Abby Vella

WM-ADASS Assistant Director - Improvement

Abby was an Adviser at the Local Government Association from 2018 to 2021 before jointing WM-ADASS to support councils in the West Midlands to explore new approaches to innovation and transformation in Adult Social Care, before being appointed Assistant director in 2024.

Before the LGA, Abby had a commissioning role in the London Boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth and completed the National Graduate Programme at City of Wolverhampton Council.

Outside of work, Abby is enjoying taking time to learn golf and Maltese.  She is also school governor a local primary school in Birmingham city centre.