Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire. Born in Moray, Joanna qualified as a Registered General Nurse and Sick Children’s Nurse through the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street and University College Hospital, London. She went on to work at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh and then, back at Great Ormond Street, as a Nurse Specialist in Haematology. During a career break while bringing up a young family of four, Joanna studied with the Open University, achieving a BA in the Humanities. She returned to work as a Research Nurse in community-based studies at the University of Aberdeen, firstly in Child Health and subsequently Neurology until 2009. Joanna is actively involved in several charitable and community initiatives which, along with all her nursing experience makes her an ideal patron for Trellis