In 2022 I launched my cultural consultancy and producing business, to work in the areas of the sector I find most interesting.

Before stepping out my own, I was Director & Chief Executive of The Spring, an arts centre and museum in Havant, Hampshire.

For over 9 years I led the organisation and worked with the team to achieve a transformation that I’m incredibly proud of. During my tenure we launched an exciting outreach programme, joined Arts Council England’s National Portfolio (joining in 2018. I successfully wrote the 2022 application too), commissioned nationally-renowned artists to create bespoke experiences for the local community and developed the UK’s first Play Artist in Residence programme. We increased the organisation’s turnover by 97% and (pre-Covid) increased audiences by 96%.

I also led the organisation through a number of changes including a re-brand, staffing restructures and, of course, a global pandemic.

Before joining The Spring I worked in a number of other organisations including:

General Manager for Forest Forge,
a touring theatre company based in the New Forest

Audience Development and Marketing Manager for Salisbury Arts Centre (now part of Wiltshire Creative)

Press and Marketing Officer for The Courtyard, Herefordshire’s Centre for the Arts.

I hold a Post-Graduate diploma (distinction) in Arts Management from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

In 2023 I moved to Frome with my husband and son, a tortoise called Humphrey and a ridiculous number of books. You can often find me in the garden, attempting to grow vegetables and getting cross with slugs.