our trustees
We are delighted to be supported by our fantastic board of trustees
andy green
Our Chair Andy is Chief Executive of Chichester College Group in West Sussex. He began his career in retail management, but then retrained as a teacher and his career in Further Education now spans over 24 years. Andy has overall responsibility for Teaching, Learning, Curriculum and Quality across the College Group and was a nominee in March 2020 when Chichester College Group achieved Ofsted Outstanding in all aspects for all four colleges. He was also the joint owner and Chief Executive of Brighton Film School.
Andy Green
lorna palmer
Lorna is a Cultural Producer with over 25 years of experience in developing and delivering complex engagement programmes and projects for arts and cultural organisations such as the BBC, Tate, Natural History Museum and Universities UK, including several years managing the BBC’s innovative digital learning centre, 21CC.
Lorna currently works with Arts Council England and as a freelance Programme Lead for Cultural Bridge, an international arts programme with co-investment from seven strategic partners: The British Council, Goethe Institut-London, Fonds Soziokultur and the four UK Arts Councils. Cultural Bridge supports arts and cultural organisations across the UK and Germany to develop partnerships that explore social arts practice, including youth work, inclusion, health, climate and socio-political themes.
Lorna Palmer
linda salway
Linda is Head of Partnership at Eastbourne College where she also teaches Drama and leads the Dance and Arts Award programme. She is the Chair of the Eastbourne Schools Partnership. She was arts manager for Waverley Borough Council from 1997- 2005 and the co-ordinator of Arts Partnership Surrey. Linda is a Gold Arts Award assessor, a trustee of Lewes Live Literature, a Director of the Eastbourne Chamber of Commerce and a governor of Alfriston School.
Linda Salway
Joshua Pipe
Josh has been a Peer Mentor with Sussex Partnership Trust’s Discovery College and an Expert by Experience, since early 2018. Previously Josh has worked in IT support, local government, and the Civil Service.
Joshua Pipe
Anna Savage
Anna is Head of Provision at Summerdown School in Eastbourne. Prior to this she was Head of Art at The Lindfield School. She is a practicing artist and maker and completed an MA in Inclusive Arts Practice in 2015, during which she worked closely with other parent carers.
She has run art workshops including CAT Creating Art Together, is the parent of two wonderfully diverse people and has been able to use her professional and family experiences to support others as a lifetime vocation
Anna Savage
Simon Bottrell
Simon is an independent creative consultant, artist, designer and maker. He has 25 years experience of developing strategy, brand and communications for community projects, charities, arts organisations, social enterprise, ethical entrepreneurs and global corporates with future-positive initiatives – projects with positive social, environmental and financial impact. His clients work in fields including humanitarian aid, homelessness, renewable energy, food ethics, carbon reduction, sustainable timber and reforestation, public green spaces, organisational change and sustainable transport.
Away from the keyboard he creates wall art, furniture, bespoke interiors and cabins from reclaimed timber and found material – promoting the use of reuse and a ‘waste not’ approach to making.
Outside of that he is a husband, father, tennis player, disco lover and explorer of Sussex woodland with his faithful dog, Maggie.
Simon Bottrell
Alex Flowers
Alex is Director at Flow Associates working across the cultural and research sectors to support organisations, such as the National Trust and the Crick Institute, to better understand, reach and engage their audiences.
Previously, Alex worked in museums and led a team at the V&A exploring digital art and design and designed and delivered learning programmes at the Museum of London.
Alex Flowers
Ian Noble
Ian is currently the Director and lead for Uckfield Chamber of Commerce, a role he has held since late 2017. Previously he helped establish the organisation, Charity Mentors Sussex, providing pro bono mentoring to third-sector leaders across the county.
Ian spent more than 36 years working within Lloyds Banking Group, managing commercial banking teams across the South East, a career that culminated in a 12-month secondment to Business in the Community. Working in Hastings to connect businesses with the third sector and education, was where Ian first encountered Culture Shift in 2013.
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Ian Noble