Olivia is the daughter of Brandon Cadbury, who supported Faith Spicer in setting up the London Youth Advisory Centre in 1969.  After he retired she joined the Board of Trustees and has watched the Centre grow and change. Since retiring as a Trustee in 2019 Olivia feels very privileged to continue her involvement with Brandon Centre as a Patron.

She started her career as a teacher, worked as a Counsellor for the National Childbirth Trust and then trained and worked as an Educational Psychologist for Devon. Since retiring Olivia runs a Reflective Practice Group for the Exeter Diocese. She has three daughters and four grandchildren.