Meet The Team

Ian Kerry

Executive Director - Ian started off as an Actor having trained at Rose Bruford College, and worked for many Theatre in Education companies over the UK. When the kids came along, he gave up this life and moved over to Arts Consultancy. He was instrumental in setting up Arts Alive in 1999 and developed the concept of touring cinema and Flicks in the Sticks.

Cerin Mills

Live Events Programmer - Cerin trained at Central School of Speech and Drama and after a career teaching the performing arts moved into creative learning work in professional theatres. She worked as Arts Learning and Participation Manager for Edinburgh council , and for Imaginate International Children’s Theatre Festival developing partnerships between schools and arts organisations. As Head of Creativity and Diversity at Capital Theatres Edinburgh Cerin programmed work in and around the city as well as developing outreach work. A move back to Shropshire saw her take up the Arts Development Officer post for Shropshire Council prior to the Live programming role for Arts Alive.

Terri Jones

Flicks Events Officer

Jules Agnew

Events Assistant - Jules is an archaeologist by trade, with a sideline in admin. Her admin career is as varied as the historic finds she once dealt with, having worked for Customs and Excise, National Police Training, Durham University and Killhope Lead Mining Museum, amongst others. But not in the Arts. Until now!

Hazel Ockenden-Hedge

Communications Officer