She started her career at Babtie Group as a highway engineer, gaining valuable experience of highway design and construction, leading on to supervising engineer roles on the M65 in Lancashire and other highways projects around Merseyside.
She later became principal transport planner for Lancashire County Council. Working in the strategic transport planning team, Stella gained extensive experience of master planning, transport assessment, highway design and environmental issues such as noise and air quality assessment.
At PWA Planning she helps oversee the strategic growth and management of the practice, including recruitment and people development.