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In-Situ's Board members are volunteers, including artists, creative and business professionals and people who live and work in Pendle. The board also includes one paid person from the core team.
We have a rotating Chair at our meetings and working groups for supporting the work of the core team. Our Board members share knowledge and interests and offer mentoring and advice where needed. They also play a part in co-shaping the policy, practice and collective vision of In-Situ and our flat organisational structure, which we explore together at two annual staff and board days.
We are currently working on how to align In-Situ's governance more closely with the Fluid Structure, revising the format of meetings and documents, the language we use and enabling more reflection and collective decision-making.
Zehra Aziz is an architect and designer based in Islamabad. She is Founder-Director of Art of Small Talk, a small arts organisation in Pakistan that creates spaces for dialogue through interventions and social gatherings, and promote creativity and traditional making skills.
, a creative professional with a decade of experience across architecture, interior design, furniture making, and promoting the arts in her hometown, Islamabad. She is the Principal Partner at Particles, a design consultancy firm, and the Founding Director of Art of Small Talk, an arts and community organisation. She is also part of the performance-based art practice The Tea Collaborative.
Zehra first came to visit In-Situ as a Charles Wallace Fellow about three years ago. We got along really well, and I found herself connecting with how I-Situ's methods and ethos. Zehra is also part of the Climate Lab Pendle Leadership Collective, developing creative dialogue between Nelson and Islamabad.
Hussnain Hanif has been involved with In-Situ since the beginning, from volunteer and associate artist to team member and now board member. He brings local strategic insights and also a deeply personal connection to the organisation. In-Situ has played a vital role in his own artistic development, and his leadership reflects a commitment to community-rooted, socially engaged practice.
Beyond his work with In-Situ, Hussnain is an acclaimed Nasheed exponent, music consultant, and seasoned broadcaster whose influence spans the UK and international stages. As the founder of The Nasheed Choir and co-founder of the world’s first-ever Nasheed Choir, he has pioneered a choral movement that reimagines a 1,400-year-old devotional tradition for contemporary audiences. His innovative work has reached over 80 schools nationwide, embedding spiritual and cultural expression into music education and vocal training.
A familiar voice on BBC platforms and former host of Thursday Night Takeover on BBC Radio Lancashire, Hussnain is passionate about the power of music to build bridges, promote shared humanity, and foster spaces of healing and tolerance. His leadership at In-Situ continues to reflect these values, championing the arts as a catalyst for transformation and community empowerment.
Aaminah Kausar is a shadow Board member who has been working with In-Situ as a trainee for the past two years. She is currently a student of Law at Lancaster University.
During her time at In-Situ she has worked with young people, established a Makers Market and been involved in the delivery of This is Nelson. Aaminah went to school at Marsden Heights in Nelson.
Angela Moran has enjoyed a long career at Silentnight Beds in Barnoldswick, gaining experience in many areas. Her most recent focus has been evolving ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) within the business by integrating longer term thinking into strategic planning, helping establish a clear sense of purpose and recognition around the importance of people and planet alongside profit.
Angela is a big believer in collective thinking and is always inspired by Lawton’s principle of ‘More, Bigger, Better Managed and Joined Up’. Applying this to grass-roots movements creates more impactful connected campaigns and amplifies dynamic environmental and social change
Angela is also a Mum and Grandmother and who loves to cook and spend time at a community allotment trying to apply permaculture principles whilst forever pulling up horsetail.
Eva Sajovic is a Slovene artist working across live art, installation, and social practice.
She is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Arts London and a Fellow of the British School at Rome.
As a member of the board of trustees, she brings extensive experience in collaborative work with diverse stakeholders and a deep commitment to both material and social transformation.
Anna Taylor sits on the Board and Core Team, where her role is Internal Development and Reflective Practice. She has been with In-Situ since 2018 when the organisation transitioned to an NPO.
In this time her main focus at In-Situ has been internal development and reflective practice around the Fluid Structure, establishing Thinking Out Loud, a platform for critical thinking and reflection and co-leading Climate Lab Pendle. Her interest is in co-shaping structures for collective working and sharing power, and for creating space for reflection and slowness.
Anna has over 20 years experience working in and with arts organisations, across programming, development and communications. She is an artist and is based in Todmorden.
Sarah Walsh has led or managed a variety of arts organisations across London for almost two decades. She currently is the Administrative Director for A.P.T Studios & Gallery, a Charity providing forty-two artist studios and a contemporary gallery space in Deptford, London.
Sarah’s journey includes working as General Manager of the Thames Festival Trust, a London wide festival along the Thames, delivering over one hundred site specific events in September. Before that at the Whitechapel Gallery as Administration Manager, during the relaunch and expansion in 2009. Sarah brings a wealth of expertise in all aspects of strategic operations; developing policies, managing finances and teams, marketing strategies and fundraising and understands how to brings organisational ambitions to life.
Born and raised near Brierfield in the Ribble Valley, she has first-hand experience of Insitu-Pendle's landscape and is dedicated to removing some of the barriers faced by those seeking creative careers.
Lindsey West is a qualified accountant who has worked within the arts sector for over 20 years, starting her career at Arts Council England, North West after obtaining a BA(Hons) in Theatre Practice at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is currently the Head of Finance & Operations for British Textile Biennial, and was the founding Director of Finance and Resources at Curious Minds.
During her career Lindsey has been the Interim Chief Executive of Burnley Youth Theatre, the Deputy Director and Head of Finance and Operations at Heart of Glass as well as running her own successful financial management business to the arts and creative industries.
Lindsey is passionate about supporting arts organisations across East Lancashire to thrive and is using her skills in financial management, governance and operations to support In Situ.
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