Life Members

Simon Abrahams (Life Member 2017)
Simon is a founding member of TNV – one of the Committee who established TNV as an 18 month sector development project. Simon was also Chair of the Board from 2010 to 2017.

Sarah Austin (Life Member 2017)
Sarah is a founding member of TNV – one of the committee who established TNV as an 18 month sector development project. Sarah was a member of the Board from its beginnings in 2009 until 2017.

Nicole Beyer (Life Member 2023)
Nicole was TNA’s founding Executive Director for 15 years, starting with the organisation in 2009, developing it as a National organisation, and leaving at the end of 2023.

Alice Nash (Life Member 2017)
Alice is a founding member of TNV – one of the committee who established TNV as an 18 month sector development project. Alice was also Deputy Chair of the Board from its beginnings in 2009 until 2017.

Bethany Simons (Life Member 2020)
Bethany was a highly respected staff member - Program Manager and Program Director - of TNA for six years from 2014 to 2020, and TNA’s ‘poet-in-residence’.

Jill Smith (Life Member 2022)
Jill was a dedicated member of the Board for ten years from 2012 to 2022, including as Co-chair from 2018 and Chair from 2019 to 2022.

Brad Spolding (Life Member 2021)
Brad was a dedicated member of the Board from 2009-2010 and a returning board member from 2014 to 2021.