our team

The people behind Project Female

Project Female is powered by a team of artists, youth workers, leaders and trustees who share a commitment to creating inclusive, empowering opportunities for young females through dance and creative practice.

Our work is shaped by professional expertise, lived experience and a belief that young people should have a voice in the spaces, programmes and organisations that affect them.

Our Board of Trustees

Our Board of seven trustees provides strategic oversight, guiding Project Female’s long-term direction, financial management, safeguarding and organisational accountability.

Bringing together expertise across safeguarding, movement psychotherapy, higher education, inclusive arts production and creative practice, our trustees help ensure that Project Female remains responsive to the communities we serve.

Lived experience is central to our leadership.

Our current board reflects this commitment, with 43% of trustees coming from low-income backgrounds, 43% identifying as Black or from the global majority, 43% being disabled, and 57% having personal experience of mental ill health.

the board members

  • Lou Rodgers

    Chair of Trustees

    An experienced arts leader with expertise in performing arts, disability arts and artist development, bringing strategic insight, strong governance and a proven track record in fundraising.

  • hannah adjoa

    Safeguarding & Wellbeing Advisor

    An experienced safeguarding manager and trainer specialising in children and young people, with expertise in domestic violence support and criminal justice.

  • ORLA connolly

    Creative & Therapeutic Practitioner

    A creative arts and somatic movement practitioner whose work explores queer feminist practice, collective healing and social change.

  • Liana Fricker

    Entrepreneur, Speaker & Community Builder

    A community builder bringing people, ideas and opportunities together to help more people build fulfilling work on their own terms.

  • sia Gbamoi

    Dance Artist & Movement Psychotherapist

    A dance artist, movement psychotherapist and educator who brings expertise in trauma-informed practice and creative movement.

  • marni mcarthur

    Higher Education & Inclusion Specialist

    A higher education professional specialising in student experience, equality, diversity and accessibility.

  • Sian Williams

    Trauma Informed Producer, Director & Facilitator

    An experienced creative professional working across documentary film, adult community education and youth dance engagement, with a focus on issues affecting women and girls.

our senior management team

  • Ellie Bishop-Williams

    Artistic Director and Workshop Facilitator

    Leads Project Female’s creative vision, choreographic direction and youth co-creation, ensuring young people’s voices and ideas shape the organisation’s artistic work.

  • Pip Sayers

    Executive Producer & Designated Safeguarding Lead

    Oversees Project Female’s operations, financial management, partnerships and fundraising, while leading safeguarding practice to help ensure the safety and wellbeing of young people.

  • Holly Morris

    General Manager

    Supports Project Female’s day-to-day operations, contributes to funding applications and manages relationships with partners, helping strengthen the organisation’s delivery and development.

  • Lorna Cross Clark

    Marketing Manager and Workshop Facilitator

    Leads Project Female’s social media campaigns and creative content, designing engaging visuals and sharing mental health advice to raise awareness, promote wellbeing and connect with our community.

  • ABBY MORETON

    Events Manager

    Supports and facilitates youth-led events and social action projects, helping young people turn their ideas into meaningful activities and create positive change within their communities.

  • Pebble Romain

    Arts Administrator and Workshop Facilitator

    Supporting the smooth running of Project Female through organisation, coordination and administration, helping our projects and creative programmes thrive.

Our Artists & Youth Work Tutors

Our programmes are delivered by a team of dance artists and youth work tutors who bring creativity, care and specialist knowledge to their work with young people.

Through dance, youth work and meaningful relationships, they create safe, inclusive spaces where young females can build confidence, connect with others and explore their identity, wellbeing and potential.

All team members receive in-house trauma-informed training tailored to working with young females and hold Mental Health First Aid qualifications, supporting a consistent, informed approach to wellbeing and safeguarding across our programmes.

the artists and youth workers

  • Amber (Ambush) Williams

  • cherilyn Albert

  • Cynthia (Paradox-Sal) Casimir

  • hattie musgrove

  • Lottie Barton

  • Mike Ashurst

  • Sascha Browning

Our youth Advisory Board

We believe young people should help shape the organisations that work with them.

Our Youth Advisory Board gives young people a voice in shaping Project Female’s future.

Members share their experiences, challenge our thinking and help us review our plans, policies and decisions to ensure young people’s perspectives remain at the heart of our work. Their insight helps us stay relevant, inclusive and accountable to the young people we support.

Growing Our Team

We’re proud to support young people to grow with Project Female, developing their skills, confidence and leadership.

We currently have two apprentices working with us, and four of our 12 sessional tutors are former company dancers who progressed through our Dance Ambassadors pathway into paid teaching roles.

Through our LEAD programme, young females can access training, mentoring and opportunities to shape their own futures while helping inspire the next generation.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP

ELLA MORGAN

Community Sports and Health Officer L3 Apprentice

JESS COBB

Community Sports and Health Officer L3 Apprentice