Liz Burnley

Elizabeth Burnley CBE (born 14 March 1959^[1]), née Elizabeth Harrison, was the Chief Guide of Girlguiding UK between 2006 and 2011.^[2]

Early life

At the University of Nottingham, she completed a BSc in Psychology, then an MSc in Occupational Psychology.

Girlguiding UK

Burnley first got involved with Guiding as a Brownie and she was also a Guide. She has previously held the post of International Commissioner within Girlguiding UK.

In a webchat in September 2006, she said her most memorable experience as a Guide was "an "incident hike" - our team got lost on a moor, capsized our raft and missed the casualty we were meant to rescue - but amazing fun!"^[3]

Burnley was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.^[4]

Personal life

Professionally, she has worked in Human Resources for British Rail Engineering Limited and Boots UK. She now is a programme director for Common Purpose UK since 2007. Now widowed, Burnley was formerly married to Roger Burnley in 2000.

References

^ "Birthdays". Times Newspapers Ltd. 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
^ "Gill Slocombe to be next Chief Guide". Girlguiding UK. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
^ "Girlguiding UK - News and Events - Chief Guide Chat Transcript". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2006-10-17.
^ "No. 59446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2010. p. 7.

External links

Chief Guide's Welcome

[1] "Birthdays". Times Newspapers Ltd. 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-03-20.

[2] "Gill Slocombe to be next Chief Guide". Girlguiding UK. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

[3] "Girlguiding UK - News and Events - Chief Guide Chat Transcript". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2006-10-17.

[4] "No. 59446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2010. p. 7.