Meet our incredible team

Our teams are made up of experienced and talented people who all make Real Ideas grow.

Our Real Ideas Team

From a bold idea in Plymouth to a nationally recognised social enterprise, our journey has always been rooted in people, places and possibility. Through creativity, innovation and community, we’ve grown, adapted and led change — one project, space and partnership at a time.

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Lindsey Hall
Chief Executive
Leadership
Kate Reed
Chief Operating Officer
Leadership
Amy Cooper
Community Lead Nature and Neighbourhoods
Consultancy
Aysha Begum
Senior Finance Assistant
Shared Infrastructure
Beth Munro
Printmaking Lead
Devonport Creative Quarter
Devonport Guildhall
Carolyn Hassan
Non-Executive Director
Board Member
Ciara Eastell
Non-Executive Board Member
Board Member
Daniel Brewer
Special Advisor to Real Ideas Group Board
Board Member
David Nottage
Non-Executive Director
Board Member
Ed Hart
Venue and Partnership Lead
Liskeard Library
Pathways
Ed Whitelaw
Director Nature and Neighbourhoods
Leadership
Consultancy
Emily Saunders
Operations and Systems Lead
Shared Infrastructure
Francesca Hawkesworth
Head of Creative Infrastructure
Devonport Creative Quarter
Gary Futcher
Head of Public Programmes, Education and Community
Devonport Creative Quarter
Market Hall
Devonport Guildhall
George Photiou
Finance Assistant
Shared Infrastructure
James Lloyd
Finance Manager
Shared Infrastructure
Laura Adams
R&D and Innovation Lead
Devonport Creative Quarter
Market Hall
Leanne Llewellyn
Performance and Partnership Lead
Liskeard Library
Pathways
Lenna Bithell
Commercial and Contracts Management Lead
Shared Infrastructure
Louise Turner
Pathways Coordinator
Pathways
Madeline Hall
Head of Creative Enterprise
Devonport Creative Quarter
Market Hall
Marcus Kern
Non-Executive Director
Board Member
Mark Blake
Digital Facilitator
Liskeard Library
Mia Thompson-Pranauskas
Customer Experience Shift Supervisor
Liskeard Library
Pete Davies
Maintenance Manager
Shared Infrastructure
Rich Lake
Insight, Quality, Impact and Claims Administrator
Shared Infrastructure
Rob Tarasek
Dome, Events and Operations Manager
Devonport Creative Quarter
Market Hall
Devonport Guildhall
Sally Veal
Customer Experience Shift Supervisor
Devonport Creative Quarter
Suzanne Drummond
Printmaking Technician
Devonport Creative Quarter
Devonport Guildhall
Tina Berry
Cleaner Manager
Shared Infrastructure
Tom Butt
Programme Lead Nature and Neighbourhoods
Consultancy