Collette Stone

Collette was installed as WCoMC Master for the year 2026-27 on 14th October 2026. She has been a Court member since 2021 and has served on the Education Committee and chaired the Events Committee. She is a Board member of the Company’s Charitable Trust Fund, Transforming Young Lives.

A management consultant, executive coach and facilitator, Collette has over twenty years’ experience helping leaders and organisations navigate change. Her Civil Service career included the Home Office, HM Revenue & Customs and the establishment of the Department for International Trade.

She is Visiting Faculty at Henley Business School, supervising MBA students and supporting leadership development. A Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, she holds an MSc and MBA. Through The Mind Architect Studio, she helps senior leaders think clearly and exercise sound judgement in complex and uncertain situations.

Voluntary service is a substantial part of her life. Originally trained as a youth worker, Collette has a longstanding commitment to volunteering with Girlguiding at all levels from working with the girls to training and mentoring adult leaders and holding national and regional volunteer roles. She has also contributed to leader development programmes in Europe and India through the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

Collette previously served on a special needs multi-academy trust board and volunteers at Chiltern Open Air Museum. She is married to Les.