Purple Patch Arts - Meet the team

Meet the office team

Bronia Angove
Programmes Manager

Bronia supports all of the staff and participants on our Lifelong Learning Programmes.

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Dawn Ware
Finance Officer

Dawn supports the team with all things financial.

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Fran Rodgers
Chief Executive Officer

Fran leads the fabulous team at Purple Patch and oversees the running and development of the Company.

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Hannah Greenwood
Projects Manager

Hannah works to plan and deliver creative education activity across Purple Patch’s funded projects.

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Jessica Aldred
Programmes Coordinator

Jessica supports our Lifelong Learning Programmes.

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Melanie Maddison
Operations Manager

Melanie works supporting Fran behind the scenes in the office.

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Melissa Kirby
PhD Researcher

Melissa is writing a PhD about the impact of Purple Patch Arts

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Róisín Reynolds
Projects Assistant

Róisín works to support the planning and delivery of our ‘Move on Up’ project.

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About the delivery team

We have a brilliant team of artists who are out and about delivering sessions across the region. Our Programme Leaders are the people who oversee workshops, manage the team, deliver sessions and undertake monitoring of learner progression. Our Programme Artists deliver fabulous creative sessions as part of the day, and our Programme Supports are the friendly faces welcoming people and making sure talents are nurtured and achievements noted. We also have the pleasure of working with fabulous consultants as part of our Projects and our general work.

Currently our wonderful team of Programmes staff, Projects staff, and Consultants are: Beth Shindler, Brendan Larkin, Caroline Webb, Chemaine Cooke, Ellie Redgrave, Hannah Barker, Imi Dickinson, Jean McEwan, Jenni Sykes, Kathleen Richards, Lauren Glynn, Lisa Debney, Lorna Johnstone, Marcus Robinson, Mel Dewey, Sarah Banks, and Tricia Arthur-Stubbs.

Meet the board

Our Board of Trustees are a fabulous group of people who help to keep us on the straight and narrow! They work closely with Fran on business planning, financial management, Health and Safety and everything in between, and bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience that’s invaluable to the company.