Julie Kent MBE

Julie was awarded an MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours list in June 2020 for her services to Charities for thirty years. On retiring from Dean Close School, also for 30 years and a boarding Housemistress for 20 of them she is about to start a virtual world tour of speaking about her life, charity work and the Power of Giving in 2021. Most of it is done on zoom or podcasts until the world opens up but she is steadily building a reputation as an energetic, inspirational and energetic speaker.

Also known as the Lady with the sax she has many stories to tell of grief, loss, living with 60 teenage girls for 20 years and believes very strongly that Giving is powerful tool in Giving to others. 

Julie is the Host of the Gloucestershire Local Group.