Gareth joined Creative Lives in 2015. Prior to this, he worked in public services policy for the Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA); for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) as a Development Officer in the Collaborative Working Team; and as a Grants Officer for the Community Fund / Big Lottery Fund.

Gareth has a degree in Fine Art and an MA in Medieval Art History from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.

Gareth is a Welsh speaker and lives in South Wales with his wife and son. He is a keen artist, with a particular interest in drawing, and an enthusiastic guitarist and pianist.