Our People
NICKY GOULDER
Our Chief Executive
nicky@createarts.org.uk
@nickygoulder
Create was born from a vision Nicky had in December 2002 of a charity that would use the creative arts to empower lives. She is motivated by her longing for a fair, caring, inclusive society in which every individual can fulfil their potential. Prior to co-founding the charity in July 2003, she was Chief Executive of the Orchestra of St John’s. She has extensive experience in creative arts management, before which she was a Marketing Executive at KPMG. She was a volunteer Childline Counsellor for five years before becoming a Samaritan in January 2002; was on the YouthXpress leadership team at Southwark Cathedral between 2007-2017, is the Vice Chair of the Queen’s Nursing Institute and is an advisor to the Pro Youth Philharmonia. Nicky has a First Class BSc (Hons) in Marketing (with arts) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma. In 2013, she completed a Certificate in History of Art at Birkbeck College, University of London, for which she was awarded Distinction. Nicky was recognised as Clarins Most Dynamisante Woman of the Year in 2013; received the Charity Times Rising CEO Star Highly Commended award in 2014; was one of 30 #SocialCEO award winners in 2015; and was runner-up for the Directory of Social Change “Influencer” award in 2017.
Latest Thoughts from Nicky
Fantastic @createcharity Nurturing Talent final workshop rehearsal. #Puppetry #printing pic.twitter.com/NKvFMEuD60
Electric @londonsymphony concert tonight with soprano/conductor @HanniganBarbara. Her arrangement of Gershwin's "G… twitter.com/i/web/status/11073…
It's been fascinating thinking recently about the collaborative potential between @createcharity and the creative i… twitter.com/i/web/status/11066…
Our Staff
- Anna Béar, Communications Executive
- Jen Blackwood, Senior Project Manager
- Thisbe Casellini, Development Manager
- Hannah Clayden, Project Manager
- Wendy Dempsey, Director of Finance & Operations
- Campbell Findlay, Communications Manager
- Claudia Graham, Development Assistant
- Liz Jackson, Project Manager
- Aruna Joseph, Bookkeeper
- Grace Pailing, Development Assistant
- Jodie Sadler, Senior Project Manager
- Kristian Sakulku, Senior Project Manager
- Carrie Svinning, Project Manager
- Emma Tribe, Senior Development Manager
- Stijn van Venrooij, Project Administrator
- Eleanor Young, EA to the Chief Executive / Office Manager
Our Ambassadors
- Alistair DK Johnston CMG
Our Trustees
- John Broadis, School Business Manager
- Eddie Donaldson (Chairman), Business Adviser
- Tim Jones, Private Investor and Director
- Marit Meyer-Bell, PR Consultant
- Vanessa Sharp (Company Secretary), Solicitor, Non-Executive Director, Jeweller
- Paul Thimont (Treasurer), CFO, White Cube
- Carol Topolski, Writer
Our Creative Council
- James Baldwin, Actor and Playwright
- John Broadis (Chairman), School Business Manager
- Chloe Cooper, Visual Artist
- Alicia Clarke, Photographer
- Sara MacQueen, Dancer
- Cheryl Moskowitz, Poet and Writer
- Mike Poyser, Musician
- Aga Serugo Lugo, Musician
Our Development Council
- Libby Bassett, Business Development Consultant, former KPMG partner
- Sally Bye, Partner, BrandPie
- Harry Charlton, Director of External Relations, Chatham House
- Gareth Davies, Business Development Consultant, former PwC partner
- Tim Jones (Chairman), Private Investor and Director
- Michael Llewelyn-Jones, Senior corporate banker
- Alan Paul, Senior Consultant, Berwin Leighton Paisner
- Vanessa Sharp, Solicitor, Non-Executive Director, Jeweller
Our Communications Council
- Jim Bowes, CEO, Manifesto
- Rishi Dastidar, Head of Verbal Identity, BrandPie
- Lisa Jedan, Vice President, Global Brand Communications, Bacardi
- Marit Meyer-Bell (Chairman), PR Consultant
- Martin Shippen, PR Consultant
- Jim Thornton, Deputy Executive Creative Director, VCCP
Our Honorary Advisory Council
- Peter Estlin, Lord Mayor of the City of London, City of London Alderman, Senior Advisor at Barclays Bank UK plc
- Niko Falzarano, PA to Headteacher, School Governor with responsibility for Safeguarding
- Andrew Moorfield, Senior corporate banker
- Tim Robertson, Chief Executive, The Anne Frank Trust UK
- Colin Sheaf, Chairman, Bonhams UK and Asia
- Emily Stubbs, Director of Development, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment