Advisory Board

ADVISORY BOARD AND PATRONS

Patron

Nigel Gilroy

Is a chartered account that has worked in the industry for the last 30 years, offering a range of services including accountancy, tax planning, business valuation and profit growth. He is passionate about growing businesses, increasing profitability and retaining exciting clients by emphasising and delivering exceptional levels of customer service.

Jeanette Bain-Burnett

Is an Independent Arts Manager and Consultant working with a range of clients including the Newham New Deal Partnership. She is a Clore Fellow (2014-15) and has previously worked with Arts Depot as a Heritage Project Manager and a visiting lecturer for the University of East London and Middlesex University. She was the Director of the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) between 2007 and 2014, where she held the overall creative and business leadership of the organisation.

Neil Mackinnon

Is Touring and Commissions Manager at Southbank Centre. His role encompasses securing and delivering presentations of Southbank Centre commissions, co-commissions, productions and co-productions both nationally and internationally, tour managing Southbank Centre festivals, contributing creative ideas to productions, administrating artistic commissions across all art-forms and negotiating terms and managing relationships with various partner organisations.

Jeanefer Jean-charles

Jeanefer Jean-Charles is a Movement Director, Choreographer and Creative Consultant with over 20 years’ experience of devising, creating, facilitating and directing dance and movement for performance.

Jeanefer’s work is celebratory, powerful and exciting to watch. Her unique creative process and approach to large scale performance draws together and brings to life the talents, strengths and shared stories of local communities, young people and artists in inspiring and unforgettable ways.

Find out more about Jeanefer.

Denise Nurse

Denise is a qualified solicitor, co-founder and CEO of Halebury, an alternative law firm. Her role focuses on client management, strategy, business development as well as team building and management.

Denise is also a broadcaster and has presented for Sky News, Sky Travel and a regular host for the BBC programme, Escape to the Country. She also hosts and is a speaker at corporate events on subjects relating to Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship.