Maria Evans

Received a South African Matric (school leaving certificate) at Belgravia Commercial High School and one and a half years of a three year diploma with The Association of Commercial & Financial Technicians of Southern Africa in conjunction with Witwatersrand Technikon. My working life, spent in the capacities ranging from Secretarial, Company Secretarial, Administration. Share Trust Administration and Governance, spanned various office positions from starting my career as a shorthand typist in the South African Railways upon leaving school to company secretarial governance and share trust administration with the ability to build strong relations with all stakeholders. With approximately 26 years of experience in various business entities including auditing, asset management, corporate law, CIB banking, fast moving consumer goods, share trusts and various niche markets. Was given British Citizenship upon marrying my Liverpool born husband in 1972. Immigrated to UK in 2014. Subsequent to arriving in UK it seemed prudent to ensure that I had acceptable British qualifications to offer, if needed, so undertook and received a level 3 hairdressing NVQ qualification from Croydon College. Although South African born my heritage was and is predominantly British in family culture. My family love Britain and all my immediate family live in UK. It is my absolute resolve and intentional delight to if elected serve the residents of Norbury Park ward in accordance with the mandate of Reform UK’s Croydon comprehensive set of policies designed to deliver a safer, more prosperous, and resident-focused future for the borough ensuring urgent practical solutions, fiscal discipline, and community empowerment. Reform Croydon aims to restore pride in our communities, boost our economy, and ensure every resident’s voice shapes our borough’s destiny. Reform pledges to, inter alia, tackle crime, fix the finances, protect the Green Belt, reform local services, and get Croydon moving.