Marilyn has worked in museums, galleries and heritage attractions for over 25 years. She is currently Director of the award winning Lightbox in Woking Surrey, winner of The Art Fund Prize in 2008. She project managed The Lightbox from feasibility study to opening of the building in 2007, having raised £7.2m for the construction and fit out. Marilyn has worked in national museums, at both the V&A and Science Museum and for The National Trust. She is currently a Trustee of The Geffrye Museum and Brooklands Museum and Weald and Downland Museum and a Council member for AIM. She is a mentor to a number of small volunteer run museums seeking accreditation and a mentor for The Museums Association AMA scheme. Marilyn has wide experience in the consulting field and her areas of specialism include fundraising, income generation and sustainability, strategic and business planning and managing volunteers. She also has extensive experience of managing organisations within a charity framework and works with Trustees to improve and enhance governance.
Marilyn also has international experience and works as a consultant for The British Council advising museums and galleries on business models and staff development. She has recently worked in China, Slovenia, Taiwan, Georgia and Pakistan.