Tina Smith, Development Manager

Tina joined Bamboozle in 2014, she is responsible for managing and developing the work Bamboozle do with families and community partners. Tina also helps with Bamboozle’s fundraising – writing applications to trusts and foundations and then if successful reporting back on the impact of those grants.

Tina works for Bamboozle part time and also works for other creative companies and individual artists, supporting them to apply for grants to develop their work and projects. Prior to working for Bamboozle Tina worked with Arts Council England for 15 years in various roles. As well as working for the Arts Council, Tina has held previous roles with UK New Artists and Aakash Odedra Dance Company and still works with the Royal College of Art undertaking guest lecturing. She has a MA in Modern Literature from the University of Leicester.

In her spare time Tina enjoys visiting cultural events and festivals with her family – she is an advisory board member for Wild Rumpus who run the Just So and Timber family festivals.