People

Gawaine Batchelor

Gawaine has worked as a lawyer specialising in reinsurance in the City of London for over 20 years, and is currently with the insurer Aviva.

Since 2019, he has also been a trustee director of Aviva's Staff Pension Scheme, giving him hands on-experience in what the governance of a trust involves.

Before qualifying as a lawyer, Gawaine obtained a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Southern California, specialining in philosphy of mind and language. Gawaine belleves strongly that art and culture are vital to society, and that it is a privilege to be a part of an organisation helping support artists to develop their practice, and to be able to better understand all that involves.

Trustees

Marcus Gayle

Growing up in Lewisham, Marcus Gayle first connected with urban blue spaces along the River Ravensbourne — walking, spending time by the water, and finding calm in places that felt distinct from the surrounding urban sprawl. In the London environment, streams, ponds, and wetlands became rare spaces of curiosity and connection to nature, shaping his belief that water should not simply be conveyed and consumed, but used to create healthier, more engaging places for people and wildlife.

That early connection led Marcus into civil and environmental engineering, where for more than a decade he has delivered nature-based flood adaptation projects across London. An award-winning SuDS designer and Chartered professional, he has helped transform grey urban corners into rain gardens, daylight culverts into wetlands, restore rivers and streams, and bring SuDS into schools and neighbourhoods where communities can experience water differently.

His work focuses on the practical benefits of sustainable drainage — reducing flood risk, cooling streets, supporting biodiversity, and improving resilience — while also creating brilliant, usable spaces that reconnect people with rivers, habitats, and each other.

Today, Marcus leads Spring Collective, working with communities and partners to build connected networks of SuDS that respond to climate change, strengthen biodiversity, and create places future generations can enjoy as part of everyday life

Ann Gilmore
Co-Chair

Ann has spent most of her professional career in arts education. Beginning her working life at major New York advertising agencies, Ann, now London-based, spent over twenty years with the Royal Academy of Arts in the Learning Department, specialising in primary, secondary and further education, focusing on the practice and exploration of art. Ann created the first annual online open-submission exhibition for 16-18-year-olds in the UK, held to coincide with the RA Summer Exhibition, to showcase the work of young artists.

Ann believes in creating welcoming spaces for everyone, where curiosity and creativity can be fostered and connections can be made and shared.

Alessandro Iobbi is an accounting and finance professional, fully qualified in Italy and the UK, with 25+ year experience across a range of sectors and international environments, having worked in Italy, London and New York.

Currently working as Finance Director in the financial services industry for an insurance broker group, MAG SPA.

Alessandro's interests are focused on business processes, managing and developing small teams and bringing finance and accounts at the centre of the organisational growth.

Alongside his corporate career, he has a strong interest in the social impact of art and its role in driving cultural and societal change.

He is a qualified Dottore Commercialista in Italy and ACA qualified in the UK. He is a member of the Ordine Dottori Commercialisti ed Esperti Contabili, Registro Revisori Legali and the ICAEW. He graduated in Economics from Politecnico delle Marche in Ancona.

Outside of work, he is passionate about yoga and foreign languages, and he has previously taken the role of Hon. Treasurer and Trustee of The British Italian Society in London

Stephanie Nebbia is  a London based artist and curator. As an educator she was an examiner and moderator for Edexcel Pearson and OCN. Throughout her career her knowledge on colour and materiality, led to being invited as resident artist for Winsor and Newton at Colart, working on projects that included the development of cadmium free colour and the revival of historical colours. She worked with the UAL and Colart to develop the first knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) in Fine art materials following the support Colart brands generate for emerging artists. All this has contributed towards the B corp status of Colart.

She is Deputy Director of Hands On art projects for Kakuma refugee camp working with artist Lisa Milroy. Hands On Art Workshops offers a programme of practical art workshops for school students in Kakuma Refugee Camp Kenya, with support from the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency based in Kakuma. Hands On Art Workshops also features several educational initiatives, including a Scholarship programme and bursaries to support school graduates as Hands On Coaches and Assistant Coaches in Kakuma to independently run a programme of art workshops for Art Clubs at 11 schools and a community learning centre.

Tejinder is a London-based arts fundraiser with a primary focus on individual giving. Her background spans roles at the Royal Academy of Arts, Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery, and, most recently,  the Victoria and Albert Museum, where she is currently Head of Patrons – a sector-leading patrons’ programme. Throughout her career,  she has been dedicated to institutions that are people-focussed, innovative, and life enhancing.  She is committed to working with organisations that support making change for greater societal benefit. Tejinder always looks forward to the annual APT Open Studios, which she has visited over many years.