Jane MacBean

Jane’s first career spanned 14 years working for EMI and Granada Media in music, film and television production, culminating in a role as General Manager of Granada Media Consumer Products. She then took a busy 11-year career break to raise a family, living in America and Asia where she took on management roles for several NGO’s.

For the last 10 years Jane’s second career has been as an elected Town, District and Unitary Councillor in Buckinghamshire. For the last decade she has sat on the Board of the Bucks & Milton Keynes Natural Environment Partnership (The NEP) and the Buckinghamshire Strategic Flood Management Team.

In addition, she has chaired the Chesham Flood Action Group (CFlAG) and the Impress The Chess chalk stream improvement committee that brings together representatives from local government, environmental agencies and volunteer groups.  She also chaired the Bucks Health & Adult Social Care Select Committee for three years and sits on the county Leisure Board and the Buckinghamshire East planning committee.