Cafodd Frances ei haddysgu yn yr Alban ac mae ganddi radd BA mewn Busnes o Brifysgol Strathclyde, Glasgow. Mae wedi cwblhau’r rhaglen Academi Arweinyddiaeth Prosiectau Mawr, sy’n cael ei rhedeg gan Ysgol Fusnes Saïd Prifysgol Rhydychen a Swyddfa Cabinet Llywodraeth y DU, yn llwyddiannus. Roedd yn adolygydd achrededig ar gyfer adolygiadau Gateway yr Awdurdod Seilwaith a Phrosiectau (IPA), ac mae wedi ymgymryd â rôl Pennaeth y Proffesiwn ar gyfer Rheoli Prosiectau a Rhaglenni i Lywodraeth Cymru. Ymddeolodd o’r Gwasanaeth Sifil yn ddiweddar.
Frances was educated in Scotland and holds a BA Business degree from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. She has successfully completed the Major Projects Leadership Academy programme, run by Oxford University Said Business School and the UK Government Cabinet Office and was an accredited IPA Gateway Reviewer. Frances has also taken on the role as Head of Profession for Project and Programme Management for the Welsh Government. She has recently retired from the Civil Service.