Jane is an award winning glass and ceramics artist who has a passion for the materials she uses. She began working with clay when she learnt to throw, aged 10, at the Midlands Arts Centre. She has been invited to exhibit at the Penwith Gallery, Galeri Caernarfon and Breeze, and has produced many public and private commissions. Her work draws on the human form and the land and seascapes of Cornwall. She has taught for over 30 years with social services, in schools, colleges and adult education and has established glass and ceramics facilities for a number of further and continuing education institutions as well as privately.

Helen is a successful artist working in glass and a qualified and experienced occupational therapist. Her glass work is an expression of her emotions and connections to people and places. As an occupational therapist she was acutely aware of the intrinsic value of participation in creative practices to aid good mental and physical health and wellbeing. She is keen to combine her artist practice and occupational therapy values to enable individuals and communities the opportunity to engage in the arts.

Providing advice on the creative industries in Cornwall and linking to networking and fundraising opportunities. Tonia is a practicing artist and Director of Creative Enterprise at Creative Kernow. She is also a member of Camborne Town Deal Board.

Providing advice on developing strong community links, volunteer recruitment and management and fundraising opportunities. Denise comes from a background of working in the education sector with young excluded students . She volunteers with a homeless service and is Chair of Trustees at a local community church.

Angela trained as an architect and has worked in practice, research and education. She has worked on built environment projects from feasibility and brief development to post occupancy evaluation, specialising in client relations, project management and advocacy. She also has extensive arts management experience, having worked in the film industry and run a number of events including the Oxford Human Rights Festival and Celebrating Syria: a festival of arts and culture.

Megan is a documentary film maker and designer, with a background in language teaching. She is a recent graduate from Falmouth Universities BA in Film, where her academic and practical research explored on screen representation and its impacts on individual identity and cultural perception. Her work creating participatory documentaries has informed her approach to community driven creative marketing. 

Providing advice on creative business development. Rose is passionate about igniting entrepreneurial and creative thinking in SMEs and individuals alike. She works as a Business Consultant and Advisor, specialising in innovation, digital transformation, and revenue optimisation for the creative and emerging tech sectors.

Providing advice on engaging with children, young people and families. Rosi is a practicing artist, advocate for access to education, and works for Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change as Child and Families Manager.

Lois jones is an artist/educator working predominantly in clay; having studied Contemporary craft at Falmouth University and then at Cornwall College for a BSc in Social Science. She later completed her teacher training and has worked in formal education in Cornish schools for over 20 years, as well as selling her sculptures in local galleries. Her ethos draws from her early-years specialism and from attending research trips to Reggio Emilia, she endorses a facilitative teaching and learning style; with student, peers and teachers as co-creators.

She is passionate about driving forward a cultural shift for the younger generations so that the creative subjects are front and centre.

Providing advice and guidance on education and learning, and engaging with local primary and secondary schools. John is a retired headteacher and has published several books and papers on teaching and learning. He is also a member of Camborne Town Deal Board and a Town Councillor.

Providing advice on engaging with universities and developing programmes with students already in formal education. Andrew trained as an architect and his work in practice focussed on people, place and dialogue. He has taught on Architecture, Landscape and Interiors courses at Higher Education, and was Head of Academic Planning at Falmouth University, building strategic links with Further Education Colleges and developing new courses. He currently is Technical and Facilities Manager at Falmouth University, and leads the technical team delivering technical skills to students and courses across the university.