Our trustees
Sir Roger De Haan CBE DL
Chairman
Lady Alison De Haan
Sir Stephen Deuchar CBE
Former Director, The Art Fund
Paul Hudson
Commissioner, Infrastructure Planning Commission
Andrew Ironside
Formerly Pro Vice-Chancellor (resources) Canterbury Christ Church University
Judith Nesbitt
Writer and formerly Director of National and International Partnerships, Tate
The Earl of Radnor
Vanessa Stone
Arts Producer / Project Manager
David Shriver
Senior Advisor, Ocado Group
Mark Watkins
Chief Financial Officer, Saga
Alastair Upton
Chief Executive, Creative Folkestone
Our team
Alastair Upton
Chief Executive
info@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Sebastian Cater
Head of Creative Quarter
sebastiancater@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Emma Wilcox
Interim Executive Director
emmawilcox@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Steve Ansell
Head of Finance
steveansell@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Michelle Parker
Head of Development
michelleparker@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Tania McCormack
Learning Officer
taniamccormack@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Sorcha Carey
Curator, Folkestone Triennial 2025
info@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Jo Cowdrey
Head of Curatorial
jocowdrey@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Andy Holbrook
Folkestone Artworks Custodian
andyholbrook@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Sophie Haydock
Curator: Books, Ideas and Community
sophiehaydock@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Liv Pennington
Folkestone is a Library Project Manager
livpennington@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Marita Pohlschmidt
Development Manager, Contracts & Relationships
maritapohlschmidt@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Samantha Fairclough
Executive and Project Assistant
samanthafairclough@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Owen Kimm
Marketing and Communications Manager
owenkimm@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Cait Boyt
Communications Officer
caitboyt@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Mel Winter
Creative Quarter Property Manager
melwinter@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Emily Birmingham
Creative Quarter Estates Manager
emilybirmingham@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Lena Kuckei
Creative Quarter Lettings Administrator
lenakuckei@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Lauren Hamilton
Tenant Liaison Co-ordinator
laurenhamilton@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Joel Francis
Technical Manager
joelfrancis@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Zoe O’Farrell
Assistant Finance Manager
zoeofarrell@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Lou Glover
Head of Venue and Programming (Quarterhouse)
louglover@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Marianne Murray
Assistant Producer
mariannemurray@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Callum Bell
Box Office Supervisor
callumbell@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Lee Francis
Bar Supervisor
leefrancis@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Hamish Findlay
Custodian Prospect Cottage
hamishfindlay@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Paul Squire
Creative Quarter Estates Supervisor
paulsquire@creativefolkestone.org.uk
Alex Hall
Estates Operative
alexhall@creativefolkestone.org.uk