Our people

sarah@arts-emergency.org

Usual working days:
Monday, Wednesday

I support the busy Programmes Team with admin. I work on keeping mentor reports up to date. I support lots of correspondence and mailouts to mentor pairs and schools. I also help upload and update details in Salesforce.

joe@arts-emergency.org

Usual working days:
Monday - Friday

I lead the nationally distributed team that supports mentor pairs in London, Brighton, Manchester, and Merseyside, helping them to achieve measurable and meaningful outcomes for young people. I am responsible for planning and budgeting future activity, as well as leading on safeguarding and evaluation for the organisation.

rita@arts-emergency.org

Usual working days:
Tuesday-Friday

I’m responsible for planning and implementing effective marketing campaigns that convey our story and encourage people to get involved. I use analysis and evaluation to help inform strategies for the future, with an aim for Arts Emergency to broaden its reach and impact. My pronouns are she/her.

rose@arts-emergency.org
Usual working days:
Monday - Friday

I lead on the development and delivery of Arts Emergency’s Community Programme for young people aged 18-25. My work supports our Young Community to broaden their experiences of creative careers, and navigate pathways into the creative and cultural sector. I also support our Youth Collective to develop their own advocacy, activism and community work. My pronouns are she/her.

joy@arts-emergency.org

Usual working days:
Monday - Wednesday

My role focuses on looking after our large network of donors. I'm responsible for updating the fundraising database, answering any enquiries from community fundraisers working on our behalf, and thanking our donors.

ameena@arts-emergency.org
Usual working days:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

I run payroll for the team and ensure all invoices are filed and recorded correctly, manage all expenses, expense accounts and petty cash. I also banking incoming cheques and cash. I work with the Fundraising team to ensure income is accounted for and recorded and produce financial reports when required by the Head of Operations and Finance or other budget holders. I also support our young people in making claims for travel bursaries or invoicing for commissions. My pronouns are she/her.

tim@arts-emergency.org
Usual working days:
Monday - Friday

I oversee our operational systems and services, supporting the smooth running of the organisation. I also oversee our financial management and coordinate work around governance, compliance and strategy.

tian@arts-emergency.org
Usual working days:
Tuesday, Wednesday

I recruit young people from Manchester schools, train arts industry professionals as mentors and match them to start their year of mentoring. I manage the scheme's admin including communication with parents and schools and mentor DBS checks. I also provide pastoral support for the pairs across the year by being on call with information and advice. My pronouns are he/him.

neil@arts-emergency.org
Usual working days:
Monday - Friday

I work with various stakeholders to set our direction as an organisation. I support our programmes team, fundraising and communications, manage our finances and legal compliance as a charity, build beneficial relationships with influencers and gatekeepers and act as spokesperson for the cause. My pronouns are he/him.

aksana@arts-emergency.org

Usual working days:
Tuesday - Friday

I run our summer work experience programme, Careers Clinic, and produce resources and events for our Young Community (over 18s).

My main focus is to coordinate partnerships that lead to opportunities for our Young Community - from internships, training labs, freelance commissions, set visits, insight days and everything in-between. My pronouns are she/her.

danny@arts-emergency.org
Usual working days:
Wednesday, Thursday

I coordinate Arts Emergency’s Merseyside mentoring programme. I recruit young people, train mentors, connect with partner schools and colleges and provide support to mentor pairs throughout their 12 months of mentoring. I also connect with local organisations to help build our network in the region. My pronouns are he/him.

lucy@arts-emergency.org
Usual working days:
Monday - Thursday

I lead Arts Emergency’s fundraising and marketing team and activities. My main goals are to ensure our impactful programmes are well-known, widely supported and fully funded. My pronouns are she/her.

blaise@arts-emergency.org

Usual working days:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

I look after administration for all things mentoring, manage the mailboxes, and support mentors and volunteers. My pronouns are they/them.

sukayna@arts-emergency.org

Usual working days:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday

I support the Marketing Manager in engaging and developing our audiences, managing our identity and messaging, and telling the story of what we do. I help produce effective and up to date content across all our platforms and channels, and track data and analytics to see what's resonating best with our community. My pronouns are she/her.

helen@arts-emergency.org

Usual working days:
Monday - Thursday

My main focus is on developing relationships and building support to fund Arts Emergency projects for young people. My job is to match organisations and individuals who want to be catalysts for positive change in society for young people, with our work to make this happen.

lisa@arts-emergency.org
Usual working days:
Monday - Thursday

I provide support for the whole team on Salesforce and am responsible for development and maintenance of the database. I handle day-to-day administration tasks and make improvements based on team needs, while also reviewing how the system can be used to achieve our longer term objectives. My pronouns are she/her.

eleanor@arts-emergency.org
Usual working days:
Monday - Friday

I recruit and train young people and creative mentors for the London and Brighton Mentoring Programme. I match mentor pairs, offer individual support throughout the programme, and work with partner schools and organisations to develop our services. My pronouns are she/her.

melissa@arts-emergency.org
Usual working days:
Monday - Friday

I provide leadership and strategic direction for all aspects of programme design and development. I support a nationally dispersed programmes team and ensure effective cross-departmental working in relation to the direction and development of all programme activities, ensuring that they contribute to our wider strategic aims and impact objectives. My pronouns are she/her.

Yomi is a multi-award winning journalist who is a columnist at The Guardian and has a monthly column at the i paper. In 2018, she co-authored the bestselling book Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible with Elizabeth Uviebinene, for which she was named a Marie Claire Future Shaper and was awarded the Groucho Maverick award.

Julian has over twenty years' experience as a fundraiser, primarily in major gifts across a variety of causes. He has worked with funders from small regular supporters to seven figure grants, always aiming to deepen relationships across the charity. He is currently Head of Philanthropy at Anthony Nolan, leading the team looking after trusts and major donors. He was the first member of his family to attend university, studying languages and linguistics, and is proud to be part of such an important organisation.

Jasmine has over 25 years of experience as a Head of Department, Manager, Broadcaster, Producer, Director, Inclusion Leader and Columnist at brands like Netflix UK, Media Trust, Channel 4 News, MTV and more. She is an active member of the BAFTA voting academy, the Royal Television Society Futures committee, Board of Directors at the ILUVLIVE music platform, the BPI Equity and Justice Advisory Group committee and the MOBO and BET International Voting Academy.

Silé is a Literary Agent at Mushens Entertainment, working with writers to create engaging stories and proposals for publication. Silé represents an exciting and dynamic list of authors, talent and brands and she is always on the lookout for a good story.

Alex is a child and adult safeguarding expert with over fifteen years experience in the public and private sectors. Until recently she was the safeguarding lead for News, Current Affairs and World Service at the BBC; she currently works as a safeguarding consultant in the charitable sector. Alex is passionate about the arts and spends most of her spare time visiting art galleries and reading poetry.

Perminder is CEO of Bonnier Books UK, and has spearheaded the development of an agile, sustainable business model and work culture, alongside creating the company’s first Inclusion & Representation Action Plan, designed to accelerate progress in the book industry.

Binda is a governance and programmes specialist and is Director of Innovation Sutton Trust, who champion social mobility. She also has extensive experience of evaluation and measuring impact and has been a long-time supporter of Arts Emergency.

Felicity has been a trustee of Arts Emergency since 2016. A chartered accountant, Felicity is Head of Finance at The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Prior to this, Felicity worked at the National Audit Office, working closely with a number of central government departments

I'm one of the Community Representatives for the Arts Emergency Youth Collective. I'm responsible for encouraging participation and the development of social connections within the Young Community. In addition, my role involves taking pictures of our activities for Arts Emergency's socials. I'm a keen designer but love giving pretty much anything a go, from filmmaking to a computer science degree.

I focus on well-being for the collective members and Young Community, and planning fun things for the group to do.I am training to be an actor at the moment and immersing myself in all things acting, writing and creative in my lovely hometown of Manchester. I am passionate about social change, representation and challenging the norms of the creative industries. I also love reading, doing mehndi on my willing friends and family and cooking yummy veggie food!

I am one of the Youth Collective's Social Representatives, in charge of planning social events and well-being activities for the other members of the Youth Collective, as well as contributing to our campaigns, celebrations, and communications.

I am currently working in Communications at the National Theatre, I'm also a freelance Director, Script Reader and Facilitator. As the Campaigns and Policy rep, I aim to break down and outline the limitless ways in which young people up and down the country face barriers - to constantly review the arts, who it represents and who benefits from it. We can only progress if we start to change - change what we do and change what we accept and being part of the Youth Collective will hopefully allow me to be a part of that.

I’m Ayah and I love zombies! I’m working towards being a journalist covering climate change and raising awareness the injustices that come with climate change, as well as raising the voices of those who are doing whatever they can to tackle this problem. I’m also interested in increasing representation within the art’s industry. But zombies and writing tragic angst short stories is where my heart ultimately lies!

I'm a disabled, queer, working class early-career museum & gallery professional and community organiser based in Salford. My interests lie in the intersection between activism, community spaces, and cultural venues. For the Youth Collective I work on programming events & socials for the Young Community, promoting them through marketing and social media, and helping to build a sense of community. I recently set up an organisation called Crip Culture Collective for disabled, chronically ill, and neurodiverse folk in Manchester (and beyond!) to experience culture together via accessible means.

I'm one of the Community Representatives for the Arts Emergency Youth Collective. My focus is to help bring the young community together in the North West and also to help program events and socials for young people. I've also helped the Arts Emergency team represent the charity publicly during campaigns and appeals. In the rest of my life I'm a filmmaker and love exploring my craft.

I research social justice issues that affect Arts Emergency’s work and help raise political awareness with other young people. In addition to participating in the Youth Collective I work in the arts and culture sector (and do a lot of other things as well) and look forward to working with everyone.

I am part of the Youth Collective's Project and Finance team, maximising the budget for our activities. For the organisational and analytical side of my role, I bring experience from Data Science and managing projects at the educational organisation, VoiceESEA. Creativity-wise, I bring an interest in creative networks and constant inquisitiveness to learning more mediums. I'm currently working with ceramics and sustainable floral arrangements.