Trustees of The Lightbox

Roger Hawksworth - Chairman

I have worked in the oil, water and aerospace and defence industries at senior management/board level in a variety of roles including chief executive of major subsidiaries.

Prior to retirement I was Secretary General of an organisation in Brussels which represented the interests of the European aerospace and defence industry to the European institutions.

I live in Woking and have owned a property in the general area for 40 years. After a career that has involved living and working internationally I am pleased to have the opportunity to make a contribution locally through my involvement with the Lightbox - an enlightened and prestigious addition to the area.

Jamie Sharpley - Deputy Chairman

My background is in the management of clinical and non-clinical services of London teaching hospitals including Bart’s and The Royal London. I also am or have been a non-executive director of a wide range of organisations in education, housing, social care and the Arts.
 
I am particularly interested in development, operations and marketing.

Annabel Agace

My original career was as a chartered surveyor working in London. Since 2007 I have run Chalk Hill Contemporary Art, a gallery that occupies part of my home in Guildford. I exhibit and promote the work of a number of contemporary British artists.  

I am very interested in architecture and the visual arts and particularly where these two worlds meet.  I am keen to promote The Lightbox as a centre of regional and wider excellence in the field of local history, art appreciation and education.

Dr Helen Bowcock

I am a Trustee of a family charity, the Hazelhurst Trust, and in this role have contributed to a number of local organisations, including the Woking based youth theatre company Peer Productions, Watts Gallery and Opportunities (Sandy Hill). I am a member of the Limnerslease Appeal Committee and a member of the Institute for Philanthropy. In 2009 I completed a report entitled Hidden Surrey: Why local giving is needed to strengthen our communities and in 2006 completed a PhD in Sociology.

Before moving to Surrey ten years ago I lived and worked overseas and managed the human resources function of a software company from start up to having around thirty staff and taking in investment capital. I enjoy working with local social enterprises, helping where possible to formulate strategy and I have a particular interest in the power of the arts to transform lives.

Carmel Dennis

I have worked in tourism and marketing for most of my career in roles such as Tourism Officer and Marketing Director. For the last 15 years I have run a successful tourism consultancy business with clients including national and regional tourist organisations, specialising in marketing, visitor information and conference and business tourism. 

I am very passionate about the way that arts and cultural institutions such as The Lightbox can generate improvements to the quality of life of the local community and attract additional economic benefits for the area.  I am particularly interested in marketing and developing a sustainable business model for The Lightbox. 

Adrian Montana M.Ed., Dip.Bus Management, Dip Ed., BA(Music), BA(Fine Art)

I am an educationalist, museum consultant and writer. I have worked as Arts Faculty leader and Head of Art taking staff through times of curriculum change and building programmes in large schools in the UK and Australia.

I have also worked in small and large museums and galleries where I have been particularly interested in developing the education and public programmes profile. Such organisations include the Art Gallery of Western Australia and the National Gallery.

I have written award-winning education material on contemporary Australian Art and have worked with many artists in the realisation of innovative schools projects and gallery forums and discussions. Since 2010 I have been on the Board of the National Society for Education in Art and Design, the peak body for Art and Design teachers in the UK
 
At The Lightbox I started the Education Advisory Group with the Lightbox education officers.

Keith Smith

In a business career predominantly with Unilever PLC, centered on Sales & Marketing in the food and hospitality sectors, I specialised in identifying markets, producing strategies and implementing operation plans.

I am a consultant at Leatherhead Food International (a provider of Science & Information Services to the Food Industry) and a Board member of a number of Food Companies, as well as Chairman of Achieve Key Solutions Ltd .

I have been a mentor for the Prince’s Trust and a Portfolio Director of Innovation & Growth Agencies for the past 10 years.  I have also spent 6 years as a Director of Surrey Ambulance Services. 

Patricia Wilkie

As a social scientist, I have spent most of my working life as a researcher and lecturer in Universities in Scotland and London. At the same time I have been and still am involved with several health related voluntary organisations as a volunteer and as a trustee with a particular interest in governance, sustainability, publicity and working with volunteers. I sit on several government committees and work with the medical profession at national level.  

I have had a long and passionate interest in both the decorative and fine arts and social history and am a member and former chairman of my local NADFAS (National Association for the Decorative and Fine Arts Societies).  Some years ago I moved to Woking from Edinburgh with its many museums and art galleries. I would like to see The Lightbox develop so that it can attract the highest quality national and international exhibitions and, therefore, more visitors and am pleased to work towards that.