Our Board of Trustees

Julius Weinberg, Co-Chair for Buckinghamshire Culture

Julius has a background in healthcare and the education sector.  He has been the Chair of Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills), the inspector of services that care for children and young people and provide education and skills for learners.  Prior to this he was Vice-Chancellor and President of Kingston University, London from 2011-2017. He holds an Art History degree and throws pots in his spare time and lives in the South of Buckinghamshire.  

Rob Lehmann, Co-Chair for Buckinghamshire Culture

Rob is the Director of Young Lyric at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, strategically leading the Lyric’s multi award-winning work with young people across West London. Prior to this he was Head of Participation at the Young Vic Theatre and is a graduate from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Across his career he has led international participatory programmes in Australia, Canada, Egypt, South Africa, Taiwan and Zimbabwe. He is an experienced non-executive director and Chair of the delivery committee for WEST Youth Zone, a state-of-the-art youth centre located in West London.

Richard Barker

Richard is the Corporate Director for Communities at Buckinghamshire Council with responsibility for a range of services including Culture, Sports and Leisure, Neighbourhood Services, Highways and Technical Services and Transport Services.  Richard has worked in local government in several London boroughs including his role as Corporate Director of Communities at the London Borough of Waltham Forest, with responsibility for Education, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, Public Health, Sports and Leisure and Community Engagement including a focus around connecting communities and life chances. Before that he enjoyed a number of roles at Westminster City Council over a 13-year period including Executive Director for City Management and Communities with responsibility for a variety of neighbourhood and highways services. In his spare time, he is secretary and coach for a voluntary and community sports club for children and young people.

Ruth Page (delegate for Richard Barker)

Ruth is Head of Culture at Buckinghamshire Council where she led on the development of the Buckinghamshire Cultural Strategy and Partnership.  She oversees the Buckinghamshire Film Office, Buckinghamshire Archives, the Culture Development team as well strategically managing relationships with the major museums, theatres and arts centres in the county.  Prior to this, she spent 20 years in the private sector in a range of marketing and development roles.

Guy Foreman

After 20 years spent in the media industry, latterly having launched and established my own independent publishing firm, I decided that it was time for a change, so moved to work in the Charity Sector, specifically in looking after Heritage assets.   I also have worked as a volunteer, advisor and mentor in the NFP sector for some time across a number of different roles.   I have a skillset that encompasses experience in developing commercial strategy, audience engagement and building mutually beneficial brand partnerships – as well as understanding of finance and the entrepreneurial process.  My particular interest is in how to work with individuals and communities to help build businesses and networks that positively influence people’s lives, and generate social benefit.   

Vicky Hope-Walker

Vicky has worked in arts and heritage for over 30 years, across local authorities, national museums, the National Trust and as an independent consultant. A common theme woven throughout her career is a passion for broadening disability access to arts and heritage. She is currently the CEO of the National Paralympic Heritage Trust and has lived in the County for 25 years contributing to culture at a grassroots as well as national level.

Sam Mason

Sam is the Chief Executive of Discover Bucks Museum in Aylesbury, having started there in June 2022. Prior to taking up the post at DBM, Sam has been the Director of both an independent museum and a heritage site, having moved back into the heritage/charity sector after spending 10+ years in hotel management. His early days were spent as an archaeologist, hence his passion for history, heritage and museums. 

Sue Imbriano

Sue has worked with and for children and young people throughout her professional career. She began her career teaching Italian and French and then moved into education services in the former Buckinghamshire County Council, working across a number of areas, including Special Educational Needs, School Buildings, policy development and Early Years Education. Following a spell working in the then Department for Education (DfE), she returned to Buckinghamshire as Director of Education and then became the Director of Children’s Services.

Sue has also worked with several London boroughs, supporting their work on a range of educational issues, including Alternative Provision and developing a self-improving education system.

She is particularly passionate about the importance of arts, culture, creativity and sport/physical activity in the lives of children and young people, supporting their wider development and education.

Sue also sits on the Boards of Discover Bucks (Museum); the Buckinghamshire Music Trust; and is Chair of Leap (the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes sports and physical activity partnership) and Young Creative Bucks (the Buckinghamshire Cultural Education Partnership).

Helen Williams

Helen has significant experience working on cultural policy in central government. She has held various senior civil service roles in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, including leading on arts policy and strategy and managing the Government’s relationship with Arts Council England and the British Library. She has also been responsible for museums policy, heritage protection and Arms’ Length Body sponsorship and has spent time working at HM Treasury. 

Helen is currently Chief Strategy & Policy Officer at the UK Infrastructure Bank, a publicly funded bank and arms’ length body of HM Treasury, which invests in infrastructure supporting climate change and economic growth across the UK.

Helen is an experienced non-executive director including as vice-chair of the Horniman Museum and Gardens in South East London. Helen is a local parent and Buckinghamshire resident.

Chris Martin

Chris is an English businessman with over thirty five years experience of working in retail and consumer facing businesses. After fifteen years he stepped down at in 2020 as CEO of Musgrave plc, an Irish based business operating food brands in the grocery and food service sectors in Ireland, UK and Spain.

Prior to this he was CEO of Mothercare plc, Group Finance Director of Storehouse plc and had various roles at PizzaHut and ASDA. Chris is a chartered accountant, fellow of the Institute of Grocers and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Currently he holds a number of non exec and advisory roles.

Lucy Ryan

Lucy is the Student Experience Manager at Bucks Students’ Union, representing 18,000 members at Buckinghamshire New University. She supports student representatives in gathering and implementing feedback, enhancing the university experience for all student communities, and advancing student campaigns to make impactful changes on campus. Previously, Lucy held roles at the Royal College of Nursing and Imperial College Union, where she managed student representation and supported governance and democracy in member-led organisations.