I trained as a Secondary School History teacher and taught for 12 years before training for the priesthood for the Diocese of Westminster.

Since ordination in 1994 I have worked in Parishes, mostly in the East End of London.  I came to be parish priest of Bishop’s Stortford in 2011 and was subsequently appointed the Dean of the Lea Valley parishes.  I have been appointed as a School Governor in all the Parishes in which I have been in. Most recently I have served on the Governing Bodies of St Joseph’s Primary and latterly as Chair of Governors at St Mary’s Catholic School both in Bishop’s Stortford.

I am a keen gardener and historian.