Icon Skills: Business Skills Foundation

Andrew Evans

Associate, Counterculture

Andrew Evans runs the consultancy Counterculture offering a range of services to charities and businesses. As a former Director of Development at National Museums Liverpool his specialism is fundraising and finance, but he also helps with governance, strategic and startup issues, and advises on equality, diversity and inclusion. Andrew lives in Chester.

: https://www.counterculturellp.com/

Lorraine Finch ACR

Director, LF Conservation & Preservation

I am Director and founder of LF Conservation and Preservation, established in 2003. I trained at Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts, London. I am an accredited conservator working with archives and specialising in the conservation and preservation of film, sound and photography. I assist institutions to work with environmental sustainability embedded into their practices; enable digital transformation and ensure a skilled and knowledgeable workforce by providing bespoke training and workshops.

I am co-founder and Chair of the Icon Sustainability Network, and have previously been  a Director and Trustee of Icon. I chaired the great team responsible for the creation and publication of the Icon Ethical Guidance.

You can find out more about me on Twitter: @conserve_lfcp and Instagram: @thecaringconservator 

: http://www.lfcp.co.uk/
: @conserve_lfcp

Julie Hutchison

Director, Think Be Do Leadership

Julie is an award-winning Leadership & Impact coach, helping Technical Experts and Professionals to develop the impact, leadership skills and mindset to create business performance.

She specialises in helping leaders to deliver value and productivity by understanding and leveraging their own and the talents of their people, and creating behaviours to enable people to perform.  She is committed to developing down-to-earth leadership skills that are practical and easy to implement.

Julie has delivered the Leaders Lauchpad leadership programme to conservators for the last 4 years with excellent results.

She has worked with a wide variety of clients, from small and medium Businesses; to Public Sector (Policing, NHS, DWP, Councils);  Technical IT, Manufacturing, Private Medical, and Science based businesses, plus more arts based and heritage businesses, such as National Trust, British Museum, British Library and many others.   She also enjoyed 16 years in Hertfordshire Constabulary, leaving as an Inspector in 2013 to start her own business.

: http://thinkbedoleadership.com/

Tracey McGeagh

Tracey McGeagh is a freelance consultant specialising in marketing, audience development, evaluation and visitor research.  She has held senior roles in national culture bodies, including National Museums Liverpool, National Galleries of Scotland and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. She has also supported several independent galleries as a Trustee, including Camden Arts Centre and Open Eye Gallery.

Tracey’s focus is on achieving greater diversity, inclusion and resilience in the cultural sector. In addition to launching major new museums such as the Museum of Liverpool and International Slavery Museum, she has contributed to the growth of family-friendly and education-focused spaces. Tracey is a chartered marketer and is a member of the Arts Council’s museums Accreditation Committee.