Ben Evans is Senior Leadership Development Consultant for the National Church Institutions (NCIs) and is part of the Archbishops’ Advisers for Appointments and Development (AAAD) team. In a former role he headed up the Strategic Leadership Development Programme – a nationwide learning community for clergy discerning and developing towards taking on wider leadership responsibilities in the future. Ben’s remit is…
Guy started off as a chorister at Cambridge University where he did a PhD in music, but decided not to become a traditional academic, and instead has carved out a role for himself, as an explorer of the intersection between spirituality, psychology, the arts, nature and religion. Guy is particularly interested in how we can engage with our Christian heritage,…
Janet grew up in Grimsby, Lincolnshire and following graduation from Nottingham University in 1982, having specialised in Religious Studies, English & Drama/ Primary teacher training, she began her teaching career in London boroughs teaching secondary R.E. She then spent time teaching day patients in psychiatric care in Cambridge before teaching juniors for ten years in Derby city. In 1996 she…
Dale Copley works for the Association of English Cathedrals as the co-ordinator of the Cathedral Projects Support Panel. The Panel is made up of volunteer experts from a wide range of professional areas and is designed to support cathedrals planning major projects. Dale joined AEC from museum and heritage sector where she spent ten years developing and managing Heritage Lottery…
William is an entrepreneur, philanthropist writer and broadcaster with a distinguished record of support for the arts and literature. In 1992, he founded the Forward Prizes for Poetry and in 1994, National Poetry Day. Since September 2015, he has been chairman of the Board of Trustees at Somerset House. For many years he was a member of the Arts Council…
David Crump, Managing Director, Greenwood Projects Ltd who specialise in projects involving listed buildings, historic landscapes and community and charity based grant funding. With thirty years’ experience as a Chartered QS, and Project Manager, Davis has worked across a variety of sectors. David’s practice has helped many clients through the complex process of project fundraising and delivery, and is also…
As Director of the Canterbury Journey (£25million HLF funded project) at Canterbury Cathedral, Mark also worked for 3 years at the York Minster, delivering York Minster Revealed, a £20million HLF funded project, which is now delivering great benefits to all users of the Minster. Mark has been instrumental seeking through the delivery of these projects the long term sustainability and…
On behalf of the Association of English Cathedrals I am writing to you again to encourage you to book your places on the first ever National Cathedrals Conference ‘Sacred Space: Common Ground’, to be held in Manchester from Monday 17 – Thursday 20 September 2018, before the ‘early bird’ rate of £395 per delegate ends on 31 March. On behalf of…
A Franciscan brother of the Society of St Francis since 1974, Sam has lived and worked at a number of friaries in the UK around the world and was Minister of the European Province from 2002 until 2012. He has been particularly associated with Hilfield Friary in Dorset, where for the past ten years there has been a focus on…
The Reverend Mark A McIntosh is currently the inaugural holder of Loyola University Chicago’s endowed professorship in Christian Spirituality, having previously served as Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at Durham University, U.K. and canon residentiary of Durham Cathedral. Mark is married to Anne Nagle McIntosh and their children Elizabeth and Nathan are currently in Ph.D. and undergraduate studies respectively. McIntosh…
