Collective Board
To ensure our ideas remain fresh and new opportunities are captured, our Board remains flexible and continues to evolve.
The list below includes our current Board members, but Sheffield Culture Collective is extremely grateful to all previous members and other individuals who have contributed their time and great insight since we formed.
Surriya Falconer,
Chair of Culture Collective, Director of Falconer Associates
Alexis Krachai,
Managing Director, Counter Context
Martin McKervey,
Vice Chair of Culture Collective and Chair of Sheffield Property Association
Neil MacDonald,
Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership Board Member; Chair, Sheffield Museums
Tom Bird,
Chief Executive, Sheffield Theatres
Rebecca Maddox,
Head of Business Development, Culture, Sheffield City Council
Kirsten Major,
Chief Executive, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Kim Streets,
CEO, Sheffield Museums
Louise Hutchinson,
Artistic Director & CEO, S1 Artspace
Professor Vanessa Toulmin,
Director of City & Culture, Partnerships and Regional Engagement, University of Sheffield
Diana Buckley,
Sheffield City Council Director of Economic Development and Culture
Professor Chris Wigginton,
Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global & Academic Partnerships, Sheffield Hallam University
Jo Towler,
Chief Executive, Music in the Round as well as Chair, Sheffield Culture Consortium and Chair, Classical Sheffield
Debbie Squire
Head of Place and Civic Engagement at Sheffield Hallam University, Lead for SHU Arts and Culture Strategy
Olivier Tsemo
Co-Chair Sheffield Culture Consortium and CEO, SADACCA
Martin Smith
Chair of the Economic Development, Skills & Culture Committee
Kate Josephs
Chief Executive Sheffield City Council
