Leaders of Tomorrow alumni

Launched in 2021 as an inclusion programme that responded to industry need for a viable pathway to improve the diversity among senior roles, the initiative provides comprehensive support for mid-level professionals to give them the tools, networks and opportunities to progress into a senior, decision-making role.

19 candidates have graduated after three years of bespoke training and more will follow in coming years.

Hannah Green, Senior Professional Skills Manager, ScreenSkills, said: “It’s great to see the first of our Leaders of Tomorrow candidates complete their training and take their next steps in their TV careers. It’s been incredibly heartening to see the cohort, from all backgrounds and based across the UK, take on new responsibilities and be able to grow and develop. This would not have been possible without the support of the programme’s partners, Netflix, BBC and Sky, who enabled us to expand the programme to more people, and who we thank hugely.”

See more about the graduates with links to their ScreenSkills profiles below.

• Annie Little, hair and make-up, London
• Charlotte Van Der Haer Richardson, costume, North West
• Chris Bullock, location sound, South East
• Cory Townsend, locations, Scotland
• David Crewdson, art dept, South West
• Emma Marie Cramb, edit, London
• Florence Watson, production, London
• George Thompson, location sound, London
• Hannah Lewis, assistant director, London
• Heather Crompton, camera, Yorkshire
• Jamie Lee Aird, production, Scotland
• Kiri Degon, post-production, London
• Monika Chowdhary Kuczynski, VFX, London
• Ola Kaminska-Omozik, accounts, Northern Ireland
• Payam Hosseinian, post sound, London
• Rachel Erskine, edit, Scotland
• Rianna Charles, costume, South East
• Sanjay Sharma, production, London
• Victoria Nugent, hair and make-up, Wales