Diana Shelton is currently Head of Leisure and Tourism at West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire and Vice Chair of CLOA. Diana is also Chair of the Thames Valley Cultural Forum who are currently delivering an improvement programme focusing on shared working models across local authorities in the Thames Valley.

Diana’s career started in PE teaching, coaching and instructing. She has worked at a senior level in County, Unitary and District Authorities, as well a stint at Sport England. During her career, Diana has held posts with particular responsibility for arts and sports development and has sat on the boards of three County Sports Partnerships. Diana has also been involved in major facility construction programmes covering leisure and heritage. Diana’s current post covers leisure, arts, sport, heritage, health, children and young people and tourism overseeing West Oxfordshire’s high profile Oxfordshire Cotswolds brand.