Julien Parsons is Senior Collections Officer and Content Lead at Exeter’s Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM). He holds a degree in archaeology, an MA in Museum Studies and a PhD in archaeology. He has held curatorial positions at Sheffield City Museum, Cheltenham Museum and RAMM. Since 2005 he has managed curatorial services and exhibitions at RAMM, leading the client team for the exhibition fit-out that helped win the Art Fund prize for 2012. He has been an AMA since 1995 and an Artistic and Quality Assessor for ACE since 2015. He also writes a weekly feature for West magazine. Tim Powell - The National Archives Tim Powell has been at The National Archives since 2012. He is a member of the Regional and Networks Team within the Archives Sector Development department. As Senior Adviser: Independent Archives he has made many advisory visits to independent museums and cultural and leisure organisations throughout England, and has delivered archives training to museums curators. He now also serves as The National Archives’ engagement manager for the south west of England. Jill - Gloucestershire Archives Jill is the Access & Learning Team Leader at Gloucestershire County Council and previously worked at the Museum in the Park, Stroud. Michael Spender - Wessex Museums Partnership Michael Spender has been Museum and Arts Manager for the Borough of Poole since 2007. He manages the authority’s museums, comprising Poole Museum with nearly 190,000 visitors the – most visited free attraction in Dorset - Poole History Centre and Scaplen’s Court Museum. He is also project lead for the Wessex Museums Partnership and a trustee of the Wessex Museums Trust. Until recently he chaired the South West Museum Development Programme board, and was previously Vice-Chair of the South Western Federation of Museums and Art Galleries. Claire Sully Volunteer Makers – Claire is the Programme Director for Volunteer Makers, she is also the MD of Tickbox, working with leading charities, arts and heritage organisations. Claire has conducted research, leading to strategy and policy for multi-million pound local authority projects around engaging communities and business. Claire has recently delivered digital engagement training for over 50 museums, during a period of 3 years, devising an innovative volunteer engagement model (Volunteer Makers), tools and training programme. Claire is an experienced industry guest lecturer for creative media students working with Creative Skillset and Cirencester College. Dr Nicola Thomas - University of Exeter Dr Nicola Thomas is Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Geography at the University of Exeter. She is currently the Heritage lead for the GW4 Bridging the Gap project and has been
Julien Parsons is Senior Collections Officer and Content Lead at Exeter’s Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM). He holds a degree in archaeology, an MA in Museum Studies and a PhD in archaeology. He has held curatorial positions at Sheffield City Museum, Cheltenham Museum and RAMM. Since 2005 he has managed curatorial services and exhibitions at RAMM, leading the client team for the exhibition fit-out that helped win the Art Fund prize for 2012. He has been an AMA since 1995 and an Artistic and Quality Assessor for ACE since 2015. He also writes a weekly feature for West magazine. Tim Powell - The National Archives Tim Powell has been at The National Archives since 2012. He is a member of the Regional and Networks Team within the Archives Sector Development department. As Senior Adviser: Independent Archives he has made many advisory visits to independent museums and cultural and leisure organisations throughout England, and has delivered archives training to museums curators. He now also serves as The National Archives’ engagement manager for the south west of England. Jill - Gloucestershire Archives Jill is the Access & Learning Team Leader at Gloucestershire County Council and previously worked at the Museum in the Park, Stroud. Michael Spender - Wessex Museums Partnership Michael Spender has been Museum and Arts Manager for the Borough of Poole since 2007. He manages the authority’s museums, comprising Poole Museum – with nearly 190,000 visitors the most visited free attraction in Dorset - Poole History Centre and Scaplen’s Court Museum. He is also project lead for the Wessex Museums Partnership and a trustee of the Wessex Museums Trust. Until recently he chaired the South West Museum Development Programme board, and was previously Vice-Chair of the South Western Federation of Museums and Art Galleries. Claire Sully – Volunteer Makers Claire is the Programme Director for Volunteer Makers, she is also the MD of Tickbox, working with leading charities, arts and heritage organisations. Claire has conducted research, leading to strategy and policy for multi-million pound local authority projects around engaging communities and business. Claire has recently delivered digital engagement training for over 50 museums, during a period of 3 years, devising an innovative volunteer engagement model (Volunteer Makers), tools and training programme. Claire is an experienced industry guest lecturer for creative media students working with Creative Skillset and Cirencester College. Dr Nicola Thomas - University of Exeter Dr Nicola Thomas is Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Geography at the University of Exeter. She is currently the Heritage lead for the GW4 Bridging the Gap project and has been
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