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] 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.