Stacey Arnold Policy & Public Affairs Manager
Stacey champions the work of the creative industries by shaping Creative UK’s policy and advocacy activity and growing its relationship with government. Over the course of her career, Stacey has worked for a number of cultural organisations including Tate Liverpool, Arts Council England, the BBC and the Museums Association. In her free time, Stacey can mostly be found at the theatre, singing with a local choir or with her head in a book. She is also a Governor working to improve school engagement and communications.
Stacey champions the work of the creative industries by shaping Creative UK’s policy and advocacy activity and growing its relationship with government. Over the course of her career, Stacey has worked for a number of cultural organisations including Tate Liverpool, Arts Council England, the BBC and the Museums Association. In her free time, Stacey can mostly be found at the theatre, singing with a local choir or with her head in a book. She is also a Governor working to improve school engagement and communications.
Evy leads on connecting creative and cultural organisations with Creative UK’s policy and advocacy work. Alongside this, she works co-ordinates industry-wide responses to systemic inequalities, including the development of a UK-wide Framework for Creative Freelancers. Evy graduated from the Courtauld Institute of Art in 2016.
Sarah heads up our work on diversity and inclusion and previously led the Creative Careers Programme. Sarah’s work includes ensuring that we are embedding diversity and inclusion across the organisation from our board to programme delivery and is also raising the profile of great D&I practice across industry through regular spotlights in our newsletters and on our website. Sarah is an advisory board member of the Ideas Foundation and a Governor at Big Creative Academy.
Lee Hornsby Lead Development & Partnerships Manager, Talent & Skills
As Lead Development & Partnerships Manager, Talent & Skills, Lee oversees Creative UK’s diverse Higher Education and Further Education membership network to drive ongoing collaboration and engagement with the work the organisation do across the creative industries, careers, and education. He works closely with internal and external colleagues where it comes to key advocacy, research, and campaign activity. Prior to joining Creative UK, Lee has worked in leadership and marcomms roles in the charity, HE and arts sectors, with a particular focus on young people. He also has a degree in Television Production and has worked in the industry as a runner, researcher, and editor.
Caroline Julian Director of Policy & Public Affairs
Caroline is Director of Policy and Public Affairs, spearheading Creative UK’s advocacy priorities and engagement with government. Prior to this role, she was Deputy Director at an influential non-partisan think tank, covering a number of areas of public policy, including housing, energy markets, culture and devolution. Caroline is Chair of Industry Panels for the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, a Fellow of the Churchill Foundation, and cycles with Velo Club Godalming Haslemere in her spare time.
Maia Krall-Fry Head of Development & Partnerships
Maia is Head of Development and Partnerships, leading on Creative UK’s industry engagement and strategic commercial partnerships. Whilst at Creative UK Maia spearheaded the Creative Coalition Festival. Prior to this role, she was Head of Creative Communities at a major global charity, responsible for uniting creative thinkers and commissioning cross-sector collaborations. Maia sits on the Editorial Board of the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers, and is a Trustee at Artbox London. With a former career producing and directing documentaries for the BBC, Maia is always open to hearing your creative project ideas.
As Lead Development & Partnerships Manager, Talent & Skills, Lee oversees Creative UK’s diverse Higher Education and Further Education membership network to drive ongoing collaboration and engagement with the work the organisation do across the creative industries, careers, and education. He works closely with internal and external colleagues where it comes to key advocacy, research, and campaign activity. Prior to joining Creative UK, Lee has worked in leadership and marcomms roles in the charity, HE and arts sectors, with a particular focus on young people. He also has a degree in Television Production and has worked in the industry as a runner, researcher, and editor.
Caroline is Director of Policy and Public Affairs, spearheading Creative UK’s advocacy priorities and engagement with government. Prior to this role, she was Deputy Director at an influential non-partisan think tank, covering a number of areas of public policy, including housing, energy markets, culture and devolution. Caroline is Chair of Industry Panels for the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, a Fellow of the Churchill Foundation, and cycles with Velo Club Godalming Haslemere in her spare time.
Maia is Head of Development and Partnerships, leading on Creative UK’s industry engagement and strategic commercial partnerships. Whilst at Creative UK Maia spearheaded the Creative Coalition Festival. Prior to this role, she was Head of Creative Communities at a major global charity, responsible for uniting creative thinkers and commissioning cross-sector collaborations. Maia sits on the Editorial Board of the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers, and is a Trustee at Artbox London. With a former career producing and directing documentaries for the BBC, Maia is always open to hearing your creative project ideas.
Patrick MorrisMembership Officer
As Membership Officer, Patrick ensures the smooth running of the company’s membership CRM system, working with the data to build real-time insights which will directly inform, shape and improve our services to our members and drive organisational growth. Patrick is passionate about the creative industries and is an enthusiastic advocate for their importance in society. An enthusiastic yet inconsistent sportsman, Patrick is also a keen musician, having passed the DipABRSM in Piano Performance and performed trombone at national level.
patrick.morris@wearecreative.uk
Amanda Stevens Head of Research and Impact
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As Head of Research and Impact, Amanda leads Creative UK’s work in developing unique insight into the UK’s world-leading creative industries and demonstrating the sector’s huge social and economic impact. She is also Creative UK’s lead for developing research collaborations, and is always keen to support and connect with other organisations who are planning or carrying out sector research. Amanda has over a decade and a half of senior-level research experience gained from previous roles in consultancy, academia, central and local government and the not-for-profit sector. In her spare time Amanda enjoys walking and CrossFit, and is a budding landscape photographer; currently studying for a Level 3 diploma in photography.
As Membership Officer, Patrick ensures the smooth running of the company’s membership CRM system, working with the data to build real-time insights which will directly inform, shape and improve our services to our members and drive organisational growth. Patrick is passionate about the creative industries and is an enthusiastic advocate for their importance in society. An enthusiastic yet inconsistent sportsman, Patrick is also a keen musician, having passed the DipABRSM in Piano Performance and performed trombone at national level.
patrick.morris@wearecreative.uk
As Head of Research and Impact, Amanda leads Creative UK’s work in developing unique insight into the UK’s world-leading creative industries and demonstrating the sector’s huge social and economic impact. She is also Creative UK’s lead for developing research collaborations, and is always keen to support and connect with other organisations who are planning or carrying out sector research. Amanda has over a decade and a half of senior-level research experience gained from previous roles in consultancy, academia, central and local government and the not-for-profit sector. In her spare time Amanda enjoys walking and CrossFit, and is a budding landscape photographer; currently studying for a Level 3 diploma in photography.
Daniella is here to ensure our varied membership remains engaged with Creative UK’s policy and advocacy activity, events, news and other engagement opportunities. Prior to joining Creative UK, Daniella worked in policy at the trade body for the UK energy industry and as a Production Assistant in Film and Television. She also holds a Masters degree in Environmental Management and Sustainability.