About Us

Prior to establishing Fallhills Consulting, Laura had a successful 30-year career in a variety of leadership positions in the public sector. Her particular areas of expertise include arts and cultural services management, project and event management, arts venue programming across a range of arts forms, capital redevelopment and management of cultural facilities, strategic and business planning, financial management including both fundraising and grant award management, performance management to support the delivery of strategic priorities and evaluation and measuring outcomes and impact.

Laura is currently a Specialist Advisor with Edinburgh Performing Arts Development and The Theatres Trust, the national advisory body for theatres and her role is to act as an adviser and mentor for theatres that are in danger of becoming at risk. She has also been an External Assessor for Creative Scotland where she assessed applications to the Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance, the Open Fund for Organisations and Individuals and the Create:Inclusion Fund. Prior to that she was a Specialist Advisor for both Drama and Education for the Scottish Arts Council where she advised on funding priorities; made recommendations on quality standards for theatre companies and arts education providers; assessed and evaluated funding applications and made recommendations for funding; wrote artistic evaluations for a range of theatre companies; conducted a strategic review of education activity in the foundation funded organisations.