Maria Kinch

With more than two decades of teaching and educational leadership experience, Maria's teaching background covers a wide range of programmes, including professional bodies such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), as well as at undergradaute, postgraduate, apprenticeship, Foundation and pre-Masters level. She has been a Senior Examiner, Qualification Development Writer and Assessment Writer for UK and international Accounting and Business programmes for various awarding bodies.

Maria joined the University of Reading in 2022. Prior to her career in education, she built up more than 16 years of industry experience in accounting, working for global banks, international manufacturers and professional and IT services companies.

She has an MBA with Project Management and other postgraduate qualifications in Education, Human Resource Management, Leadership, Coaching and Mentoring, Commercial Law, Student Engagement in Higher Education, Inclusive Practice and Strategic Direction and Leadership. Maria is a Senior Fellow of the HE Academy, a Fellow of the Society for Education and Training, a Certified Management and Business Educator and has professional membership with the ACCA, CIPD, CMI and AAT.