Meet The Team
We have a small team of staff, supported by a dedicated group of volunteers.
Staff
Jackie Sanctuary
Operations Director
Sophie Woods
Artistic Director
Life at Cranleigh Arts
I oversee the artistic direction and operation of the organisation and develop and deliver the program.
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.
Ian Mortlock
Facilities Supervisor
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.
Clive Jones
Event Front of House Manager
Jane Heathcott
Event Front of House Manager
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
Volunteer Secretary
Life at Cranleigh Arts
Since I came back after lockdown I have been volunteering in the office helping Sophie
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. The post of Art Centre director is voluntary and receives no remuneration.
Chairman: Brian Freeston. Appointed December 2023
Life at Cranleigh Arts
Brian was appointed as a Trustee in August 2022 and moved to 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
Vice Chairperson: Kavita Agarwal Appointed December 2023
Life at Cranleigh ArtsKavita was appointed as a Trustee in July 2021.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
She has a wide professional experience from managing engineering projects to senior posts in the branded consumer goods industry worldwide. Brought up in India, Kavita holds an economics degree from Delhi University and two masters from English universities.
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
She is a firm advocate of and champion for diversity and inclusion.
Trustee: Caroline Heslop
I have been associated with the Arts centre for many years and look forward to taking on my new role as Trustee. I intend to continue to as a volunteer steward and look forward to being more involved in the future success of the centre.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
I love music, theatre and Am Dram. I like to paint and organise pop-up galleries.I enjoy mountain biking, tennis & travel
Trustee: Kavita Agarwal
Life at Cranleigh Arts
Kavita was appointed as a Trustee in July 2021.
Life Pre-Cranleigh Arts
She has a wide professional experience from managing engineering projects to senior posts in the branded consumer goods industry worldwide. Brought up in India, Kavita holds an economics degree from Delhi University and two masters from English universities.
Life outside Cranleigh Arts
She is a firm advocate of and champion for diversity and inclusion.
Trustee: Simon Rabinowitz
“I grew up in an ‘Arts Family’ surrounded by the world of Show Business as my father’s musical journey progressed from Radio to TV and then onto Theatre and Films. I absorbed more than I realised about the Entertainment world although mostly from a commercial point of view. As the only one who could add up I became the family ‘Drop In’ much to the disappointment of my parents. Many years later I found myself managing catering, bar, event and hospitality facilities in Theatre and Television companies. Hopefully, some of this experience will be useful at the Arts Centre.”