Our People
Our EthosOur People
Contact is where lives are changed through the arts.
We provide opportunities across the organisation for those aged 13-30 to develop their skills and interests. This includes working alongside staff in deciding the artistic programme, marketing and communications strategy and making staff appointments.
All of our staff team and board members have been appointed following interviews with our young panel to ensure we all embody our ethos of empowering the next generation.
All of our newly appointed Patrons are either from, or have lived and worked in Manchester. Contact has touched their lives and inspired their careers in some way. This stellar group all help to further strengthen Contact’s support network and continue our mission.
Our Patrons
Patrons
Fisayo Akinade
Adam Ali
Nihal Arthanayake
Carl Austin-Behan
Nasima Begum
Haiesha Mistry
Hetain Patel
Louise Wallwein
Sophie Willan
Our Board
Trustees
Ali Wilson - Interim Chair
Paul Olubayo
Christie Cremin
Bex Tennenhaus
Faidat Ope
Grainne Flynn
Dr Jo Cheung
Pelumi Fatayo
Theresa Olaniran
Tolu Ajayi
Professor Jerome De Groot
Our Staff
Contact list of staff members
Keisha Thompson ( she/her )
Laura Whitehurst ( she/her )
Jack Dale-Dowd ( he/him )
Contact list of staff members
Bianca Prince ( she/her )
Lizzy Tait ( she/her )
Beth Rigby ( she/her )
Contact list of staff members
Jane Hall ( she/her )
Helen Davison ( she/her )
Markus Hetheier ( he/him )
Ellen Rogerson ( she/they )
Contact list of staff members
Daisy O'Brien ( she/her )
David Coverdale ( he/him )
Secoura Grim ( she/her )
Rachel Yuen ( she/her )
Jamie Curran ( she/her )
Ryan Sanderson ( he/him )
Contact list of staff members
Chidi Lee ( she/her )
Dereck Mzungu ( he/him )
Contact list of staff members
Rachel de Ridder ( she/her )
Yvette Saunders ( she/her )
Contact list of staff members
Georgie Edwards ( she/her )
Andrew Parsons ( he/him )
Liam Whittaker ( he/him )
Conor Smith ( he/him )
Seth Douglas ( he/they )
Simon Alford ( he/him )
Jonathan Hamer ( he/him )
Amy Whitby-Baker ( she/her )
Chris Cox ( he/him )