Nana Oguntola is an author, filmmaker, academic and community leader. Last year she published her 5th book, is in the process of producing a film and TV series, runs a film academy and lectures whilst doing her doctorate. Her favourite activities are running, throwing the javelin or sitting at the beach in solitude, watching and listening to waves crash against the rocks. She has 3 children and a Labrador and enjoys meeting and talking to residents for whom she is never too busy.
Sam Crooks was Mayor of Milton Keynes in 2019 – 20 and has twice been Leader of the Council. He comes from Belfast where he was an All-Ireland athletics champion. He has worked at the Open University and in France, Pakistan, Hong Kong and America. As well as a councillor he’s been a magistrate, a trustee of Bletchley Park & the Parks Trust and a member of the Police Authority. He was the first chair of the city’s Community Relations Council. In retirement he’s doing a PhD but prefers talking to real people more than studying dead ones.
Wing Tsang is a Chartered Marketer working in PR at an agency within the built environment sector. She has experience across multiple industries and is Vice Chair of the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s South East committee. Wing also volunteers with the Campaign Against Racism Group and the PRCA PRISM mentoring scheme. She has completed ultramarathons, speaks Cantonese, is learning Dutch, and enjoys watching Formula 1.