We are delighted to introduce Sally Gannon as the new Chair on our Board of Trustees. Sally joins us from Liverpool John Moores University where she is Strategic Planning Officer.
Sally was working with the University’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team as part of a training programme led by Results CIC when she found out about the opportunity and was intrigued.
Sally says, “As I found out more about DaDaFest and its history as a pioneering disability and D/deaf arts organisation, the more I was certain I wanted to get involved.
I have recently gone through a process of understanding my own deafness and seeing how I can make something positive happen because of it.
So this opportunity has been brilliant timing! I am delighted to have been appointed as Chair and I can’t wait to bring my knowledge and experience to this exciting role.”
It’s an exciting time for DaDaFest. Last year we successfully secured significant new funding from Big Lottery, Children in Need, Youth Music, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
These investments provide us with the resources to support an integrated 3-year programme of artistic development, including provision of commissioning opportunities for the young people and artists we work with on the programme.
With our new Chair on board, we are in a fantastic place to build on this highly successful Artist Development programme and provide even more opportunities for young disabled artists.
We are thrilled to welcome Sally to the DaDaFest team and look forward to her working with us to deliver our mission to inspire, develop and celebrate talent and excellence in disability and D/deaf arts.