Meet The Team
We have a small team of staff, supported by a dedicated group of volunteers.
Staff
Paul Scott
Interim Artistic Director
Sophie Woods
Artistic Director (on maternity leave)
Life at Cranleigh Arts
I oversee the artistic direction and operation of the organisation and develop and deliver the programme.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
I spent my formative years producing video content for global brands and then moved in to working in design for PR agencies.
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
Can be found walking or cycling through the countryside. I enjoy all things creative, social and travel.
Nicola Tourikis & Josephine Scurry
Volunteer & Community Coordinators
Life at Cranleigh Arts
Jo and Nicola help to coordinate, train and mentor our volunteers, as well as foster links with the community. They are also part of our indispensable Front of House management team.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
Most of Jo’s career has been Head of Nursery, loving teamwork and very young children and her team gained ‘outstanding’ status for those I managed. Nicola had a 32-year career in Nursing – mostly in theatre before training and working as a counsellor.
Life Outside Cranleigh Arts
Jo lives in Rudgwick whilst Nicola is in Ewhurst. Both love gardening, dogs and family, with Nicola enjoying her painting and Egyptology.
Ian Mortlock
Facilities Manager
Life at Cranleigh Arts
I oversee all building maintenance, health and safety compliance, and upkeep of the premises. I am the lead on physical set up of event hire space in line with client requests.
Life pre-Cranleigh Arts
Previous to joining Cranleigh Arts I was in varied management roles for well-known high street retail companies.
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
I am a keen photographer, enjoy travel and live music.
William Lees
Bookkeeper
Responsible for maintaining Cranleigh Arts accounts.
william@cranleigharts.orgAdmin Support
Penny Bramsden
Social Media Support
I support the team with running the social media channels, uploading content and striving to maximise its impact.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
Family life is very busy with my three daughters and pets. In my rare spare moments I love to read, listen to podcasts and obsessively play fantasy football.
Chris Dubois
Contracts/Front of House
Life at Cranleigh ArtsContracts, settlements, management information, PRS, occasional front-of-house. I enjoy “putting on a show.”
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
Family, theatre, music, opera, walking, learning languages, and trying to persuade Sophie to put on a Wagner Ring all-nighter.
John Coghlan
Technical and Projection Team Leader
I manage and work in a small team of volunteer projectionists who run the presentation of our movies, our NT and ROH live theatre relays and the live streaming of our classical music concerts.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
I play tennis, work on the Watercress Line steam railway, take photographs, listen to music, and have fun with my three grandsons.
Bernice Harris
Office Support
Life at Cranleigh Arts
Since I came back after lockdown I have been volunteering in the office helping the artistic director.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
In my working life I was a bookkeeper, so after I first came to Cranleigh Arts as a volunteer I spent the following 5 years in that role.
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
When I have time I enjoy walking and spending time with my grandchildren.
Marilyn Runnalls
Handmade At Cranleigh
Trustees
Cranleigh Arts is a charity and company Limited by Guarantee, overseen by a Board of Non-Executive Directors, or Trustees. The Board has a formal structure and meets every two months delegating the day to day running of the Centre to staff and volunteers. The Non-Executive Directors behave as instructed in the Articles of Association.
Chairman: Brian Freeston
Life at Cranleigh Arts
Brian was appointed as a Trustee in August 2022, becoming Chairman in December 2023.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
He is a former Cranleigh Parish Councillor who helped save our Recreation Fields from development. He has worked in film and television for more than 40 years. Before that, Brian was a journalist in Scandinavia and Canada.
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
Brian still works as a feature film producer.
Trustee: Caroline Heslop
Caroline was appointed a Trustee in July 2022 having been associated with Cranleigh Arts for many years and continues to work as a volunteer steward.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
I love music, theatre and amateur drama. I like to paint and organise pop-up galleries. I enjoy mountain biking, tennis and travel.
Trustee: Alan Froggatt
Life at Cranleigh Arts
Alan was appointed as a Trustee in June 2023.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
He has had a long career as a Chartered Surveyor and has been involved in the management of a number of property-focused businesses.
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
He has lived in this area for nearly 40 years and has participated in several community activities including the Samaritans, Friends of Thursley Common and Age UK.
Trustee: Stephanie Gallo
Life at Cranleigh Arts
Stephanie was appointed as a Trustee in November 2023. She has been a regular volunteer at the Arts Centre for over 12 years and is often found behind the tea bar at evening events.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
She has many years of recruitment, admin and estate agency experience but is now happily retired. Latterly she ran a large private estate in the area and has recently completed a huge renovation project on her own property as well as one in France
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
She loves to participate in ‘crafty’ pursuits, travel, anything to do with animals and her family – all of whom live locally.
Trustee: Brough Scott MBE
Brough is an award-winning broadcaster and journalist and has been involved with charities for more than 40 years. He became a trustee of the Injured Jockeys Fund in 1978 and as chairman from 2003 to 2019 oversaw the completion of its Oaksey House Rehabilitation Centre in Lambourn and the development of two other state of the art centres.
He has lived in Ewhurst since 1978 and is currently vice president of the Injured Jockeys Fund, a patron of Regain, and chairman of the Jamie’s Farm Charity Raceday at Plumpton. In 2009 he was awarded the MBE “for services to sport and charity”.
Trustee: George Scurry
Life at Cranleigh Arts
George became a Trustee in March 2024 as he never thought his guitar playing would ever get him onto the stage for a paying audience. He believes CAC is very much the jewel in the Cranleigh crown.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
He has been a chartered accountant for all of his life and is currently working in that capacity and as a director of a niche award-winning property developer.
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
George and wife Jo attend events at CAC as its their preferred entertainment venue but away from here his interests include music, gardening, walking their dogs, steam railways and keeping his brain active!
Trustee: Rosemary Chapman
Rosemary trained in stage management and her first career was in theatre and then the BBC. After marrying a director of photography and having two sons she moved into charity event fundraising with Help the Aged and then into project management with Age UK.
Outside Cranleigh Arts Rosemary is currently chairman of The Arts Society Cranleigh and also belongs to a choral society and Guildburys Theatre Company. Other pursuits include fitness classes, yoga, walks, reading and gardening
Trustee: Richard Everitt
Richard is a regular attender at events and exhibitions and hopes to make a contribution to ensuring the charity continues to prosper well into the future.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
Richard has lived in Cranleigh for over forty years and is involved in a couple of local small charities. His interests include tennis and sport generally, choral singing, theatre, ballet travel and the garden.