Chris was originally elected as a Community Governor in 2009 and, following reconstitution, was co-opted back onto the Governing body. She was Chair of Resources from 2013 to 16. She was previously a teacher Governor at another Hampshire school for 8 years.

Chris is the mother of two former pupils who attended The Henry Beaufort School from 1988 to 1995. One is now a senior manager at the Bodleian libraries in Oxford and the other an accounts' analyst for a multi-national company. She is a retired science teacher with over 40 years experience in secondary schools in Yorkshire and Hampshire.