Staff & Board Members

Board Members

Sue Harrison (Chair)

Marc Collett 
Lindsey Fryer
Maureen Royce
Stephen Thomas
Joanna Hargreaves
Rachel Higham

Staff Members

Chief Executive’s Office:

Chief Executive - Alastair Upton
PA to CEO and HR Manager - Anne Jones

Creative Enterprise Team:

Head of Creative Enterprise - Anna Cassidy
Creative Community Manager - Emma Smith

Artistic Team:

Artistic Director - Bryan Biggs
Exhibitions Curator - Sara Jayne Parsons
Arabic Arts Festival Manager - Ngozi Ikoku
Performance Programme Manager - Richard Kingdom
Guest Literature Curator (Maternity Cover) - Melanie Abrahams
Literature Assistant - Jack Welsh
Arabic Arts Festival Co-ordinator - Finoon Saleh
Gallery Coordinator - Denise Courcoux
Gallery Technician - Barry Charlton
Arts Programme Assistant - Vanessa Bartlett
Print Studio Manager - Emma Gregory

Finance Team:

Head of Finance - Steve Mahon
Bookkeeper - Celine Sutter
Part Qualified Management Accountant - Abshir Mohammed

Marketing Team:

Director of Marketing & Communications (Maternity Cover) - Helen Dunnett
Marketing & Audience Development Officer - Phil Olsen
Communications Officer - Phil Bridges
Marketing & Communications Assistant - Rachel Goodsall

Participation Team:

Head of Participation - Bec Fearon
Arts Outreach Manager (ART Valley) - Annie Maclean
Participation Assistant - Laura Pilgrim
Participation Assistant - Laura Jones
Creative Industries and Education Network Manager - Daniel Cutmore
ART Valley Admin Assistant - Matt Harris

Visitor Services Team:


Head of Visitor Services - Sue Baker
General Manager - Zoe Chapman 
Technical Manager - Tom Smith
Catering Manager - Chris Jones
Assistant Catering Manager - Gemma Burnett
Assistant Catering Manager (Maternity Cover) - Peter Martin
Duty Manager - Paul Mullins
Duty Manager - Laura Parker
Duty Manager - Sophie Swan
Information Assistant - Denise Courcoux
Information Assistant - Julie Hollenbach
Information Assistant - Sarah Forrest
Information Assistant - Chris Green
Information Assistant - Gul Turner
Information Assistant - Jack Welsh             

Information Assistant - Phil Marsden

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