Region 03: Greater London
Wilma Martinelli, Director, Centre for Career and Skills Development, City University London and President Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (Agcas).
Wilma has been President, Chair of the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services since August 2008. She first joined Agcas Board in 2004 as Profession Development Coordinator and then went on to become Vice President and President Elect.
Wilma has been Director of The Centre for Career and Skills Development at City University London since April 2002. Prior to City she spent 14 years at London Metropolitan University where she held several roles within the Careers Service, latterly as Guidance Development Manager. She is widely known for her work in skills development and has been was involved with several national mentoring programmes since the early nineties.
Wilma has 20 years of private sector experience her early working career began in administration and retail. Several retail management positions followed by self employment led her to the perceived safety of the public sector. She has commercial experience working with plc boards and holding non executive positions in public organisations. In addition to her commitment to equality and inclusion she brings passion and experience on the skills agenda.
Wilma is actively engaged in employability, skills and widening participation projects. She is a member of both London East Thames Gateway (LETG) and London West, Central and North (WECAN) area AimHigher partnership committees. Wilma also serves on; the Board of the Association of Graduate Recruiter (AGR), the Council of the Association of University Administrators (AUA), HECSU Board and the Advisory Board of the Student Volunteering Initiative. She is a member of the Graduate Employment Forum and an on the advisory forum of Lord Browne’s Independent Review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance she is also involved with the National Student Forum.