Vanessa Wilson
Vanessa has lived in Sussex for over 20 years, the last 14 in East Grinstead. Vanessa is the CEO of a lobby group representing universities across the UK including the University of Brighton. Vanessa was the first in her family to go to university and is a committed campaigner for the right of every young person to have access to high quality tertiary education.
Vanessa joined the civil service from university and worked for 23 years in a variety of key government and non-government departments including employment, education, environment and Olympic / Paralympic sport. Vanessa has a child at one of the local senior secondary schools.
Vanessa will be a vocal advocate on the County Council for the 3 Es: education, employment and the environment.
Lee Gibbs
Lee has served as an East Grinstead Town Councillor since 2023.
He moved to East Grinstead from nearby Burgess Hill in 2021, where he served on Mid Sussex District Council.
In his professional life, Lee works in the plastics department of the Queen Victoria Hospital.