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
There are many ways of enhancing #Wellbeing. We often take our @createcharity participants to outside spaces such a… twitter.com/i/web/status/11645…
Inspiring visit to Bristol to see @createcharity #jewellery making project with artist @HayleyKruger and 10 young… twitter.com/i/web/status/11641…
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Our Staff
- Lydia Beardmore, Project Manager
- Jen Blackwood, Senior Project Manager
- Thisbe Casellini, Senior Development Manager
- Elena Cinelli, Development Assistant
- Hannah Clayden, Project Manager
- Wendy Dempsey, Director of Finance & Operations
- Campbell Findlay, Acting Head of Communications
- Claudia Graham, Development Assistant
- Aruna Joseph, Bookkeeper
- Grace Pailing, Development Executive
- Jodie Sadler, Senior Project Manager
- Kristian Sakulku, Senior Project Manager
- Stijn van Venrooij, Project Administrator
- Matt Weir, Project Manager
- Eleanor Young, EA to the Chief Executive / Office Manager
Our Ambassadors
- Alistair DK Johnston CMG
Our Trustees
- John Broadis, School Business Manager
- Eddie Donaldson OBE (Chairman), Business Adviser
- Tim Jones, Private Investor and Director
- Marit Meyer-Bell, Head of Communications, Travis Perkins plc
- 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
- 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, Chief Executive at Seven Bedford Row
- Natalie Graeme, Founder of Uncommon Creative Studio
- Tim Jones (Chairman), Private Investor and Director
- Alan Paul, Senior Consultant, Berwin Leighton Paisner
- Vanessa Sharp, Solicitor, Non-Executive Director, Jeweller
- Mark Sismey-Durrant, Non-Executive Director, Master of Worshipful Company of International Bankers
Our Communications Council
- Jim Bowes, CEO, Manifesto
- Rishi Dastidar, Head of Verbal Identity, BrandPie
- Lisa Jedan, Vice President, Global Brand Communications, Bacardi
- Paul Kemp-Robertson, Co-founder, Contagious
- Marit Meyer-Bell (Chairman), Head of Communications, Travis Perkins plc
- 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