Appointed to the MHP Board and Chair of Granta Housing Society in 2007. She is an independent consultant working with not for profit organisations specialising in change management and executive coaching for Chairs and Chief Executives. She is a Council member of Poswatch and, for nine years, until recently was a Board member of The Housing Corporation where she chaired the Audit Committee and the Tenant Consumer Panel. She was CEO of a not for profit company working with RSLs and Councils across the UK to promote housing mobility and make it easier for tenants to move home.
Sheila worked in local government housing for twelve years and she is a fellow of the CIH.