Amanda Parker - Director

Deborah has been working in the performing arts for over 15 years. She began her career onstage as a dancer and classical musician before turning her hand to the business, financial and management side of the profession. Deborah has assisted and consulted on various campaigns that inform policy and best practice relating to the creative industries, is an Ambassador for the F-List UK, and worked with Parents and Carers in Performing Arts for several years. She has worked forThe Watermill, York Theatre Royal, Theatr Clwyd Cymru, Queens Theatre Hornchurch and Eastern Angles Theatre Company as well as at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in London’s West End.

 Leah is a creative producer, specialising in film and moving image. Recent film projects include An Echo for my Father (Jamila Prowse, 2021), Animal Antics (Patrick Goddard, 2021), and MASS (Nadeem Din-Gabisi, 2020). MASS was selected for Minikino Film Week, Alchemy and Glasgow Short Film Festivals 2021, and Animal Antics will be premiering at British Art Show 9. She also has a focus on advocacy work, which includes her former roles as head of Curation for TEDxUCLWomen and programming for Fringe of Colour online arts festival. 

Rey has been in the Arts for over 20 years and has worked for a wide range of organisations from large-scale venues to local mid-scale and small theatres. Her most recent role was as an Agent for Change with the Ramps on The Moon consortium which enabled theatres to break down barriers for people to access the arts safely, in a space that is inclusive for all.

Rey is an experienced trainer and facilitator having worked with marginalised people in the community to support them to access equal opportunities both professionally and personally.

Rey is passionate about ensuring inclusivity and diversity is at the heart of an organisation and believes strongly that the arts should be accessible to all, not to the few and is committed to making long-term, sustainable changes within the industry.

Julie Clare is Producer of Olivier Award-winning Showstopper! The Improvised Musical and Associate Producer of Baby Reindeer (Olivier for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre 2020). She has produced in the West End, Off West End and Off Broadway, including Lin Manuel Miranda’s Olivier award-winning In The Heights. Future productions include Raised Voices  with Fresh Voices UK (where she is also Strategic Director), The Young Vic and the Bush Theatre promoting female playwrights of African and Caribbean descent, and Bollywood Rose with a creative team and cast of South Asian descent. She previously worked in PR, consulting, marketing and business development for a range of organisations and has been working on diversity related issues in the arts for over a decade.

Akinna Aquino is a British-Filipino Producer for film and events. As a former Festival Producer, she delivered the first virtual editions of both the London Short Film Festival and the London Screenwriters’ Festival. Akinna has also worked with Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity as a Production Manager in the Awards Department.

As a film producer, Akinna has worked on a number of projects including a digital campaign for Coloro + WGSN and a short film looking at the lives of the Filipino immigrant community which was screened at the Earls Court Film Festival.

Aneesa is a HR/Administrative professional with extensive experience in Recruitment, Diary Coordination, Managing Clerical Functions and Supporting Executive-Level Management.

She has a bachelor’s degree in Drama (Theatre & Media Performance) and spent two years studying at the Tobacco Factory Theatre in Bristol.

Aneesa is currently working towards a MSc in Human Resource Management and is passionate about inclusion and diversity in the workplace.

As Administration Manager for Inc Arts she is responsible for co-ordinating our administration systems and operations.

Georgia trained at the Royal Academy of Dance and started her career teaching dance in inner city mainstream schools, special schools, youth centres and community provisions. She has planned and facilitated arts projects in many London Boroughs, where young people from challenging backgrounds struggled to access the arts. She further developed her expertise from facilitating arts projects to developing a career in events marketing. After completing a BA in Arts Management, Georgia went on to develop over 10 years of digital marketing experience across a wide range of corporate sectors in the EMEA territories. 

Jessi Parrott is a performer, playwright and academic with Cerebral Palsy, and a powered wheelchair user. They recently completed their PhD at the University of Warwick, working between the School of Theatre Studies and Warwick Business School to position disability as an employment issue in UK theatre and television. These combined personal and professional perspectives mean they are passionate about Inc Arts' mission, and its commitment to intersectionality. 

Sammy is a horror producer and curator in the Theatre and visual art industry. For Inc Arts she covers research, training and social media management.

Carol Russell is a consultant, screenwriter, actress, teacher and founder of Fresh Voices UK, a network which amplifies the work of ethnically diverse screenwriters in the television industry. For over 20 years she has worked in organisational change and EDI for consultancies such as Sparknow, Trans4mation and Taylor Stewart Associates.

As a screenwriter she has written for BAFTA-nominated drama Soon Gone: Windrush Chronicles (BBC), the BAFTA-nominated Story of Tracy Beaker, 

House of Usher (short film for BBC), and two seasons of Comin' Atcha, a series based on the lives of English girl group Cleopatra. She recently co-wrote the book Invisible to Valuable with author and advertising professional Jane Evans. 

Jessica has worked in arts administration for the last five years; working with key organisations across the sector such as the Liverpool Biennial, Tyneside Cinema, Open Clasp Theatre Company and Northumbria University. Jessica is also a freelance art curator and Co-Director for PINK; a new artist-led space based in Manchester.