Alan Raw
Curator, Radio Presenter, and Consultant in England, United Kingdom
BBC Producer/Presenter currently presenting BBC Eco-Time on BBC Radio Humberside & BBC Music Introducing.
Director at The Association of Sustainability Practitioners.
Sustainability/Regeneration Practitioner, Permaculturist & Climate Fresk Trainer, Eco Event Organiser at Sustainability and Beyon.
Associate Director of Sustainability at Koru Consulting & KlimateKonnect.
Humber Eco Fest 2023 Organiser
Manager of Hull Climate Engagement Centre and The CEC Permaculture Garden.
CEO/Co-Founder & Curator at The Creative & Cultural Organisation, established in 1993, sustainability award-winners and home of Hull Climate Emergency Centre, repurposing closed shops and unloved spaces to provide studio/exhibition/workshop/growing space for creatives and meeting the needs of the community, creating exhibitions, and safe places to connect. The CEC is in one of these spaces, and Creative & Cultural has a partnership with KlimateKonnect & Pan Galactic to grow organic food, so the CEC can distribute it to the community while developing bio/diversity in our Permaculture Garden.
I have worked in community & youth services for many years including being Countryside Leader CLA & DofE Awards Centre Coordinator, outdoor activities supervisor & trainer, and now using those skills for sustainability work.
Former Chair of FEAST Food Education And Social Transformation.
Neurodiverse art curator, collector, facilitator and gallerist at PhotoCity London, Hull International Photography Festival (HIPfest) & worked on over 100 exhibitions at the highest levels. An experienced creative industries adviser, educator and builder of high-value international partnerships, including with European Capitals of Culture, Aarhus, Pathos & San Sebastian, developing exhibitions for their celebrations.
Interested in green tech, and have a technology background having worked on early streaming digital television for independents & BBC on the Red Button’s first on-demand content and received a BBC Gillard Award for interactive radio. Formally a Communications & Creative Media Tech Tutor for BBC Learn Xpress & Colleges, empowering people to access creative technology to elevate their employment opportunities.
Member of The Coders Guild & STEM Learning Ambassadors.
Proud to be Hull University Graduands Marshall & a judge for the Innovate North Awards
Personal profile: Vegan, ADHD, Permaculturist, Music loving Dad from Hull 🙂