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Board Members

Bluecoat Charity Board

Maureen Royce

Maureen Royce is Association Dean of Education, and the Director of Accreditation at Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University. Royce was appointed as Co-Chair of the Bluecoat in 2025.

Eddie Berg

Eddie Berg is a specialist in film, media and the arts with a successful track record of establishing the vision for and leading major cultural venues, projects and programmes. Berg was appointed as Co-Chair of the Bluecoat in 2025.

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Sally-Anne Watkiss

Sally-Anne is a Chartered Certified Accountant with over 25 years' experience.

Michael Birchall

Dr Michael Birchall is a curator and academic with an interest in social and participatory arts.

Rachel Duncan

Rachel is an inclusion, well-being, and engagement professional with a background in Human Resources.

Philomena Harrison

Philomena Harrison is a Senior Lecturer in social work at Liverpool Hope University.

Gabriella Chauke

Gabriella Chauke is a Group Management Accountant at Peel Ports Group and joined the Bluecoat board as a Development Board Member in January 2021.

Ben Sledge

Ben Sledge is a journalist and critic focusing on video games and technology for websites including The Guardian and NME.

Ian Spink

Currently, self-employed as a business advisor and coach specialising in supporting owners of SMEs to grow their businesses and improve business performance.

Bluecoat Trading Board

Colin Forshaw

Mark Hobbs

Mark Hobbs is an advisor in the attraction, cultural, museum and heritage sectors. Specialising in hospitality strategic business planning, design development and income generation.

Image shows Sally-Anne smiling at the camera with her arms crossed. They are wearing a black dress, a long necklace and red lipstick. They have short white/grey hair and are standing in front of a white background.

Sally-Anne Watkiss

Sally-Anne is a Chartered Certified Accountant with over 25 years' experience.

Peter Mearns

Peter Mearns was Chair of the Bluecoat board from November 2016 - September 2025. He now sits as a Member on the Trading Board.

Chris Brown

Chris Brown is a place marketing and management specialist. He was Director of Marketing Liverpool for ten years, until 2023. Chris is on the board of Shakespeare North Playhouse and LaSalle Hospitality Education.