Our Directors and Researchers for the Projects:
Veronica, Doctoral Candidate, has worked with community engagement for the past 16 years, including recruitment of participants for projects and researching heritage at risk. She also works and researches the use of culture and heritage (including arts and crafts) to increase the wellbeing and mental health of socially isolated communities, and the relationship with the self. She has extensive training in digital marketing, social media campaigns, risk assessment, GDPR protocols and has recently completed a Safeguarding course delivered by NHS Education. Veronica has a BA in Classics, an MA in Heritage Management and is currently doing a PhD at Durham University, about disused heritage being recycled for the community.
Sandra, has 27 years of experience working with community projects, creating and developing Intergenerational projects in cooperation with local organisations and national heritage organisations, grant researching and evaluation of partnerships to raise funds, developing teams of volunteers and working with BAME groups. She has extensive experience in community issues and obstacles, communities’ Management, Experience and Engagement, Commercial Awareness with administrative and budgeting skills, Digital Inclusion, for different groups and organisations, and training in Health and Safety, GDPR protocols and Safeguarding.
One of the main focus has been the application of digital technologies to support community projects, mental wellbeing and young people's relationship with technologies to access jobs, and the research about the ethics of the AI application in all areas of life without securing identities and safeguarding.
Sandra has a NVQ Level 3 in Environment, a BA in Theology, Ministry and Mission, an MA in Heritage Management and is currently working on her PhD in Digital Inclusion and Divide related to Human/Computer Interactions, with the Open Lab at Newcastle University.