The Culture Vulture is a North East cultural champion supporting, promoting and developing the North East cultural agenda – all the artists, events, venues, creatives, public art works, festivals and businesses. She loves it and lives it; inspired by a love of the North East and going out, seeing, doing, experiencing, visiting, adventuring, listening, creating, making, empowering others, working in the cultural sector and business.
She shout loud and proud about what goes on in the region whilst creating and seeking new opportunities within the cultural sector whilst working with fellow culture vultures to develop North East activity that is vibrant, sustainable, viable, income generating and with audiences.

The Culture Vulture specialises in audience development, marketing plans (devising and implementing), social media strategies and management and is an “influencer” in her own right.

The Culture Vulture also:
• Works with organisations leading on event management, creative project management, cultural programming and supporting community Arts projects.
• Organises sessions with a purpose – discussions, workshops, events for artists, creatives, cultural organisations and SMEs on specific topics.
• Works as a consultant (and also as a mentor) with artists, creatives, cultural organisations, SMEs and new cultural organisations focusing on project and/or business and growth planning, resource management and bespoke solutions to challenges and growth for creative and cultural organisations…..

‘SuperConnector’ Founder & Director of Plan Digital, the annual 5-day Newcastle Startup Week festival, monthly Founders’ Friday events & ongoing #ThisIsMINE (Made In North East) social media campaign.