Staff

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    Sharon Gill

    CEO

    Sharon has worked in the arts for over 30 years as a manager, producer and consultant alongside her own creative practice.

    Sharon was previously the CEO of Rotherham ROAR, until Jan 2022, when turning freelance and managing an Art & Ecology project in Doncaster- Symbiosis. Until Dec 2021, Sharon was also the Chair of the Board at BEAM (Public Arts).

    ceo@yvan.org.uk

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    Sarah Yaccabe

    Administrator

    Sarah’s role is to support the network of freelancers, directors and artists, to maintain an organised way of working and effective internal communication. Sarah assists working groups to organise, prepare and record information for projects and provide support.

    Sarah is experienced in clothing design and sustainable sourcing.

    info@yvan.org.uk

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    Hannah Burgess

    Communications Coordinator

    Hannah has worked extensively over the last 7 years in arts marketing and project coordination across West Yorkshire. Driven by increasing participation and access to the arts, Hannah finds this work both rewarding and creative. At YVAN, Hannah manages communications and marketing.

    Alongside her arts marketing and communications work, Hannah is a part-time ceramicist.

    comms@yvan.org.uk

PhD Collaborative Doctoral Researchers

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    Alice Chandler

    University of Leeds - PhD collaborative doctoral researcher

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    Melissa Burntown

    Newcastle University - PhD collaborative doctoral researcher

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    Kisha Bradley

    University of Leeds - PhD collaborative doctoral researcher

Voluntary Board of Directors

  • Helen Nakhwal

    Co-chair

  • Michael Barnes-Wynters

    Co-chair

  • Lucy Dunhill

  • Laura Biddle

  • Zanib Rasool MBE

  • Sue Ball

Research and Learning Working Group

  • Glynis Nelson

  • Zanib Rasool MBE

  • Hafifa Ahmed

  • Ingrid Bale

  • Professor Rina Arya