CCA Board
Muse Greenwood
Chair
Muse is a skilled executive and creative strategist with over 30 years of experience bridging the arts, community development, and corporate leadership. With advanced degrees in Law and Interreligious Studies and a celebrated career in media and the performing arts, she brings a rare blend of creativity, strategic acumen, and cultural insight. Her leadership has transformed grassroots initiatives into sustainable programs, guided inclusive policy change, and empowered underrepresented voices. Known for her warmth, innovation, and integrity; Muse’s leadership philosophy aligns closely with CCA’s mission of fostering inclusive arts, social justice, and youth development.
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Muse Greenwood is a dynamic, intuitive, and results-driven executive whose career spans over 30 years at the intersection of creative industries, strategic leadership, and community empowerment. With a First-Class BA (Hons), an LL.M in Intellectual Property and Contract Law, and an MA in Indigenous and Interreligious Studies, she brings a rare combination of intellectual rigor, cultural sensitivity, and entrepreneurial energy to her leadership style.
Muse’s background in the performing arts, as a choreographer, showrunner, and award-winning creative producer, fuels her passion for storytelling, identity, and inclusion. She has successfully translated these talents into high-impact leadership roles across sectors, including media, nonprofit governance, legal strategy, HR transformation, and community development. Notably, she co-created and produced a Warner Bros. affiliate children's television show, ran a national arts magazine, and spearheaded arts-based health initiatives that gained institutional and corporate backing.
Her corporate career reflects a track record of building and leading diverse, high-performing teams, driving strategic growth, and advancing equity. From marketing and IP law to equity consulting and fundraising, she has proven her ability to turn creative vision into sustainable structures. Muse is also a gifted communicator and systems thinker who thrives in fast-paced environments requiring cultural intelligence and thoughtful innovation.
Muse’s leadership philosophy aligns closely with CCA’s mission, fostering inclusive arts, social justice, and youth development. Her career demonstrates a deep commitment to empowering underrepresented voices, cultivating cross-sector partnerships, and delivering tangible impact across communities. In her role as CEO of Be United she brings her extensive experience in both grassroots and institutional settings to bear; leading the organisation throughout a critical interim period whilst ensuring continuity, strategic clarity, and heart-centered stewardship.
Kirsty Ogg
Kirsty Ogg is an independent curator, educator and consultant. Between 2013 and 2023, she was the Director of New Contemporaries, the UK’s foremost annual arts initiative offering critical support and exposure to emerging artists. Prior to that, from 2009 and 2013, Kirsty was Curator at Whitechapel Gallery, London curating solo, group and historical exhibitions and commissions. As former Director of The Showroom London between 1998 and 2008, Kirsty worked with artists including Barby Asante, Kathrin Böhm, Subodh Gupta, Jim Lambie and Eva Rothschild, presenting their first solo shows in London.
Kirsty started her curatorial work in the mid-90s in Glasgow as part of the organising committee of Transmission Gallery before joining Norwich Gallery, Norwich School of Art & Design. She has also independently curated a number of shows with artists including Monster Chetwynd, Karen Kilimnik, Mike Nelson, Thomas Schütte, David Shrigley and Cathy Wilkes.
Having taught extensively, she currently teaches on the MFA Curating course at Goldsmiths, University of London and is the External Examiner for Glasgow School of Art’s MLitt Curatorial Practice Contemporary Art programme. In addition, she is a member of the CVAN London Steering Group and TACO!’s Board.
Paola Pasino
Paola Pasino is the principal officer for the City Centre Strategy, in the City Centre Regeneration Group at Glasgow City Council, and an URBACT Lead Expert. With a background in architecture and urban design, Paola is dedicated to human centric design and the transformation of cities into vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable urban environments. With over 15 years of experience in local government, Paola has been at the forefront of developing and implementing evidence-based strategies for urban regeneration, economic revitalization, and the pursuit of resilient and sustainable urban futures.
Paola has been a driving force behind the revitalization of city centres, particularly focusing on their recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and their transition towards net-zero emissions.
Paola's academic pursuits centre on the relationship between urban form and the quality of life. Her investigations delve deep into the nexus of health data and placemaking, shedding light on the pivotal role of urban design in shaping the well-being of communities.