Staff, artists and volunteers

 

STAFF

Meet the staff who make up the team at Grimm & Co.

Staff member - CEO Deborah Bullivant

DEBORAH BULLIVANT

Chief Executive

Photograph of Emma smiling at the camera. The green shelves behind her are covered in things like celery, hat boxes, an old typewriter and some toadstools.

EMMA HOLLING

Deputy Chief Executive (Finance and Data)

Creative Learning Manager, Gemma Thornton

GEMMA THORNTON

Head of Learning and Impact

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Photograph of Zorazelda, smiling at the camera, in front of a wall of wooden crates covered with bottles and plants.

ZORAZELDA KING

Creative Learning Manager

Designated Safeguarding Officer

Staff member - Retail manager Sarah Brown with a wand

SARAH BROWN

Head of Visitor Experience (p/t)

Designated Safeguarding Officer

People Manager Amanda in front of a wall covered in greenery. She is in front of a sign reading "Keep off the grass".

AMANDA BARNES

People Manager

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MIA HOLLINGSWORTH-SMITH

Creative Learning Coordinator (p/t)

Natalie

NATALIE SMEDLEY

Creative Learning Coordinator

Photograph of Mads looking directly at the camera.

MADS MAGGS

Creative Learning Coordinator

Volunteer Coordinator and Creative Learning Coordinator, Meg Harvey

MEGAN HARVEY

Creative Learning Coordinator

Designated Safeguarding Officer

Staff member Judette

JUDETTE MACKENZIE

Production elf (p/t)

Photograph of David, sitting on a wooden bench, smiling at the camera.

DAVID LAWTON

Catering assistant

Joel - Marketing & Comms coordinator

JOEL ARTHUR

Marketing and Communications coordinator

ARTISTS

We currently have 26 freelance Associate Artists, with skills in a variety of disciplines, from song writing and game design, to poetry, stories and scripts.

  • Artists laughing at a training event, in front of a wall covered in greenery.
  • Staff after delivering radio writing workshop, wearing Grimm & Co T-shirts
  • Off the shelf poetry event at Grimm & Co, with one artist dressed as a scientist, and one wearing a witches hat.
  • Two artists delivering at a festival
  • Artists in the Inside Story immersive space
  • Artists Lauren and Andy in the Inside Story immersive s
  • Artists Greg and Geoff in the Inside Story immersive space
  • Artists Greg and Grace from the Inside Story project
  • Emily and Emily leading a session, holding up some bells.
  • Two artists looking straight at the camera
  • Two artists frowning at the camera
  • Two artists, one pointing a remote control at the other, who is playing a kazoo.
  • An artist grinning at the camera, pointing outwards with both hands.
  • Artist Sile sitting at a table talking with three young people in front of filled bookshelves.

VOLUNTEERS

We have lots of wonderful volunteers who give their time to us in many ways, including joining us as story mentors, shop elves, illustrators.  We are truly thankful to all our lovely volunteers!

Read our Volunteers Week newsletter!
  • Group of staff and volunteers at Wentworth WOodhouse WE Wonder festival
  • Volunteer working with a group of young people
  • Volunteer working with a group of young people
  • Volunteer and child making a talisman
  • Two children working with a volunteer, sitting on a grassy floor.
  • Volunteer working with a child in a workshop. Volunteer is writing down what the child is telling her.
  • Volunteer Chris dressed as a wizard
  • Meg with two volunteers at a volunteering fair
  • Volunteer holding a copy of a magazine in which she was featured, in front of apothecary bottles on the counter.
  • Volunteer Phil with CEO Deborah at a festival
  • A volunteer sitting at a table with a parent and their young child.
  • Two women stood behind the counter in the Grimm shop with small products in front of them.
  • A group of staff and volunteers sitting in a circle laughing.
  • A volunteer sitting on a cushion on the floor with a child in a workshop. They are both looking at a paper star - the child is holding a pen.