who are we?..
Melanie Crouch
Melanie Crouch
Melanie Crouch
Director & Co-founder Melanie has a wealth of business, advertising & marketing experience having successfully run her own businesses for many years, as well as being parent to a young person with a learning disability. Mel leads on Trainee Recruitment, Sales & Marketing and is also our go-to and respected advocate for parents & families
Director & Co-founder Melanie has a wealth of business, advertising & marketing experience having successfully run her own businesses for many years, as well as being parent to a young person with a learning disability. Mel leads on Trainee Recruitment, Sales & Marketing and is also our go-to and respected advocate for parents & families trying to navigate those crucial steps after school & college.
Claire Burgess
Melanie Crouch
Melanie Crouch
As Director and Co-founder, Claire has a background in business and Social Enterprise management and development.
Claire leads on Operations & Strategic Development but also likes to get creative, despite claiming not to have a creative bone in her body.
Chris Wilson
Melanie Crouch
Justine Munro
With a passion for creativity and inclusivity, Chris leverages his expertise and extensive experience in graphic design, illustration, photography, and videography at Elevate Creates to empower and up-skill our trainees.
Chris comes from a background in leading and developing social prescribing spaces and continues to work as Creative Dir
With a passion for creativity and inclusivity, Chris leverages his expertise and extensive experience in graphic design, illustration, photography, and videography at Elevate Creates to empower and up-skill our trainees.
Chris comes from a background in leading and developing social prescribing spaces and continues to work as Creative Director/Freelancer for his design and media business, Studio Janus, based in Hastings, East Sussex.
Justine Munro
Melanie Crouch
Justine Munro
As our SEND Creative Training Lead, Justine loves to work in a meaningful team to explore, celebrate and champion
all of the trainees' work and achievements at Elevate Creates.
With previous SEND experience as a Job Coach and an extensive design career in the fashion industry, Justine shares her digital, practical art skills and her 'sewin
As our SEND Creative Training Lead, Justine loves to work in a meaningful team to explore, celebrate and champion
all of the trainees' work and achievements at Elevate Creates.
With previous SEND experience as a Job Coach and an extensive design career in the fashion industry, Justine shares her digital, practical art skills and her 'sewing bee' knowledge, to
guide and support the trainees on their enterprise journey.
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