to Yorkshire as an undergraduate to study Music and Mathematics at the University of Leeds where, as a flautist, she specialised in performance.

Jenny has had a long and happy professional career developing her governance and leadership expertise in the Higher Education and Charity sectors. Her most recent role was Chief Executive Officer of the Ampleforth Abbey Trust until she retired in March 2024. She is an experienced charity trustee and charity governance expert.

Throughout her busy working life Jenny has retained her passion for a diverse array of music ancient and modern, religious and secular but a constant over 35 years has been her singing of close harmony in quartet and chorus, a hobby which has offered her the opportunity of extensive international travel and a lifelong network of friendships.

Jenny lives locally in Tollerton and is delighted to join the Board of the Festival which she has so enjoyed as an audience member in recent years since moving to the area.