Our Board
Ros RigbyChair of the Board
Ros Rigby (OBE) was the co-founding director of Folkworks and a co-founding partner of the music venue Sage Gateshead, where in 2001 Ros was appointed Performance Programme Director. Since 2016, she has undertaken freelance work and board memberships. |
Fiona CrispVice Chair
Fiona Crisp is an artist working nationally and internationally who is based in the North East. She is a Professor of Fine Art at Northumbria University where she is a founder of the research group ‘The Cultural Negotiation of Science’. |
Clymene ChristoforouExecutive Director and Board Member
Clymene is a founding member and executive director of D6, where she oversees programme and arts development, focusing on international collaboration and developing a strong international platform for local engagement. |
Alison GwynnBoard Member
Alison Gwynn is currently the Head of Marketing and Commercial Development at Northern Film + Media. She has a diverse background in marketing and previously spent thirteen years as Programme and Development Director at Seven Stories, the national centre for children's books. |
Lucy LathamBoard Member
Lucy Latham is a sustainability expert, leading work on environmental governance and disclosure with cities across Europe, Middle East and Africa at CDP. |
Tania MahmoudBoard Member
Tania Mahmoud is Cities Programmes Lead at the British Council where she works across the arts, education and inclusive society portfolios on programmes in key cities in England and supports the development of their international strategies for culture. |
Dave PritchardBoard Member
Dave Pritchard is an international consultant in environment, culture, heritage and the arts, with a special interest in the intersection between these fields. |
Radha SharmaBoard Member
Radha Sharma is a Programme Management Office Analyst at Virgin Money, focusing on governance and change management. |