Our Team

Core Team

Daniel Bernstein
CEO

Daniel Bernstein

​Daniel joined Emergency Exit Arts in January 2012. He is a professional manager working in the arts and other

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Ben Raine
Head of Production

Ben Raine

​Ben Raine has an extensive background in many areas of production including music, theatre and large-scale outdoor spectaculars.

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Jules Hodgson
Executive Director

Jules Hodgson

Jules joined Emergency Exit Arts in May 2009 from the Royal Albert Hall. Jules facilitates the running of the

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Ruthie Carlisle-Brown
Office Manager

Ruthie Carlisle-Brown

Ruthie’s primary background is in creative organisations and cultural research. With five years of arts administration experience.

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Shanika Warren
Creative Engagement Manager

Shanika Warren

Shanika's experience in outreach and creative engagement includes organisations such as Talawa Theatre Co, Tenda Arts and London Bubble.

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Hannah Rushforth
Project Manager

Hannah Rushforth

Hannah has been freelancing with Emergency Exit Arts since 2019, and has experience in organising large scale public events and community outreach.

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Yeu-Lai
Finance Officer

Yeu-Lai

Yeu-Lai manages the accounting and finances of the organisation and she also has a background as an artist and creative

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Issy Shortt
Event & Production Coordinator

Issy Shortt

Isabel is EEAs Event & Production Coordinator. Isabel is passionate about the public art sector and looking to continue a career as a Producer and Project Manager

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Mark Allan
IT Manager

Mark Allan

Mark is our reliable & patient IT manager. He has been involved with EEA since 1987 and was General Manager of the company in the late 1990s

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Members

Associate artists

Tracey Sage
Associate

Tracey Sage

Tracey has extensive public sector experience and was pivotal in the development of the arts, culture, and heritage sectors in Royal Greenwich for almost 2 decades

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Patrick Bullock

Patrick Bullock

Patrick has a broad range of skills and experience, including theatre set design, float design and manufacture, costume, prop making, physical and vocal performance...

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Paul Bryce
Founder of Lightfires

Paul Bryce

Paul Bryce set up Lightfires in the spring of 2015 after ten years working freelance in special effects for a number of internationally acclaimed companies.

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Anna van der Poorten

Anna van der Poorten

Anna has built up many years of experience in facilitation, devising, planning and coordinating a wide variety of art projects with children, young people and adults.

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Katie Currie

Katie Currie

Since graduating from the Glasgow school of art in 2017 Katie has been working as a freelance artist and maker.

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Joe Fleming

Joe Fleming

Joe Fleming is a performer, multi-instrumentalist, clown & workshop facilitator.

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Shermaine Slocombe

Shermaine Slocombe

Shermaine is a participatory and interdisciplinary artist and educator and has worked in the cultural and education sector for over 20 years

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Michèle Petit-Jean

Michèle Petit-Jean

Michèle is an experienced artist and performer with a passion for carnival, theatre, musical theatre puppetry and dance.

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Craig West
Lighting Designer

Craig West

Craig is an experienced lighting designer in Theatre, dance and circus genres.  He has been working professionally as a lighting designer for over 10 years

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Daisy Lee

Daisy Lee

Daisy joined EEA’s pyro team in 2015. With a love of fire and pyrotechnics, and 20+ years’ experience in outdoor events, she also heads up Leeway Creative Production.

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Arji Manuelpillai

Arji Manuelpillai

Arji is a published poet and has over 15 years experience working with some of the country’s most brilliant communities.

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Camille Dawson

Camille Dawson

Camille Dawson is a writer, director, performer and facilitator working in theatre, outdoor arts and film.

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Chloe Osborne
Artist

Chloe Osborne

Chloe Osborne is an artist, agitator and creative producer who creates participatory and interventionist art projects which seek to reinforce social bonds.

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Pragya Kumar

Pragya Kumar

Pragya is a visual artist with 12 years experience in participatory, community arts, and wellbeing projects.

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Dr. Ulrike Chouguley
Associate

Dr. Ulrike Chouguley

Ulrike has 15 years of experience in designing and conducting consultancy projects, research and evaluations.

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Caroline Jones

Caroline Jones

Caroline has been a long term associate of EEA. She has contributed some amazing work over the years and is an amazing designer, maker, facilitater and performer.

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