Yvonne has been involved in the arts since she was a teenager with Knowsley Youth Theatre in Liverpool. She is a qualified post-sixteen teacher. She did three years of drama school resulting in a degree and post-grad in Educational Management. She has been a manager in a large Further Education College and worked in education for over 25 years. In her current role she manages A’ the Airts, the prize-winning Community Arts Centre in Sanquhar where her main role is that of manager and fundraiser and has overall responsibility for the team and Centre.