▁critic ised ▁by ▁local ▁coun c ill ors ▁at ▁the ▁Ch esh ire ▁East ▁Council ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁after ▁they ▁learned ▁that ▁the ▁Council ' s ▁Health ▁and ▁Well be ing ▁Sc rut iny ▁Committee ▁had ▁not ▁even ▁been ▁not ified ▁of ▁the ▁appointment . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁May , ▁Car ing ▁T ogether ▁announced ▁that ▁D ame ▁Williams ▁and ▁the ▁Car ing ▁T ogether ▁Executive ▁Board ▁had ▁joint ly ▁decided ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁taking ▁up ▁the ▁role . ▁ ▁Form er ly ▁known ▁as ▁Jo ▁D illon ▁she ▁changed ▁her ▁name ▁to ▁Williams ▁( the ▁name ▁of ▁her ▁partner ) ▁whilst ▁working ▁as ▁principal ▁officer ▁for ▁Ch esh ire ▁Social ▁Services ▁Department ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s .. ▁She ▁progress ed ▁in ▁senior ity ▁to ▁become ▁second ▁in ▁command ▁before ▁being ▁promoted ▁to ▁Director ▁of ▁Social ▁Services ▁in ▁W igan . ▁She ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁Ch esh ire ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Social ▁Services . ▁When ▁she ▁took ▁early ▁ret irement ▁from ▁this ▁position ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁M enc ap . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Ald er ▁Hey ▁Children ' s ▁Hospital ▁Trust ▁Board ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁K ee le ▁University ▁Category : B rit ish ▁social ▁w elf are ▁officials ▁Category : D ames ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Category :