The WAHWN Steering Group
The WAHWN Steering Group is made up of Network members representing a wide range of knowledge and expertise in the field of arts and health. The Group meets quarterly to support the Network in a voluntary capacity and are committed to raising the profile of arts and health practice in Wales, through advocacy, advising on strategic direction and programme thus helping to develop the capacity and resilience of the Network.
Claire Cressey
Claire Cressey, Director, Live Music Now Wales: Claire has worked in the arts and charity sectors for over 20 years specialising in bringing outstanding live music opportunities to community audiences and socially excluded groups of all ages.
Justine Wheatley
Justine Wheatley is Chief Executive of Peak, an arts organisation that works with professional artists and rural communities, responding to its Black Mountains location, focused on participation for children and young people.
Prue Thimbleby
Prue Thimbleby is a willow artist and digital story facilitator. She has over 20 years of experience in delivering and managing participatory Arts projects. In 2012 she was appointed as Art Co-ordinator for ABMU Health Board.
Siân Fitzgerald
Siân Fitzgerald is the Community Arts Development Officer for Denbighshire County Council and currently sits on the North Wales Arts, Health and Well-being Steering Committee.
Wendy Keay-Bright
Wendy Keay-Bright is Professor of Technology and Inclusion, and Director of the Centre for Applied Research in Inclusive Arts and Design (CARIAD) at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Susan Liggett
Susan Liggett is Associate Dean for Research for the Faculty of Art Science and Technology at Wrexham Glyndwr University.
Dr Gill Windle
Gill is a social scientist with a background in psychology working across disciplinary boundaries. Her research combines arts, science and public engagement to investigate health, well-being, creativity and resilience in later life.
Liam Evans-Ford
Executive Director, Theatr Clwyd. Liam currently sits on the North Wales Arts, Health and Wellbeing Steering Committee and is a trustee for Tutti Frutti Theatre Company and Creu Cymru.
Carol Hiles
Carol Hiles is Academic Subject Manager for Photography and Art and Course Leader for MA Arts Practice Arts Health and Wellbeing and MA Arts Practice Fine Art at the University of South Wales.
Sarah Goodey
Arts Development Manager, GARTH (Gwent Arts in Health)
Alex Bowen
Alex Bowen is a Director of Breathe Creative, http://breathecreative.co.uk , a small, experienced and dedicated team of professionals based in Wales with a wealth of experience in artistic, community, educational, counselling and clinical settings. Breathe Creative offers person centred creativity for wellbeing using arts, mindfulness and relaxation in training courses, projects, mentoring, consultancy and research.
Heather Parnell
Heather is a visual and public artist who has many roles in Arts and Health, including Artist in Residence at Cwm Taf University Health Board.
Chris Ryan
CHRIS RYAN has been Director of Arts Care Gofal Celf (ACGC) for the last 18 years. ACGC was founded in 1987 and delivers a range of arts, health and wellbeing programmes, primarily across West Wales.
Dr Frances Williams
PhD candidate at Manchester Metropolitan University (studying Arts in Health as a social movement in the context of devolution)
Andrea Davies
Arts in Health & Well-being Coordinator, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Dr Catrin Hedd Jones
A Chartered Psychologist who has worked in the Dementia Services Development Centre since 2012. Catrin is a bilingual lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at Bangor University and is passionate about researching and listening to the lived experience of people living with dementia.
Emily Underwood-Lee
Emily Underwood-Lee is Research Fellow at the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling. She teaches at both undergraduate and post-graduate level at the University of South Wales and leads on a number of research and public engagement projects. She has published extensively on storytelling for health and performance and the maternal.
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