After putting together the agency's new board of trustees, who also join this month, Shiner is looking forward to embracing the role of supporter and developer of the youth workforce, as well as continuing The NYA's commitment to championing the voices of young people.
Although impressed at the progress that has been made in youth work during her time away from the UK, Shiner is more than ready to take on the challenges still facing youth workers and the young people they serve in this country.
"With the role of the youth worker now part of a more integrated service, it is a much more complex world with which you are trying to engage," she says. "Although it has been a long time coming, I am impressed with the progress and commitment that has been made, not just by government policies but the funding and support that has come with it."
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