Sally is a qualified accountant with the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants who has worked in finance for over 20 years and is based in Hull. She is also partially deaf. She joined Drake Music in January 2024, becoming Interim CEO from April 2024. Prior to this she worked for Jazz North, The Old Market and supported Hulls local arts sector post City of Culture 2017 including 4 years at Freedom Festival Arts Trust. She was a founding director of The New Adelphi Club CIC, one of the longest running music venues in the UK. She is also a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer and arranger. She is currently the leader of The Dyr Sister, a contemporary folk trio and was awarded commissions in recent years from various organisations that explored presenting her music in multidisciplinary formats. She also performs in ska tribute band The Sole Bouncers and regularly lends her skills to other bands in Hull.