Maria Ball has lived in Hertfordshire for many years and has a background that crosses the public and private sectors. She has considerable experience of managing organisational change and development programmes, having run a national social care/special needs management consultancy for 8 years, working successfully with a wide range of organisations.

Maria has also been Chief Executive/Director of a number of national charities and joined Quantum Care from the Metanoia Institute, a national education training institute for psychotherapy and counselling, where she was Chief Executive. Maria also has extensive Chair and Non-Executive Director experience in the public and charitable sectors and is currently a Board Member of the National Care Forum.