Our people

Staff, Trustees and Ambassadors

Heritage Crafts (registered as ‘The Heritage Crafts Association’) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (not-for-profit) governed by a Board of Trustees and run by a team of five staff.
Patron
HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III
Vice Patron
BARONESS GARDEN OF FROGNAL PC

Our Staff

Daniel Carpenter

Executive Director

Mary Lewis

Head of Craft Sustainability

Bizz Fretty

Membership Officer

Tess Osman

Grants and Awards Officer

Ailsa Paterson

Finance Officer

Zarka Iqbal

Administration Officer (Shaping a Resilient Future)

Our Trustees

David Clarke FRSA

Co-Chair

Jay Blades MBE

Co-Chair

Dr Alison Robinson Canham

Secretary

Robert Murray ACA

Treasurer

Helen Nichols

Trustee

Laura Southall

Trustee

Katy Bevan FRSA

Trustee

Jennifer Chen

Trustee

Jonathan Reid

Trustee

Jo Sealy

Trustee

Imogen Bright Moon

Trustee

Our Ambassadors

Kaffe Fassett MBE

Ambassador

Will Kirk

Ambassador

Dr Alex Langlands

Ambassador

Rose Sinclair MBE

Ambassador
National Lottery Heritage Fund
Swire Charitable Trust
The Royal Mint
Pilgrim Trust
Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation
William Grant Foundation

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