Helen Featherstone

Board Member

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"I am passionatley committed to enabling more people to acces the arts and that is why in 2010 I joined the board. From 2011 - 2016 I was chair of the Board. During my day job I am a senior manager for engagement and Audience at Arts Council England. I first started work in the arts in 1997 as an intern for the live in arts trust in Sheffield. Being on the board enables me to keep connected to the arts ecology in Sheffield, a city which I am very proud to call home, and to enable others to discover arts and creative activities"

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Carolyn Usher

Board Member

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"I have been a board member at Ignite Imaginations since November 2011, having joined shortly after moving to Sheffield as a way of meeting new people and getting involved in the arts and charity sector in the city. In my 'normal' life, I am a project manager and business coach at Inova Consultancy Ltd in Sheffield and also a part time Iyengar Yoga teacher."

 

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Oliver Mantell
Chair of The Board

"I have been a board member of Ignite Imaginations for four years and became chair of the board in September 2016. I also work at the Audience Agency as one of their Directors of Consultancy, leading on marketing and audience development consultancy services. 

You can e-mail Oliver at chair@igniteimaginations.org.uk

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Kellie Gamble

Board Member

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I have 20 years’ experience of working in the Arts and with a range of clients with multiple needs in Third Sector settings. My own Arts background is theatre and singing, and I have worked as a Theatre Practitioner and Drama therapist.I have also held roles in Community Arts Development, and I am currently the Arts Coordinator for Crisis Skylight South Yorkshire, part of Crisis, the national homeless charity.  As somebody who has previously worked in partnership with Ignite Imaginations on a number of projects, I am delighted to be on the Board of Trustees and I look forward to being part of an exciting future for the organisation

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Joan Healey

Board Member

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"I joined the Ignite Imaginations board in January 2018 and in my day job I am a senior lecturer in occupational therapy at Sheffield Hallam University. I have a life- long interest in the arts and health and wellbeing and I teach and research around creative arts and health"

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Sue Ransom

Board Member

"Originally from Birmingham, I came to Sheffield initially for Teacher Training like many other students I stayed and made this wonderful city my home. Since retiring from senior management in Further Education I have been a primary school govenor and remain a Trustee of Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust (SIMT) I am delighted to join the board of Ignite Imaginations to help to support the wide range of creative projects. I am particularly interested in engaging older people and intergenerational initiatives."

 

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