ABOUT

I specialise in content development and project management for museums, cultural organisations, charities and public learning spaces.

I enjoy developing story-led projects which create connections between people and places, past and present, for the benefit of all.

My approach is driven by my values of care, curiosity, connection, compassion and creativity. I am passionate about widening access to culture, telling meaningful stories, and creating shared resources.

I have developed projects in museums, heritage sites, castles, palaces, parks and housing estates, as well as an archaeological site and an opera house. This has ranged from masterplanning for new museums to the re-development of existing ones, and temporary exhibitions to permanent installations.

I collaborate with clients and audience representatives, curators and learning specialists, designers, architects and surveyors. I worked for international design firm Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) for over six years as a Senior Content Developer - developing the narrative for projects, for tenders and new business, for funders and stakeholders. In between periods of consultancy I worked as Creative Programming and Interpretation Manager for Historic Royal Palaces. I have also been a freelance associate for cultural consultancies Barker Langham and From Now On (now renamed Forth).

I have a BA in History and History of Art from the University of Birmingham. I keep up with CPD and best practice via museum and heritage organisations and sources outside the sector. I am a member of the Association for Heritage Interpretation (AHI) and Group for Education in Museums (GEM).

My volunteering interests have focused on the areas of education, community, nature and migration. I have mentored children in creative writing at the Ministry of Stories, nurtured a local nature reserve and enjoyed welcoming clients at the NNLS Drop-In Centre for Destitute Asylum Seekers.