Verena Cornwall

Former Director, Winchester Science Centre

Verena Cornwall has held a number of key positions in arts and heritage and is the former Director for Winchester Science Centre. She served as Creative Director for St. Patrick's Festival in Dublin and prior to this was Principal of English National Ballet School in London. Verena has been involved in the development of street arts and circus in the UK and across Europe for many years. She set up the first touring circus academy in the UK to offer accreditation and for ten years chaired the national advocacy agency for circus. She has been an Advisory Board Member for The Nottinghill Carnival and through Arts Council England worked as lead change management consultant for St Paul's Afrikan Caribbean Carnival in Bristol and for The Without Walls Consortium.