Diane is passionate about people, places, organisations and big ideas. As a consultant and an associate at Counterculture Partnership, she creatively approaches helping arts and cultural organisations to be more adaptive, more resilient, to innovate and to change more lives. Current and recent clients include Leeds Playhouse, the National Theatre, De La Warr Pavilion, Create Music, Charleston Trust, Kensington and Chelsea Council, Two Temple Place, Theatre by the Lake and Wysing Arts Centre. Projects range from creating and producing large-scale productions to implementing organisational change.Diane is an advisor, facilitator, trainer, mentor and speaker on artistic risk, artist development, audience and stakeholder engagement, co-creation and civic engagement, and equity, diversity and inclusion. She has developed strategic plans, delivered programmes and raised significant funds for a range of culture, education and community organisations, including the Barbican, British Council, Community Links, Musical Theatre Network, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Small Green Shoots, Clore Leadership, Index on Censorship and What Next? Within senior roles in culture spaces, Diane has led teams and produced new artistic work, creative learning initiatives, festivals and large events. At Arts Council England, she delivered significant strategic cultural and leadership development initiatives that have influenced policy and gained her the 'Star Quality' employee award. During her role as Head of Arts and Culture at Westway Trust, Diane collaborated with the culture sector, communities and urban planners to reimagine the cultural infrastructure for North Kensington.Previous roles include, Trustee of the Gate Theatre and Small Green Shoots, Director of nitroBEAT based at Soho Theatre, Head of Creative Development at Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Head of Projects at Contact Theatre and video designer, working in-house and independently on 30+ productions and events.