Julie Connolly (Trustee – Chair)

Recently retired, Julie worked in senior leadership roles for over 25 years, firstly in banking and latterly in private finance. Julie has held many non-exec director roles including chairing the board at Faceless Arts from 2014-2017. Julie is passionate about helping people achieve all they want to be/achieve and feels that Edgelands Arts helps people to do this through the arts, by helping communities to come together to deal with social issues and achieve more / understand their neighbours. 

 

Erin Braithwaite (Trustee - Vice Chair / Arts Education Specialist)

Besides volunteering as a trustee on the board of Edgelands Arts, Erin presently works as Associate Director of Arts at Outwood Grange Academy Trust; is on the board of Tell Tale Hearts Childrens’ Theatre Company and was on the board of Faceless Arts from 2003 – 2017. Prior to which Erin was Head of Performing Arts at Thomas Rotherham College. Erin has an MA in Theatre from Chester University and a BA in Theatre Arts from Bretton Hall. 

 

Pamela Massey (Trustee)

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Claire Pickering (Trustee)

 

James Stephenson (Trustee)

 

Andy Wright (Trustee)