article_snippet: A top university official ran up a £45,000 expenses bill in just 14 months, a £45,000 expenses bill has emerged.
article_snippet: Sheila O'Neal of Bangor University, executive director of development at Bangor University, spent the money on flights, hotels and meals - including a £10,000 trip to New York for Sheila O'Neal, executive director of development at Bangor University and three colleagues.
article_snippet: Expenses: Sheila O'Neal of Bangor University, executive director of development at Bangor University, pictured, spent the money on flights, hotels and meals - including a £10,000 trip to New York for herself and three colleagues .
article_snippet: Ms O'Neal, who took up Sheila O'Neal, executive director of development at Bangor University post in the autumn of 2013, also spent more than £1,000 on taxis, £5,400 on food and £14,000 on hotels between October 2013 and December 2014.
article_snippet: right, the university's director of international development on the £10,000 trip to New York .
article_snippet: A university spokesman said the £10,000 trip to New York was necessary to raise more funds for the university and added the university had generated £2.2 million since Mrs O'Neal took Mrs O'Neal post.
article_snippet: A spokesman told S4C's Y Byd ar Bedwar ('The World on Four') program: 'the university has succeeded in raising £2.2m since Mrs O'Neal took up her post in autumn 2013. '
article_snippet: Expenses connected to this job are higher than other roles within the university however, this is because this is pursuing an ambitious fundraising programme.
highlights_snippet: Sheila O'Neal of Bangor University put £45k on expenses in just 14 months .
  
highlights_snippet: Included £10,000 trip to New York for Sheila O'Neal of Bangor University and four senior colleagues .
  