We are very pleased to introduce our inspiring Lakes International Comic Art Festival Board!
Peter is an avid reader of comics (and a proud owner of a personal letter from Stan Lee). His work includes being author of ‘The Complete Guide to Asterix’, founder of the Oxford University Comics Network and panellist and host at LICAF. Peter has worked as a TV producer, where he won a BAFTA for comedy and a Gold Award for History from the New York Festivals. He has contributed to education, as Chair of Governors at two schools, founder of a cross-communal primary school in London and as a secondary school English teacher.
With upwards of eleven years’ experience as a secondary school Librarian, Gemma is passionate about promoting literacy and reading for pleasure through the diverse and exciting medium of comics! She enjoys advocating the benefits of comics in the classroom, facilitating extra-curricular activities in her roles as Excelsior Award short list judge, Bronze and Silver Arts Award Adviser and coordinating a lively Comics Club. Continually inspired by comics, she is always on the lookout for opportunities enabling students to find their love of reading through this magic medium.
Maheen Murtaza is a student of Sociology at the University of Manchester with a keen interest in comics, anime and gaming. Maheen is the programmer of LICAF’s new anime festival which will now launch in 2021. She also acts as a volunteer at the University’s Counselling Service and joined the LICAF Board in 2019.
