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MADE has a staff team based in central Birmingham and a management board that meets 4 times a year. Architect Glenn Howells is the Chair of the MADE board. Expert reference groups and advisors are appointed on a project basis. The team is often extended to add capacity and value to project delivery and evaluation. On these occasions, we draw on our expanding network of consultants and freelance project managers.
Julia Ellis, Chief Executive
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Julia studied at University of Warwick and the Courtauld Institute of Art. After working for local authority galleries and museums she became, over a 10 year period, the Founder Director of Craftspace Touring, the Birmingham -based touring and development agency for contemporary craft. She then worked as a freelance curator and consultant before joining MADE as project co-ordinator in 2001. Julia's introduction to MADE, in the context of the Urban Renaissance, CABE, RIBA West Midlands and regional design initiatives and agendas, fuelled her commitment to collaborative practice, to the engagement of people in design processes, and to the role of architecture centres as agents of change. Threads linking all areas of work include sense of place, questions of identity and the value of cultural, social and historical context.
David Tittle, Head of Design Excellence
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David is a project manager and trainer who has worked in the field of urban design, enterprise and community development. David discovered urban design while working at the Civic Trust and later founded R99, a company specialising in urban design training for local authorities and others. He has designed, managed and delivered a number of training programmes for CABE, Urban Design London and individual local authorities. He is also, when not working for MADE, project manager for the CABE Urban Design Summer School. David has recently completed a diploma in Urban Design at Birmingham City University. He is campaigns officer for the Coventry Society and company secretary for an award-winning building preservation trust.
Jane Puzey, Head of Cultural Programmes
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Jane's background is in policy, income generation and project development for health and environment charities, including the British Red Cross, BackCare, Transport 2000 and The Wildlife Trusts. She is particularly proud of her fundraising role in the Environment Agency's flagship low-carbon office in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Most recently she has been regional policy and partnerships manager with the Big Lottery Fund. She believes that our surroundings have a strong influence on our lives. One of the best things she's seen recently is children playing in the fountains in Centenary Square - children playing outside, making lots of noise, and even getting completely soaked, is one of the signs of a healthy community.
Anthony Ruck, Arts and Culture Adviser - Education
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Anthony supports art and culture within education programmes, including BSF, Academies, PCP and Free Schools, in a project funded by Arts Council England. Anthony speaks regularly on the impact that arts and culture can bring to the learning experience and presents at regional and national conferences. He is currently studying for an MA in European Cultural Policy at the University of Warwick.
Before joining MADE Anthony set up and ran a graphic design studio working solely for charities and the voluntary sector, based in Hoxton Square, London. Here he worked mainly on areas around identity, branding and improving an organisation’s voice through careful and detailed evaluation of audience and message.
Anthony studied graphic design and advertising at the London College of Printing, and during a professional studies year out worked on the pilot project of The Sorrell Foundation Young Design Programme, working with schools to improve the quality of the education experience through design and the design process.
Sally Robertshaw
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Sally grew up in rural North Yorkshire, graduated from the University of Liverpool in Economics and Politics and spent two years working in sales in America. On returning, she worked in estate agency in Birmingham, experience of selling all types of property, from plush city centre apartments to traditional terraces; inner city ex-local authority housing, to gleaming suburban new builds and her fair share of three bed semi's along the way, helped develop an appreciation of the value of good design. This growing passion for architecture and the designed environment led her to MADE where she now runs the office and is studying part time to become a Landscape Architect. Sally is currently on maternity leave, her post is being covered by Catherine Fudge.
Catherine Fudge
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Catherine is originally from Worcestershire and has lived in Warwickshire since 1992. After studying at Bournville School of Art and completing a degree in Film and Drama at Reading University, she joined the massed ranks of Arts graduates in retail! Whilst working at the Birmingham branch of The Body Shop, she was offered work within Anita Roddicks’ team at Body Shop HQ in Sussex where she participated in several projects including setting up an Archive. Moving back to the Midlands in 1989, she worked at The Birmingham Rep as Casting Assistant and then as a freelance Casting Director in London. Then came step-motherhood and working part-time for interior’s retail in Leamington Spa followed by six years working in Administration for an independent Estate Agent. Keen to return to working in a creative environment, she joined Glenn Howells Architects in 2003. Managing the Front of House and working as administrative support she developed a great enthusiasm for architecture and interest in the built environment. In 2008 she was approached by Kinetic AIU to join their team and manage the studio. Now working for both MADE and Kinetic she continues to build on her experience and is proud to be involved with two such dynamic organisations, contributing to the exciting yet thoughtful development of the designed environment.
Gerard Somers, Finance Manager
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Gerard started his working life with Midland Bank in Birmingham later moving into leasing finance in Cheltenham and Solihull and eventually starting his own accountancy practice in 1995 serving small businesses in Warwickshire and the West Midlands. He also has extensive experience in the charity sector having previously worked with the ‘not for profit’ sector in Birmingham and Leicestershire and is currently a trustee/treasurer of several charitable organisations.
Bianca has a very strong administration background with over 8 years of experience. Her last role, working as a Senior Administrator/Team Leader for a Recruitment Advertising Agency, saw her dealing with important recruitment campaigns for different local authorities around the country. After a short career break to start a family, Bianca joined MADE and helps run the division of Design Review with David Tittle.
Jo Maguire, Marketing and Communications Manager
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Jo has almost 10 years experience working in Communications and Marketing in the not for profit sector. Jo joined MADE from Derbyshire Dales District Council where she worked for 5 years as Communications and Marketing Officer. Previously Jo worked as Marketing, Press and PR Officer for London-based, social housing provider Genesis Housing Group.
Jo studied Communications, Broadcast Journalism and Public Relations in Dublin in the early 1990s. She moved to London in 1997 and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Lorna Parsons, Social Media Advisor
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Lorna started her career in the built environment working as an administration assistant at Glenn Howells Architects in 1999 and went on to take the role of Practice Manager at Bryant Priest Newman Architects (BPN) in 2000. Over the last 2 years Lorna has developed skills and knowledge in Web 2.0 and whilst retaining her post at BPN, is working one day a week supporting MADE's Marketing and Communications Manager in the development of a Social Media strategy.
David Ravenscroft, Project Associate
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David qualified as an Architect at Leicester Polytechnic in 1971, and started his professional career working on major housing projects for London boroughs. Later worked for a variety of private practices in London before moving to the West Midlands in the 1980's, where he has worked in both private practice and the public sector on a variety of projects. He was employed by Wolverhampton City Council from 1990. In 2002 he was appointed as Service Development Manager; his responsibilities in this role included: introducing partnering, sustainability, project management and quality management systems. Since June 2008, has been Acting Group Manager, Project Delivery, responsible for delivering the city’s capital programme. He has recently retired from this post. He has been a committee member for the Black Country Constructing Excellence Club since its inception and a governor for a secondary school in Bridgnorth. David has been a significant supporter of MADE, being a veteran of four foreign delegations with us.
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