Executive Member

Marina Norris is currently Interim Executive Director at Brighton People’s Theatre, a Co-ordinator at South East Creatives and Co-Chair (with Louise Blackwell) of What Next? Brighton & Hove.

She has her own consultancy called Cultural Baggage, is an Associate Tutor at Goldsmiths University for the Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship MA, is a Director of Dixon De Jaeger, an agency recruiting for culture in The Netherlands and a Trustee of Brighton Dome & Festival.

Marina has spent over 25 years working in arts & culture across the public, not-for-profit and private sector. Whilst working in senior management at Arts Council England South East, she had regional responsibility for the Cultural Olympiad, International Working, Diversity and Children & Young People.

As a consultant she has led the re-design of national cultural programmes & place-making initiatives, undertaken organisational reviews and supported creative entrepreneurs and start-ups to get off the ground. 

Pronouns: She/her