The Stained Glass Museum is governed by a Board of specialist Trustees, who bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the Museum. The Stained Glass Museum is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) (Charity No. 1169842) and holds Full Accredited status with the Arts Council (574).
Jeffrey West
is a historic buildings and artefacts specialist with wide managerial and professional experience within the ecclesiastical heritage sector. He gained his PhD from the Courtauld Institute of Art and is a specialist in medieval art and architecture. For many years he was Senior Advisor on the Statutory Advisory Committee on Closed and Closing Churches, and before that was Secretary on the Advisory Board for Redundant Churches. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Lloyd de Beer
is Curator of Medieval Britain and Europe at The British Museum. Lloyd gained his PhD from the UEA and is interested in the early collecting history of medieval antiquities. His most recent publications (including those forthcoming) are focused on reliquaries, seal matrices, alabaster sculpture, pilgrim’s badges and metalwork. Lloyd is also Honorary Director of the British Archaeological Association.
Sarah Brown
is a Professor at the University of York specialising in stained glass, its history and conservation. She joined the History of Art Department in 2008 having previously worked for the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England and English Heritage. Sarah is also Director and Chief Executive of the York Glaziers Trust, a conservation studio responsible for the care of the stained glass of York Minster. Sarah is also Chairman of the British committee of the Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CVMA).
Lara Clements
is Head of Audiences and Evaluation at the Wellcome Trust. Lara has a wealth of experience as a strategic communications leader with experience in developing, funding and delivering communications which engage diverse audiences within the health, science and environment sectors. Lara has worked with a wide range of charities, from the very large, the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation, to the smaller Bat Conservation Trust.
Tom Gannage-Stewart is Head of Corporate Relations at the Science Museums Group. Prior to this he worked as Head of Corporate Partnerships, Sponsorship and Business Development at English Heritage. He has a background in Innovative Income, Corporate Philanthropy within Historical, Cultural & Creative Sectors. He is also Artist’s Estate Manager for The Estate of Luke Silva - Painter.
Mark Hosea
is the CEO of London Historic Buildings Trust (LHBT), the only Building Preservation Trust that covers the whole of Greater London, specialising in heritage-led regeneration to save at-risk historic buildings to benefit communities across London. From affordable housing to innovative workspaces, to healthcare sites and community spaces, Mark and LHBT are creating new places across the City which unify today’s communities with special buildings of the past. Prior to that Mark was Director of Estates and Conservation at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, and held Project Director roles for The Canterbury Journey at Canterbury Cathedral and for York Minster Revealed at York Minster, all of which developed and then delivered projects at internationally significant cultural heritage attractions that are commercially successful, with a key focus on creating engaging places that people from all backgrounds want to visit and enjoy. This meant ensuring that people and their needs were at the forefront, and physical assets were put to economically viable use and conserved in an appropriate manner, safeguarding them for the enjoyment of future, as well as present generations. Prior to these roles, Mark worked in the private sector advising multiple clients across England. Mark is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Planning and Development) with an MSc in Urban Regeneration. Mark is also a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Chair of The York Glaziers Trust. Mark acts in an advisory capacity to numerous other heritage focussed funders, projects and institutions.
Malcolm Leith
is management consultant who has work in many private sector businesses and government organisations in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. He specalises in organisational change and managing large complex business and IT programmes. He is a former trustee and treasurer of the Glaziers Foundation and Trust, the charitable arms of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers, London. Since 2008, using his management consulting experience and skills, Malcolm has focussed on providing pro bono business and management advice to charities in East Anglia and London.
Adrian Murphy
is Europeana Collections Manager for the Europeana Foundation in the Netherlands, where he works in partnership with cultural heritage institutions and consortia to engage audiences across Europe with digitised cultural heritage collections. He is an experienced digital communications and marketing professional. Prior to his role at Europeana, he was the Digital Manager at south London's Horniman Museum and Gardens where he led on digital strategy, website and social media activities.
Suzanne Phillips Galloway
has a background in ethics and compliance for a number of professional bodies including lawyers, architects, chartered surveyors and healthcare providers. She has specialised in project management, and organisational transformation. She has served as Master of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers & Painters of Glass and as a trustee of its charity, The Glaziers’ Foundation. She is also a member of The Georgian Group and is undertaking postgraduate research at the University of Buckingham (History of Art).
Michael Sheppard
is Executive Director for the Cathedrals' Workshop Fellowship. He is a Construction Director with two decades of experience in historic architectural conservation, restoration and project management. Previous roles include Director of Works and Property at Lincoln Cathedral. Michael is an ICON Accredited Conservator and a Heritage Advisory Panel Member for The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
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