Naomi Griffith

Director

East Quay

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Naomi is one of the founding directors of Onion Collective. She grew up at Tropiquaria, which her parents created when she was a child, alongside Jess. Building a zoo in an old 1930s BBC transmitter hall helped form a big part of Naomi's guiding principle that 'anything is possible!' After running Tropiquaria for some years, Naomi was the driving force behind the Minehead EYE project, a youth centre/skate park which won a £3.2m Lottery grant, and opened in 2010, for which she remains the Chair. She was also instrumental in the establishment of Contains Art, now a charity.

At Onion Collective, Naomi acts as the General Manager for East Quay, overseeing operational and strategic delivery, including a busy programme of events and a popular restaurant. She has huge experience in capital delivery having managed the build of East Quay, and Minehead EYE.