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DASH Announce New Trustee
DASH is delighted to announce the appointment of Amanda Colledge to its board of trustees. Amanda is a senior management consultant who brings over twenty years of financial experience to DASH.
Amanda is a qualified accountant who has worked in capital programme leadership roles and as an independent consultant in the culture and heritage sector. She has extensive experience in capital programme management, business case development, strategy development, business planning, and financial management.
Latterly, Amanda was the Business Case Director for the Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme. Before that, she was Head of Business Planning for Tate, where she successfully developed business cases to gain approval for the extensions of Tate Modern and Tate St Ives and the refurbishment of Tate Britain.
Amanda begins her three-year tenure as a trustee as DASH continues to develop, grow and thrive in its mission to support and work with d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists.
Amanda Colledge comments, “I am delighted and honoured to join the Board of Trustees to support DASH in realising its vision for a society where Disability Art is core and equally valued in the arts sector. I’m looking forward to working with the committed and passionate Board and team to support this ambitious vision”.
DASH Chair Craig Ashley adds, “On behalf of the DASH board, we’re absolutely thrilled to be working with Amanda and we’re already feeling the benefit of her contribution to our work. With such a remarkable track record of achievement in leadership across the not-for-profit sector, the insight and understanding she brings is exceptional and incredibly valuable. Her appointment is great news for DASH and the people we work with!”
Heather Peak, CEO and Artistic Director of DASH, continues: “I am beyond delighted to welcome Amanda to the board of DASH. She brings extraordinary expertise and experience and I look forward to her counsel and advice as DASH continues to grow and evolve its work nationally and internationally for artists, arts workers and audiences.”
DASH is a Disabled-led visual arts organisation that creates new work and develops meaningful opportunities for disabled artists. To date, DASH has chalked up two decades of important work with representation and collaboration at its heart. From programmes for Young Disabled Artists through to shaping strategic roles for Disabled curators, DASH’s work has helped to support Disabled people at all stages of a creative practice.
DASH is currently recruiting for a further 5 new Trustees to join its board.