Jen McLean

Key details:

Department:
Guildhall Young Artists Taunton
Role:
Lead Administrator & Pastoral Support

Biography

Jen studied Geography at the University of Plymouth before joining a power hire company where she specialised in logistics, administration and project co-ordination. She has worked on many large scale events including Commonwealth Games, Winter Olympics, European Championships, The Ryder Cup, The Open Golf and National Eisteddfod of Wales. Jen has also worked at numerous music festivals such as Boomtown, Reading and Leeds, The Big Chill, The Sound of the Streets and over a decade of Glastonbury Festivals. 

Since moving to Taunton in 2008 Jen has become an active member of The Trull Players, an amateur drama group, and has directed, produced and stage-managed shows. Very occasionally Jen has trodden the boards but mostly kept behind the scenes! Jen has volunteered or worked in technical/backstage capacities at Taunton Brewhouse, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Queen's College, Wellington School and The Princess Theatre in Burnham-on-Sea. Jen also enjoys going to gigs, watching rugby, cooking and has an aim to walk the South West Coast path (in lots of small chunks!).