The Team

Laiba Baig

Laiba Baig

Trustee

Laiba is the Chairwoman of Crawley Youth Council and an accountant. Find out more here.

Vicki Illingworth

Vicki Illingworth

Trustee

Vicki is Principal of Crawley College. Find out more here.

Steve Sawyer

Steve Sawyer

Trustee

Steve is Executive Director of Manor Royal Business Improvement District (BID). Find out more here.

Adam Joolia

Adam Joolia

Trustee

Adam is  CEO for AudioActive, a company that provides better futures through music. Find out more here.

Parveen Khan

Parveen Khan

Trustee

Parveen currently works for Carers Support West Sussex as a Response Officer. She volunteers for WORDfest Crawley, Murmuration Arts and wiht Afghan refugees. She is also Secretary for Talk Broadfield and on focus group with Diabetics UK.

Watch a poem by Parveen here.

Dave Savage

Dave Savage

Trustee

Crawley Community Youth Service (CCYS) is a community driven youth service, open to all and Dave is CEO. Find out more here.

Vanessa Dell

Vanessa Dell

Trustee

Vanessa was born and grew up in Crawley. She was a visual and community artist for twenty years. Vanessa is now the Art Teacher at Manor Green College and a champion of neurodiversity.

Find out more here.

Tony Witton

Tony Witton

Trustee

Tony is Chair of Crawley Festival and Arts & Culture Service Manager at Kent Council. Find out more here.

Louise Blackwell

Louise Blackwell

Creative Director

Louise was born and grew up in Crawley. She’s an independent arts producer. She is emlpoyed on a  part-time, freelnace basis to lead Creative Crawley. She is Project Co-Director (with Sophie Eustace) for Crawley’s Creative Playground. 

Find out more about her here.