Nicola Duncan-Finn

Trustee

Nicola has a strong intergenerational family connection to crafts and has actively championed the value and importance of traditional skills professionally for over 25 years. She is dedicated to creating sustainable, people-centred and values-led approaches to managing cultural heritage and holds extensive experience in both strategic leadership and driving impactful change front-line. She is proud to have contributed to conserving and maintaining some of England’s most significant heritage sites and historic areas, including ecclesiastical ruins, windmills, castles, country houses, vernacular buildings, and protected landscapes. As former Head of Heritage Skills at English Heritage, Nicola played a key role in fostering holistic national partnerships and engagement, leading to the publication of the first Historic Environment Skills and Careers Action Plan for England in 2024.