Rowena leads on Birmingham Museums Trusts’ fundraising. This includes generating income from the public sector, charitable trusts and foundations, individual donations and corporate sponsorship.

Rowena was previously Head of Development at National Museums Liverpool, where she led their fundraising team for over 5 years and secured streams of funding that will deliver an ambitious 10-year masterplan of Liverpool’s waterfront. Prior to this Rowena was Head of Development at Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres where she led the fundraising campaign to redevelop the £28m Everyman Theatre and Development Manager for The Royal Northern College of Music.

Rowena is a Trustee of People’s Palace Projects and a former mentor for The Girls Network.