Our Board

The D6 Culture in Transit board has leadership roles across the organisation, from governance through to project and subject matter areas of expertise. Committed to cultural rights and the role of the arts in social and environmental justice, board members bring a wealth of experience  and networks spanning academia, international development, governance, ethics and artistic practice. In addition to regular board meetings and an annual strategic planning day,  they engage through interconnected, open and transparent co-producing methodologies with staff, artists and partners on targeted projects, programmes and policies.

Tania MaHmoud

Chair of the Board

Tania Mahmoud brings many years of international experience at the British Council, providing strategic leadership for the overseas network in East Asia and the Americas. Prior to this, as Cities Programme Lead she worked with cities across England on developing international strategies for culture. 

Fiona Crisp

Vice Chair

Fiona Crisp is an artist working nationally and internationally who is based in the North East. She is a Professor of Contemporary Art at Northumbria University where she is a founder of the research group ‘The Cultural Negotiation of Science’.

Clymene Christoforou

Executive Director and Board Member

Clymene Christoforou 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.

Emma dean

Board Member

Emma Dean is a curator, editor and writer based in Newcastle upon Tyne. As Curator at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, she collaborates with artists on large-scale exhibitions, commissions and residencies. 

Laura Jeffery 

Board Member

Laura Jeffery (FRSA) is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh, specialising in Chagossian heritage. She is also Co-Director of the AHRC Maghreb Action on Displacement and Rights Network Plus..

Dima Karout

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Dima Karout is an art practitioner, curator and creative projects manager with a long history of working with  D6, taking a leadership role in our work with artists in exile both in the UK and internationally. Dima has over 15 years’ experience in creating and managing art projects, curating and producing exhibitions, and designing publications and learning programmes. 

Lucy Latham 

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Lucy Latham is a sustainability expert. She is  Principal Sustainability Consultant at AECOM and has had previous roles at CDP and Julie's Bicycle.

​DAVE PRITCHARD

Board Member

Dave Pritchard is an international consultant in environment, culture, heritage and the arts, with a special interest in the intersection between these fields.