Rich Mix has a strong and committed board of trustees and team of staff drawn from varied and diverse backgrounds with a wide range of skills and expertise.

Team & board
Meet the dedicated and talented people who make our work possible.
Board

Professor Michael Keith
University of Oxford
Chair
A resident of Tower Hamlets for over 25 years, Keith is a passionate Professor at the University of Oxford’s Anthropology Department. He has served on numerous community organisations’ boards, including Whitechapel Art Gallery, and was an active local councillor in the 1990s and 2000s. He has founded several urban regeneration schemes, and acted as a Chair for the Thames Gateway London Partnership.
About

Ansuya Vezendy
Attorney
Trustee
Ansuya Vezendy is a dual qualified attorney in the UK and New York with over a decade of experience in global regulatory compliance matters ranging from financial crime prevention to counterparty credit risk. Her investment banking career includes roles with Bank of America in NYC and UBS in London. In addition, Ansuya is the Co-founder of a holistic health retreat center in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest supporting responsible use of psychedelics for cultural and spiritual purposes, runs a private coaching practice and writes poetry.
About

Amina Ali
Tower Hamlets Councillor
Trustee
Cllr Amia Ali has lived in Tower Hamlets all her life and attended Central Foundation Girls’ School. Prior to her current role, she worked as a journalist for the BBC, a legal advisor and as a political advisor to a Member of Parliament. She was elected to Bow East back in 2014 and has been honoured to serve the residents and as Cabinet Member for Environment, Cabinet Member for Culture Art and Brexit and now Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing. As councillor she has campaigned for better services for Old Ford residents; more affordable housing; and safer, cleaner streets and looks forward to pushing ahead in her health role.
About

Chila Kumari Singh Burman
Visual Artist
Trustee
Burman is a London-based mixed media artist from Bootle, near Liverpool. A prominent member of the 1980s Black British Art movement, Burman has explored politics and the representation of Asian women throughout her career. Her work has been championed by the British Council, Victoria and Albert Museum and Tate.
About

Denise Jones
Eastside Bookshop founder and local resident
Trustee
Jones has been a committed London Borough of Tower Hamlets Councillor since 1994, and served as Mayor of Tower Hamlets in 1999-2000. She founded Eastside Arts Books Ltd, and is a Director of Brick Lane Bookshop and Wiltons Music Hall. She is also a Trustee of organisations like the V&A Museum of Childhood.
About

Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Executive for Podcasts, BBC Sounds
Trustee
Dylan Haskins is Commissioning Executive for Podcasts at BBC Sounds, looking after content partnerships and a slate of new podcast titles aimed at 18-34 year olds. His current commissions include the Peabody Award winning Have You Heard George’s Podcast? from George the Poet and with several upcoming international investigative series such as Where is George Gibney? from Second Captains, Hometown and the launch of the first ever Panorama podcast series. In 2015-16 he was awarded the Jerome Hynes Fellowship by the Arts Council of Ireland on the Clore Leadership Programme.
About

EVELYN CURTIN
Senior Philanthropy Manager, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
Trustee
Evelyn is an experienced fundraising professional and Senior Philanthropy Manager at the V&A Museum where she works on capital infrastructure projects, exhibitions and learning programmes. She has worked in a range of large and small organisations and brings a strong understanding of capital, individual and corporate fundraising. She is passionate about the arts and helping creative organisations like Rich Mix succeed.
About

Jackie O’Sullivan
Executive Director of Communications, Mencap
Trustee
A regular at Rich Mix since it opened, Jackie O’Sullivan is the Executive Director of Communications at Mencap. Throughout much of her career, she has held important, senior communications and marketing roles in both the private and public sectors, including being Director of the National Lottery Promotions Unit.
About

Sangna Chauhan
Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys
Trustee
Having frequented Rich Mix for almost 10 years, local resident Chauhan is deeply committed to transferring the knowledge she has as a City law firm partner to charitable organisations. She believes in helping arts organisations celebrate diversity, so they can inspire change across the UK.
About

Sara Wallace
Executive Producer, SMUGGLER
Trustee
Sara Wallace is Executive Producer at SMUGGLER London, a production company creating advertising, music videos, documentaries and theatre. Sara has spent fifteen years working in film which has seen her live in New York, produce for Beyoncé and work on behalf of the UN. She now lives in London representing Directors including Kathryn Bigelow, Jonah Hill and Chris Smith.
About

Shamim Azad
Writer and storyteller living in east London
Trustee
Azad is a bilingual poet, storyteller and writer who published more than 35 books. She was the first Bangladeshi poet who performed in Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Translations of Azad were published in internationally by known publications including the New Yorker.
About

Vineet Jasooja
Executive Director, UBS
Trustee
Vineet has been in Banking and Financial Services for over 20 years and has worked in different countries, cultures and organizations. He has extremely diverse and rich experience in the areas of finance, risk, operations, business transformation and change, cost management, sourcing, vendor management, human resources and technology. He is a Chartered Accountant and also has a degree in Law.
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Team
Executive
Judith Kilvington
CEO
Selma Willcocks
Deputy CEO / Head of Marketing and Communications
NEGEDE ASSEFA
Head of Cinema and Operations
NIKKI SMITH
Head of Events and Production
Peter Glanton
Head of Finance
Joanne Williams
Executive Coordinator
LIVE EVENTS PROGRAMME
Jack Edwards
Programme Officer
CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT
Technical
Dennis Cooke
Technical Coordinator
Lee Bourne
Duty Technician
Claire Quinn
Duty Technician
Marta Calderon Quinones
Duty Technician
Angus Xiangfei Wu
Duty Technician
Monty Hoffmann
Duty Technician
Iman Muhammad
Duty Technician
Natalie Brady
Duty Technician
Kieran Cockburn
Duty Technician
Alex Castro Gonzalez
Duty Technician
John Antony Thadicaran
Duty Technician
HIRES
NIKKI SMITH
Head of Events and Production
MARKETING & BOX OFFICE
OPERATIONS
Judith Miller
Visitor Service Manager
Dennis Rider
Cleaner
Ade Seriki
Duty Manager
Carlos Sanchez
Handyperson
Damiano Pandolfini
Building & Facilities Officer
Corinne O’Sullivan
Duty Manager
Majahid Ali
Cleaner
Arsalan Isa
Workspace Assistant
FINANCE
Peter Glanton
Head of Finance
Georgia Mitchell
Finance Officer
Jodie Cramphorn
Financial Consultant