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Team profile

Tamsin Evans, Director

Tamsin holds a 1st Class BA Hons degree in Performing Arts from LIPA. Tamsin has over four years experience of pioneering and leading the team and brings a clear vision and direction, constant ideas, and a strong foundation of belief with the qualities needed to see the dreams actually happen. Tamsin also has a strong ability to draw other people to be part of the vision she has, and to encourage, equip and release them into realising their own dreams and potential.

Rebecca Boyd, Creative Arts School Manager

Rebecca holds a 2:1 BA Hons degree in Education from Lancaster University. Rebecca has several years of experience working within school and youth settings, and coming up to two years experiencing managing our creative arts school. Rebecca is full of ideas and vision for the projects she manages, and has strong initiative to ensure that this vision is carried out to a high standard. Rebecca has an eye for detail, which brings excellence to all she delivers.

Louise Finch, Operations Manager

Louise holds a BSc Hons degree in Environmental Studies and Business Administration from Nottingham University. She has several years of experience managing an events company and is both highly motivated and full of initiative. Over the past few years Louise has developed many key skills within business development and project management.

Helen Bradley, Creative Development Co-ordinator

Helen holds a 2:1 BA Hons degree in Performing Arts from LIPA. Helen has extensive experience in delivering workshops in drama, arts and circus skills to a wide range of community groups internationally. Helen’s creative ideas, and visual artistic input brings a fresh multi media aspect to all the work she creates and is part of.

Catherine Laitak, Creative Lifestyles Worker:

Catherine holds a 2:1 degree in Sports science and physical education from York St John University. Catherine also holds a FIFA Football coaching Level 1 and a NVQ Level 2 Gym Instructor. Catherine brings the ability to coach and teach sport to a high level, with knowledge on how to have a healthy lifestyle to the work of Pure. She has developed a whole new programme that looks at how to enable young people to incorporate a healthy lifestyle into their everyday lives.

Abbie Hosier, Sexual Health Promotional Officer:

Abbie holds a 2:1 degree in Nursing from Liverpool University. With several years of nursing experience in the area of infectious diseases, Abbie brings medical knowledge and this experience to the work that Pure does, especially around sexual health.

Abi Barnsley, Creative Schools Worker:

Abi holds a 2:1 BA Hons degree in Drama and Performance studies from Worcester University. An excellent performer and trained photographer, Abi brings quality and new ideas to the performance team.

Chrissy Hitchiner, Creative Schools Worker:

Chrissie holds a 2:2 BA Hons degree in Youth and Community Development Work. Chrissy brings experience and expertise in youth work to the team, and a fresh perspective that is challenging. Also an excellent performer Chrissy is part of the performance team.