The Nemo Arts Team
Hugh McCue - CEO
Hugh is the CEO and co-founder of Nemo Arts, with almost 30 years’ experience in participatory arts. Alongside leading the organisation, he remains closely involved in creative delivery, facilitating sessions in Taiko drumming, drama and stop-motion animation.
Josie Adams - Administrator and Social Media Manager
Theatre-maker and Director with 4+ years’ experience creating inclusive, community-focused performances. Skilled in directing, devising, and producing shows that inspire confidence and connection.
Experienced in marketing and communications, combining creative vision with practical strategy, now focused on expanding directing and producing work.
Gregg Muir - Choir Director
Gregg Muir is an experienced musician, composer, conductor and community music facilitator. He specialises in bringing people together through music, creating welcoming and enjoyable spaces where everyone can find their voice, build confidence and experience the joy of singing together.
Finn Le Marinel - Guitar Tutor
Hi! I have been leading the guitar group at Nemo Arts for over ten years. I am passionate about using music as a tool to improve people’s lives. I believe society benefits enormously when as many people as possible have the opportunity to explore and develop their creative skills. Outside of Nemo I like to write my own music and learn as much as I can about anything that catches my attention.
Dean Louden - Guitar Tutor
My focus has always been getting the most out of playing music and what that means for the student whether that is playing as a hobby or working towards grading exams. I have a love of all music but my preference is with rock/punk/metal.
Hannah Westwater - Drama Tutor
Hannah is the Owner and Director of Drama Llama Youth Theatre. She has worked in Youth Theatre for over 10 years. She has a degree in Performance and a post-grad in childhood and youth development. In 2021 she started Drama Llama Youth Theatre as a way to engage children and young people in theatre and the arts. She believes in the importance of drama and youth theatre in helping children and young people develop important life skills. And she brings this philosophy into all Drama Llama classes to create a fun and engaging environment for the young people that attend classes.
Mick Duke - Creative Writing
I have been working as a playwright, director and workshop facilitator with professional companies and community organisations in Ireland, Scotland and further afield, for forty years. Nemo Arts is one of my favourite places to be, helping to encourage writers with unique stories and many, memorable ways of writing them.
Rachel Toner - Art Tutor
Rachel is a freelance visual artist, creative facilitator and project coordinator with over 20 years’ experience working across community, health and education settings. She uses Art and Creative Thinking to encourage confidence, curiosity, connection and participation. Alongside delivering workshops, Rachel develops creative projects, builds partnerships and explores her own artistic ideas through painting, printmaking, film and other creative processes.
Mark Byrne - Art Tutor
Hi, I’m Mark!
I’ve been tutoring Art with Nemo Arts for the past 8 years, which I absolutely love. I enjoy helping people discover their creativity and seeing the confidence that art can bring. Outside of tutoring, I love spending time painting at home and developing my own artwork. When I’m not painting, you’ll usually find me out walking with my four-legged friend, Murphy.
The Board
Michel Syrett - Chair
Michel Syrett is an award winning business writer with over 20 book titles to his name. An expert on charity governance, he was a member of the Working Party set up by the NCVO and Charity Commission on Trustee Development in the 1990s. He has a bipolar diagnosis and writes and conducts research into mental health issues, being both a founding trustee and second chair of Bipolar UK and a founding member of the Lived Experience Research Collective at The Mental Health Foundation in Glasgow.
Beth Macmaster - Vice Chair
Beth works in the Social Care Immediate Response, Scottish Government. Previously she was the National Coordinator for Independent Prison Monitoring at HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland, developing and implementing a new system for monitoring treatment, conditions and human rights in Scotland’s prisons. Beth has worked in the justice system for over 12 years, across the community and prisons. Her background is in applied social research.
Monica Reilly - Trustee
Monica is an HM Inspector with Education Scotland. She has previously worked with children and young people with additional support needs and has over 25 years experience in education.
Kimberly Barker - Treasurer
Kimberley has been a volunteer in a variety of third sector organisations and charities for 33 years. She is currently Vice Chairperson of Glen Oaks Housing Association which she has been a board member of since 2009 and was Treasurer for over 10 years. Kimberley has significant Board experience in Governance, Finance, Risk, Audit and Staffing. She also has experience of running a youth work facility which she helped set up and run for 10 years. Kimberley suffers from CPtsd and resulting mental health difficulties and came to Nemo Arts originally as a service user.
Linzi Clingan - Trustee
Linzi is a senior marketing professional with over 25 years of experience across various sectors. Her expertise spans marketing strategy, customer engagement and business transformation. She strongly advocates for the benefits of the creative arts in improving mental health and brings a specific commercial perspective to the Board.