The Team behind the Collective
Glass Ceiling Arts Collective relies on the generous support of a variety of wonderful stakeholders; including parents, care-givers, support workers, performers, friends and funders.
The Board
At the helm of the organisation is our board.
Brylee Mills
Born in Auckland, Brylee started dancing at a very young age. In 2015, she moved to Australia to study classical and contemporary dance at Brent Street; Australia’s leading performing arts training centre. Upon her return to New Zealand, Brylee performed as a professional dancer with contemporary dance company Trip The Light, in their sold-out season of Mixtape, as well as Touch Compass Dance Company.
In 2016 Brylee took up motivational speaking and, since then, has traveled throughout New Zealand sharing her story, inspiring young people living with disabilities and motivating them to achieve their goals.
Learn more about Brylee on her website here.
Jo Sutton
Jo has always worked with kids & families… as a youth leader, counsellor, coach and in recent years with Scouts NZ. She is mum to three children, one of whom is autistic. Jo currently works as a National Educator for Autism NZ.
Matthew Hanley
Matthew works at EY as Oceania New Zealand Tax Leader and New Zealand Global Compliance and Reporting Leader.
Matthew is the proud father to two young girls, including Iris who attends our North Shore class.
Charlotte Nightingale
Co-founder & Artistic Director
Charlotte is the co-founder and inaugural Artistic Director of Glass Ceiling Arts Collective. She has worked as an Actor in both the UK and in Aotearoa New Zealand. Charlotte has a BA Hons in Performing Arts majoring in Acting, and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. Her knowledge of inclusive Arts practises ensures that her work delivers to a diverse audience enabling Art that truly is for all people. Charlotte is often asked to appear in the media to discuss inclusive Arts practise. Charlotte identifies as a woman with a chromosome disorder.
Michael Eaglesome
Co-founder & General Manager
Michael is the co-founder and General Manager of Glass Ceiling Arts Collective. He had a long career working in the IT industry, in development and project management roles, in both large corporate businesses and technology start-ups before a move to the not-for-profit Arts sector in 2017. Michael has many years of lived experience as the parent of a child with a physical disability.