David Hill has thirty years experience in cultural management, theatre and arts event direction, combining senior management and chief executive experience through commercial, subsidised arts and community arts sectors. He has been a successful theatre practitioner and director (Everyman Theatre Cheltenham; Theatre Station Blyth, Northumberland) working with many national and international artists, and was the first Marketing Director at the 2,000 seat Birmingham Hippodrome. David has been an adviser to several Arts Council England regional offices and is currently a board member and Trustee (Vice Chair) of Curve, Leicester.

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Poppy Muir has an MA in Arts Policy and Management and has been working with ArtReach since 2008. Prior to ArtReach Poppy worked for the Development Dept at Tate,  the Bettie Morton Gallery,  Agnew’s  and for Bigfoot Theatre Company.  At  ArtReach Poppy has been responsible for project management for delivery of Under Scan in Trafalgar Square, Night of Festivals in Nottingham and for the coordination and delivery of the Stretching New Boundaries: Participation in the Visual Arts Symposium as part of Folkestone Triennial. Poppy has delivered research and consultation projects for Strange Cargo, Same Sky and First Step North East.

Emma has a performing arts background and trained at Dartington College of Arts, though more recently she has completed an MSc in Architectural History. An accomplished and experienced event director, Emma is also a writer and is shortly publishing a book focusing on the history of drinking water in London. Emma has been working with ArtReach since 2004 and as Event Director delivered Dance in the Park, Three Cities Create and Connect, Under Scan, and currently Night of Festivals 2012.

Working with ArtReach since 2009 Joy has successfully project managed the significant development of the Northwood Community Arts project, encompassing residencies, visiting programmes of work, participation activity and public art projects. Joy has also delivered SV2G School of Steelpan web and social media development and the delivery of outdoor and visual arts conference events in Dorset and Folkestone. Joy also delivers overarching administration and IT management for ArtReach.

Jimena has worked on a freelance basis with ArtReach since 2008 including contributions to the Under Scan project and Night of Festivals. From 2001-2010 Jimena was Assistant Cultural Attaché for the Mexican Embassy to London, helping shape, promote and deliver a range of high profile cultural events and activities, including the Frida Kahlo exhibition at Tate Modern, the South Bank Mexican Film Season and the Montezuma Aztec Ruler exhibition at the British Museum in 2009.  Jimena is a specialist in world and Latin American literature and co-curated the ACALASP and Foyles Festival of Ibero-American Literature.

Gareth has a BA in Arts management from De Montfort University and is an experienced Event and Project Manager having led Leicester Expo and events for Leicestershire Promotions. He is currently an ArtReach Associate whilst running his own events company, GDH Events.  Gareth previously worked full time with ArtReach and was responsible for Event Management of Night of Festivals 2010, curation and delivery of Our Sporting Life (creating exhibitions at Nottingham Ice Arena, Curve, East Midlands Airport and Meidian Leisure Centre, Lincolnshire) and project management of Sky Ride Leicester.  He is currently delivering the major East Midlands Olympiad project Game Time.