Cambridge Junction is governed by a board of non-executive trustees who support and guide the organisation to ensure it meets its objectives.
Members of the board of trustees are:
Lucy Mills (Chair)
Lucy Mills is an educational publisher who has held a number of roles, working across Higher Education, Vocational and Schools sectors, for Wolters Kluwer, Cengage Learning and now Cambridge University Press and Assessment. In her current role as Head of Publishing for English, Humanities and Languages, Lucy manages the commissioning team and leads on publishing strategy for the UK and international schools markets. She is a strong advocate of both innovation and inclusion in organisations and has served on the UK Inclusion Group at the Press as well as a member of the LGBTQIA+ Staff Network. Lucy is in a civil partnership with her wife Katy and are parents to two young boys. She is passionate about diversity and representation in education, art and communities and enjoys working with schools as part of corporate outreach initiatives.
Gaby Sumner
Gaby Sumner is Chief Executive of social mobility charity Villiers Park Educational Trust. Based in Cambridge, Villiers Park supports young people from under-represented backgrounds across the UK to achieve their potential. Gaby brings 20 years of experience in fundraising and philanthropy and was Campaign Director for Cambridge Children’s Hospital before joining Villiers Park. She has led fundraising teams at English National Ballet, Tate and the Royal Court Theatre. Gaby is a Trustee of Synergy Theatre Project and recently completed a Masters in Social Innovation at the University of Cambridge. She and her family moved to Cambridge in 2019.
Richard Arnold
Richard Arnold is a Director of Wrenbridge Sport, which specialises in the delivery of new stadia, sport and leisure facilities through major mixed-use real estate development. Prior to setting up Wrenbridge Sport, Richard was a project director with the Olympic Delivery Authority with responsibility for the development of 10 of the new permanent and temporary venues built for the London 2012 Games. He grew up in Cambridge and has returned to the area following a number of years working in London. Board member since July 2016.
Zoë Svendsen
Zoë Svendsen is a director, dramaturg and designer who makes participatory theatre performances exploring contemporary political subjects, including the Artsadmin Green Commission, WE KNOW NOT WHAT WE MAY BE (Barbican Centre 2018), a performance installation imagining living under alternative economic conditions for a future beyond climate crisis; World Factory, exploring consumer capitalism through the lens of the global textile industry (Young Vic and UK tour; shortlisted for the Berlin Theatertreffen Stückemarkt 2016); 3rd Ring Out, an emergency-planning-style ‘rehearsal’ for climate crisis (TippingPoint Commission Award; UK tour). Zoë also works as dramaturg to collaborate on the theatrical rethinking of classic texts for productions at the Young Vic, the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Zoë is a Lecturer in Dramaturgy and Performance at the University of Cambridge, undertaking practice-led research.
Kevin Jones
Kevin Jones has been the Headteacher of St John’s College School in Cambridge for 26 years, and believes deeply in the value of the arts to young people’s emotional and social well-being. He has been a lifelong advocate for the arts in education, including lecturing on the Clore Fellowship Programme, chairing the My Cambridge Cultural Education Partnership and being on the Advisory Panel of the Cultural Learning Alliance which is committed to ensuring that all children and young people have meaningful access to the arts and culture in education. Kevin was the founding Chair of the Children’s University Trust charity, which engages children in innovative learning activities outside school hours, with a particular focus on reaching disadvantaged children. He is an assessor for the Arts Council of England’s Artsmark Award and has recently completed a review of the award’s criteria for equality, diversity and inclusion.
Mark Reddy (Treasurer)
Mark Reddy is an experienced Finance Director. He spent over 20 years working for large professional service organisations such as EY and Grant Thornton, with the last 7 year as Finance Director. In 2020, he set up his consulting business, which provides advice and support to small and medium sized businesses on all matters financial.
Prof. Shreepali Patel
Prof. Shreepali Patel is a filmmaker, story consultant and writer. A former BBC producer and director, she specialises in the convergence of storytelling, human creativity and technology to develop powerful narrative driven experiences. She holds several associate and executive positions including British Association of Film & Television Screen Studies, Royal Television Society, Cambridge Digital Humanities and the Museum of Zoology (Cambridge University). She is Professor of Film at the University of Arts, London; Visiting Professor, founder and former Director of StoryLab; and co-founder of BAFTA & Emmy winning Eyeline Films.
HALEY TAM
Haley is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst, with over 20 years’ experience working in the financial markets. She is a firm believer in the benefits that exposure and education in the arts bring to all individuals, and loves challenging herself (and her family!) with exposure to new artistic experiences. She has fond memories of The Junction from her time as a student and is proud to support the charity as a trustee in its mission to support innovation, excellence and inclusive access to the arts.
RACHEL McCAWLEY
Rachel is Head of Building & Estates Services for the Department of Engineering in the University of Cambridge, with responsibility for laboratories, workshops, teaching and office accommodation spread across two sites and 10 buildings. She leads on the strategic development of the estate, refurbishment and minor works, space planning, planned and preventative maintenance and statutory compliance. Rachel has a background in project management, with experience across a variety of sectors including education, leisure, regeneration, health and commercial. She is a keen gig goer and has attended the Junction numerous times since she moved to Cambridge in 2008. She has also volunteered as a committee member for the Mill Road Winter Fair.
CALLUM SAYER
Callum Sayer is the Programme Coordinator for Hackney Empire in London and looks after the shows that take place within the theatre. Prior to this, Callum was granted the Weston Jerwood Creative Bursary, which took place at Cambridge Junction learning about the Popular Culture Programme. He then went on to promote music in various West London venues. Callum has a keen interest in culture and heritage within the arts, and making sure that art serves the community it is created within.
BEN HEBRON
Ben Hebron is a student at Hills Road Sixth Form College as well as a young writer and musician. Ben grew up in Cambridge and has been a loyal audience member at Cambridge Junction shows ever since, attending the Junction Young Company for two years. As the youngest member of the board, they are passionate about creating positive social change in arts organisations.
Alastair Cotton
Alastair is a lawyer at local law firm, Mills & Reeve, where he supports charities and not for profit clients in the culture, entertainment, media and sport sectors. He enjoys working with organisations that have a strong social or community purpose at the core of their mission. This includes the International Paralympic Committee and Cambridge University Press, who he worked for prior to Mills & Reeve, and where he developed a passion for inclusion and accessibility and witnessed what can happen when opportunity is given those who don’t normally enjoy it. He has lived in and around Cambridge for most of his life.
John Gourd
John is the CEO of Cambridge Network, a Not-for-Profit membership organisation that supports the technology companies in the Cambridge eco-system. Prior to joining the Network in 2019, he worked at Johnson Matthey Plc where he held a number of leadership positions, including general management, sales and operations, both overseas and in the UK. In 2011 he was asked to lead the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership as its inaugural Chair. He has an MBA. He is passionate about the important role industry can play in supporting the local community. He lives locally, with his family, and is a keen golfer and hockey player/umpire.
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