Judy Mcfall

Judy has been working within the arts and education sectors for over 20 years, developing creative learning, partnership practice and youth consultation work. She is a lead trainer and project associate with us. Judy is also an Arts Award senior moderator, trainer and support associate for Trinity College London and works across a variety of sectors including arts & culture, education and youth & community, developing the award for children & young people and working across the breadth of the arts. Judy has been involved in regional and national programmes including Local Cultural Education Partnerships, Artsmark and developing Arts Ambassadors, both teachers and pupils, in schools. She is a freelance creative consultant with a deep passion about creative learning for children & young people.

Sam Nead

Sam has been working with Voice and Upstart for seven years, and is an aspiring author…who can’t seem to actually finish writing anything! Since completing her undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences, she has been working multiple jobs to fund her love for travel, and is constantly searching for new and exciting roles within the arts and charity sectors. With three years’ experience volunteering for and running a university-based suicide-prevention helpline, Sam is also a fierce advocate for mental health awareness. Outside of her many jobs and travel plans, she can usually be found dancing round the kitchen, or with her head buried in a good book.

Alice Wyatt

Alice is a Dance graduate and has over 10 years’ experience working in events and with young people of all abilities.  Alice regularly runs training and sessions to support arts development and mental health. Recently she has worked in consultancy and young people’s support for NHS commissioned services across West & East Sussex. Alice spent two years working on the Artswork national training programme for youth arts practitioners and eight years with the Isle of Wight Festival as an Artist Liaison and Young Volunteer Manager.

Sienna James

Sienna has been working with Upstart for several years, including on our young advocacy team for Arts Award. She was Assistant Editor at Voice magazine and is passionate about arts inclusion and creative education. She’s now studying for an MA in Conflict Resolution at King’s College London and works with NPOs in research and communications.

Emrys Green

Emrys has over 15 years in the youth and cultural sectors. He was a senior trainer with the Participation Works Partnership and has managed numerous training programmes for young people, cultural organisations and third sector organisations. He has extensive experience designing programmes of work with and for young people and currently manages the Arts Award Alumni programme. He’s a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management.

Sadhana Narayanan

Sadhana is a vocal and creative young person, currently on Boundless Theatre’s Advisory Group and a trustee of Rekindle School. Previously, she has worked with theatre companies such as the New Vic and Northern Broadsides. She is passionate about empowering young people.

Olivia Wyatt

Olivia has been working with Upstart Projects for three years following her undergraduate degree in Education Studies from Manchester Metropolitan University. She has always been very interested in how people learn not only in the classroom but also throughout life and is very passionate about helping organisations who want to ensure they are a safe and encouraging environment for young individuals to develop. Olivia was the Business and Projects assistant at Upstart Projects for six months and is now a Project Leader at Cloud Artisans and assists Upstart Projects in various projects when needed. In her spare time you will find Olivia drinking coffee, reading a book or daydreaming about owning a dog.