With more than 10 years' experience across communications and alumni relations at different UK HE institutions, Marie-Rose then moved into digital fundraising with a tech start-up, before returning to head up the alumni relations function for education/social mobility charity the Sutton Trust.

In her current role Marie-Rose oversees a team managing a programme of alumni bursaries, volunteering, communications and career support for the Sutton trust's alumni community of over 50,000, along with a growing portfolio of alumni high-level donors.