Our Board

	Clive Lawrence, Clarion Solicitors (Chair) Clive graduated from Downing College Cambridge in 1990 and gained a Law Society Finals First Class Honours in 1991, following which he joined Clarion Solicitors More >>

Professor Chris Bailey, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Society, Leeds Metropolitan University While at Northumbria University he established the Centre for Cultural Policy and Management and appointed the UK’s first Professor in the subject. Chris was also involved in developing the research programme for Visual Arts UK in 1996, and contributed to planning for the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts and the Sage Gateshead. More >>

	Dan Bates, Chief Executive, York Theatre Royal Dan joined Leeds Theatre Trust as a Stage Manager in 1987 and has gradually worked his way through different departments from Project Manager to General Manager through to his last role as Executive Director. More >>

	Helen Dobson, Finance Director, Opera North After studying French at Durham University, Helen qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in Leeds in 1991. More >>

	Madani Younis, Artistic Director, Freedom Studios In 2002 Madani was appointed Director of Red Ladder Theatre Company's Asian Theatre School. The evolution of the Asian Theatre School under the direction of Madani has seen the organisation achieve independence as a stand alone theatre company under its new name and brand FREEDOM STUDIOS. More >>

	Mark Skipper, Chief Executive, Northern Ballet Theatre (Vice-Chair) Originally in banking, Mark worked as Company Manager for several touring companies and has worked for Northern Ballet Theatre since 1987. More >>

	Murray Anderson-Wallace, Founder and Managing Director of AWR Murray is Founder and Managing Director of AWR, a multi-disciplinary practice specialising in strategic communications within the public sector. More >>

	Robert Gibson, Consultant Robert is an independent consultant who works on organisational and personal development issues. More >>

	Sheena Wrigley, General Director and Joint Chief Executive, West Yorkshire Playhouse Sheena originally trained as an Actor and Theatre Director and worked in this capacity based in Camden. More >>