Contact Us
If you are interested in becoming a member or would like any more information about the services we offer, please get in touch.
The Sponsors Club
c/o Community Foundation
9th Floor, Cale Cross,
156 Pilgrim Street,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6SU
Tel: 0191 222 0945
Fax: 0191 230 0689
sponsors@communityfoundation.org.uk
Adam Lopardo
Director
Adam has been involved in the arts since he set foot on stage at the age of 11 trying acting before moving backstage.
He studied History at the University of Liverpool before going to work at Solihull Arts Complex where he developed a taste for marketing.
In 1996 he joined the marketing department at Ticketmaster UK, developing marketing campaigns with clients and corporate partners. Then in 1999 he moved to Manchester to set up a regional marketing function for Ticketmaster before moving further north in 2002 to run their newly opened Scottish office in Glasgow.
In 2004 Adam took up the post of Director of The Sponsors Club, putting his experience of the arts and corporate worlds to good use.
He developed the Greater North Arts Development Forum with his Yorkshire and North West colleagues, set up the Business Collectors Network and a Dragon’s Den style funding event.
Ellie Turner
Manager
Ellie joined the Sponsors Club in August 2009. Managing and servicing the arts membership for the North East and the consultancy offer to cultural organisations and businesses.
Her experience and knowledge of successfully getting business working creatively with the arts developed over 5 years working as a Corporate Fundraiser, at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and The Sage Gateshead where she managed Corporate Membership and Sponsorship portfolios.
Born and raised in Belfast, Ellie came to the North East to study a BA in History of Art & Fine Art followed by a Masters in Cultural Management at Northumbria University.
Kathryn Warwick
Administrator
kathryn@communityfoundation.org.uk
Kathryn is the administrator at The Sponsors Club. As well as the day to day running of the office she helps with regional events, Sponsors Club grant administration and manages the Sponsors Club website.
After graduating with honours BA in Film Studies from Cumbria Institute of the Arts in 2006 Kathryn started work at The Stables Theatre in Milton Keynes, in a newly created role in Marketing and Communications. After returning to her home town Kathryn took up her current role at the Sponsors Club in July 2009.
