Roni Edwards
Director A disturbing number of Roni's friends have learnt to avoid eye contact with her whenever her trade-mark 'I've just had a great idea for a project' dance kicks in ; this normally means that you will end up being roped into an incredibly random creative community project. Roni is responsible for curating projects and produces the visuals and musical scores.
She is also a dance practitioner trained at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Dance and specializes in curriculum-led dance. Roni is founder of Dance-Africa.
Director A disturbing number of Roni's friends have learnt to avoid eye contact with her whenever her trade-mark 'I've just had a great idea for a project' dance kicks in ; this normally means that you will end up being roped into an incredibly random creative community project. Roni is responsible for curating projects and produces the visuals and musical scores.
She is also a dance practitioner trained at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Dance and specializes in curriculum-led dance. Roni is founder of Dance-Africa.
Amy Doyle
Director Amy has a passion for supporting female-led startups and a tendency to talk about it long after everyone has stopped listening.
Amy studied Comparative Religion at SOAS and then worked in IT before gaining her PGCE in 2005. After almost a decade in teaching, Amy moved to work at the University of Portsmouth where she accidentally founded their Female Entrepreneurs Network (FEN) in 2014. Working with this group of motivated, creative women inspired her to return to university to get her Masters in Law, graduating in 2018. Amy continues to support female founders through her work with the Accelerating Women's Enterprise (AWE) project and FEN
Director Amy has a passion for supporting female-led startups and a tendency to talk about it long after everyone has stopped listening.
Amy studied Comparative Religion at SOAS and then worked in IT before gaining her PGCE in 2005. After almost a decade in teaching, Amy moved to work at the University of Portsmouth where she accidentally founded their Female Entrepreneurs Network (FEN) in 2014. Working with this group of motivated, creative women inspired her to return to university to get her Masters in Law, graduating in 2018. Amy continues to support female founders through her work with the Accelerating Women's Enterprise (AWE) project and FEN
Non Executive Board Pamodzi Creatives Directors are accountable to a Non Executive Board who oversee and advise on the Inspirational Women of Portsmouth project, our Community Work and our Creative Transitions schools projects.
Pamodzi Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Trailblazers Every year, Trailblazers from various industries are invited to be on the selection panel of our awards event. The 2021 Selection Panel includes Jen Sanchez Owner of Dimples & Daisies & Liberty Photography, Lou Whitmore founder of Love Southsea, Sandie Davis VCSE Sector Development Worker for The HIVE Network, Helen Atkinson Director of Public Health, Portsmouth City Council & Yvonne, Assistant Centre Director at Gunwharf Quays.
Previous Trailblazers have included : Rowshonara Reza Portsmouth City Council Community Development Officer [2018-19], Clare Martin CEO Pompey in The Community, Carly-Ann Purcell Founder of Most Wanted & Neptune Girls, Liz Wood Harbour Church Pastor.
Project Partners Project partnerships have included Shaping Portsmouth, the British Red Cross, Artreach, The Red Sauce Theatre Company, Over the Hill Productions, Voyage Creatives, University of Portsmouth Cosmology Department, New Theatre Royal, Most Wanted Dance, Street-force dance, Southzone Dance, Dance-Alchemy, Bruckfeet Productions, JoJos Street Dance, Lucy Kate School of Dance, Hampshire Youth Dance Company, Wedon’tneedculture.co.uk, Electric Spice Broadcast & Media Production.