Our People
NICKY GOULDER
Our Chief Executive
nicky@createarts.org.uk
@nickygoulder
Create was born from the vision Nicky had in December 2002 of a charity that would use the creative arts to empower lives and enhance wellbeing. 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 and 2017, where she worked with young people aged 11-18; was Trustee/Vice Chair of the Queen’s Nursing Institute from 2009-2019; and has been a Trustee of Wales Millennium Centre since 2018. 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.
Our Staff
- Rosie Billington, EA to the Chief Executive/Office Manager
- Thisbe Casellini, Deputy Director of Development
- Hannah Clayden, Senior Project Manager
- Hannah Conway, Project Manager
- Oli Cox, Project Manager
- Caroline Dawson, Senior Project Manager
- Wendy Dempsey, Director of Finance & Operations
- Eliza Greenslade, Development Administrator
- Mike Haydock, Director of Communications
- Ed Jackson, Director of Development
- Nikita Kalhan, Communications Assistant
- Jacqueline Kent, Development Executive
- Sonia Peart, Bookkeeper
- David Russell, Evaluation & Impact Coordinator
- Kristian Sakulku, Senior Project Manager
- Megan Shephard, Project Coordinator
- Matt Weir, Project Manager
Our Ambassador
- Alistair DK Johnston CMG
Our Youth Ambassador
- Abi (15) – Read her story
Our Trustees
- John Broadis, Retired Head Teacher
- Tony Cates, Vice Chair and Partner, KPMG UK (retired)
- Eddie Donaldson OBE (Chair), Business Adviser
- Tim Jones, Private Investor and Director
- Holly Khan, Composer/Facilitator
- 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 (Chair), Retired Head Teacher
- Alicia Clarke, Photographer
- Chloe Cooper, Visual Artist
- Holly Khan, Composer/Facilitator
- Amy Leung, Visual Artist
- Mike Poyser, Musician
Our Development Council
- Libby Bassett, Business Development Consultant, former KPMG partner
- Jonny Breeze, Founder and Director, Yellow Cat Recruitment
- Tony Cates (Chair), Vice Chair and Partner, KPMG UK (retired)
- Harry Charlton, Chief Executive at Seven Bedford Row
- Whitney Gore, Director, Business & Legal Affairs, Original Series, Netflix
- Natalie Graeme, Founder of Uncommon Creative Studio
- Hayley Granston, Commercial and Partnerships Director, formerly Beano, Hearst and BBC
- Sara Putt, MD/Agent, Sara Putt Associates
- Mark Sismey-Durrant, Non-Executive Director, Immediate Past Master of Worshipful Company of International Bankers
Our Communications Council
- Rishi Dastidar, Senior Writer, venturethree
- Gem Fountain, Head of UX, Manifesto
- Lisa Jedan, Vice President, Global Brand Communications, Bacardi
- Paul Kemp-Robertson, Co-founder, Contagious
- Marit Meyer-Bell (Chair), Head of Communications, Travis Perkins plc
- Martin Shippen, PR Consultant
- Jim Thornton, Deputy Executive Creative Director, VCCP
- John Waterfield, Director Strategic Relationships, KPMG
Our Honorary Advisory Council
- Sir Peter Estlin, 691st 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
- Tim Robertson, Chief Executive, The Anne Frank Trust UK
- Colin Sheaf, Group Deputy Chairman, Bonhams
- Emily Stubbs, Director of Development, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment