Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for the Creative Media Industries. Dinah previously worked in the film and video workshop sector, the British Film Institute and for ACCT.

She is currently a Board Member of the joint Board of the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen, helping to pave the way for the establishment of Creative Scotland; is a member of the British Screen Advisory Council and has previously been a Board Member of the Northern Ireland Film and TV Commission and the Central London Training and Enterprise Council.

She chairs the work of the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils in London and in that capacity sits as an advisor on the Mayor’s London Skills and Employment Board. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Television Society for her outstanding contribution to the Television Industry in 2002.

She was awarded the OBE for her services to the Media Industries in the Queen's Golden Jubilee Honours List in 2002.