Nick Owen

Chief Executive

Hello!  “But what do you DO, dear?” My mum has always asked me what I do for a living, and I gave up trying to explain it a long time ago.  Now I just say I love music, DJ-ing, air guitar, making playlists, cooking, eating outdoors with friends and family, travelling, the journey more than the destination, writing, editing, selling, cycling, tennis, squash, surviving squash, networking, producing something from nothing: everything which has a creative energy at its heart. My favourite artwork today? It’ll be different tomorrow.

Caroline Frankland

Business Manager

Hi I’m Caroline, I work within the resources team at TMC and look after finance, HR and the office.  I love dancing and going to see live ballet or anything with a bit of tap dancing in it.  My favourite movie of all time is Singin’ in the Rain (Gene Kelly is such an amazing dancer).

Bee Patience

Communications and Marketing Manager

She/her

Was once introduced at a spoken word night as the ‘Mistress of Misery’.

More than a decade in marketing, but a lifetime lover of the bizarre.

Björk and Kate Bush. Charles Bukowski and Sylvia Plath. Francis Bacon and Mackenzie Thorpe. Edward Scissorhands and Romeo and Juliet. True crime and poetry. Art deco and antique shops. Plato’s Origins of Love. Nature, the roaring 20s, and Casper (my dog).

Emily York

Head of Programmes

Hello! I’m Em, TMC’s Youth Programme Manager, sad music enthusiast and lover of 90s American reality tv shows. Creativity is so powerful. It provides us all with unique ways to communicate and express ourselves. Anyone who knows me knows my favourite novelist is Margaret Atwood, she’s a force to be reckoned with! She/her

Levi Knight

Youth Programme Coordinator

Hi, my name is Levi, a musician and sci fi fantasy book reader. Outside of work I make hip hop music (not your typical Hip Hop) and my aim is to create something similar to an audiobook for my children as they grow up – they can visit my music catalogue and hopefully find solutions to any issues they may encounter through life. I have released 2 projects ‘The Art of Summarising Life’ and ‘Trust The Process’ (Available via all streaming sites and Bandcamp). I am also a facilitator for young people, I have been doing this for around 18 months now and I find this very satisfying – I believe I was put on Earth to do this. My favourite book series is ‘The Lincanius’ trilogy by James Islington. He/Him

Lauren Brennan

Impact and Data Manager

Hey, I’m Lauren (she/her), Impact and Data Manager at TMC. My background is in the social sciences, Sociology in particular, so I’ve always been interested in how we can use data to understand and tell people’s stories. As my job title suggests, this role is about exactly that, as well as generally looking after all things data, outcomes, and impact.

I’m most creative in small, everyday things like choosing what nail designs to have and deciding what to wear in the morning, that being said though, I consume creative content alllllllll the time, and I’m hoping that my time at TMC will encourage me to unleash my creative side.

When I’m not at TMC, you’re likely to find me watching football but never playing, eating out, or tucked up watching RuPaul’s Drag Race with a cuppa and my Boston Terrier Lara. I’m trying to get back into reading too, so if you’ve got any book recommendations, please send them my way!

Romy Ashmore-Hills

Youth Programme Coordinator

I am a ukulele playing, shower singing, disco dancing, box set binging, music blasting, green tea loving, coffee tolerating, art creating, video taking, nature appreciating, bird spectating, bad at ice skating, yoga meditating, spreadsheet co-ordinating, community facilitating, kinda gal!

Jemma Bentley

Administrator

Hellooo, I’m Jemma and I’m the administrator for The Mighty Creatives team! I am an actress and lover of all things TV/Film and theatre. When I’m not putting my creative juices into performing and coming up with script ideas, you’ll find me off exploring some historic houses and gardens (Chatsworth is my fave!) or with a cuppa and some chocolate in my hand watching a Disney film. Being creative is my life and I’m so proud to work for an organisation which champions that and to be part of a team of creatives too!

She/Her

Georgia Midgley

Programme Coordinator

Hi all, I’m Georgia (she/her) and I’m SO excited to be a Programme Coordinator at TMC. I’ve realised that creativity looks different for everyone and that I can be creative in a number of different ways on a daily basis. I’m creative when I finish a great book and find myself imagining what happens next for the characters, when I’m getting lost in a foreign city and definitely when I’m working to find solutions for children and young people!

Michelle Last

Youth Programme Coordinator

Hi, I’m Michelle (she/they)!

I draw silly drawings, take photos of things people probably don’t want to look at, play video games, make costumes to dress up as characters from said video games (it’s called cosplay!), read sci-fi and post-apocalyptic fiction, fight dragons in tabletop role-playing sessions, crochet wonky granny squares (I blame being left-handed), lose badly at obscure board games and obsess over my pet cat.

I absolutely believe creativity and arts can save people, which is why I’m so passionate about what I do!

James Blyth

Programme Manager

Hi, I am James. I love being outside, going on long hikes, swimming in ice water and being surrounded by nature. I can’t think of much better than lying in one of my hammocks in a hidden part of a forest, listening to the birds sing. Living in this world fills me with both a wonder for creation and a passion to bring change to our communities, and I love to use ‘normal’, everyday objects and games in a creative way to start conversations and challenge perspectives.