Jon Cooper (Chairperson)

Background/Current Situation

After many years in the commercial sector, Jon is now practising as in-house lawyer for the NSPCC, the national child protection charity. Along with his enthusiasm for film and digital arts, Jon's experience of fundraising, safeguarding, regulatory and intellectual property issues in a childrens' charity is of great value to [DaDa]. Additionally, Jon's time in the business sector, where he worked for a financial services regulator in the City as well as for a number of PLC companies, has assisted [DaDa] to adopt effective and successful business disciplines in its operations.

Relevant Interests/Motto

Jon is interested in environmental issues and has undertaken some research work for Friends of the Earth, a group he has supported for many years. He is a poor windsurfer with a passion for photography and cinema, and aims to learn more of the filmmaking process through his work with [DaDa]. Jon believes that DaDa's accessible, participative and grass roots approach to film-making with children and young people is unrivalled given the quality of the end product produced by its film-makers.

Adrian Powell

Suzanne Almond (Treasurer)

Nicole Wilkinson-Vann