Georgina Egan - June
As artistic director of EGO Performance Company Georgina has dedicated her time and offered her expertise to supporting, nurturing and developing the talents of young people within Coventry, with the goal to create a vibrant place to live and work for all. The work of EGO has not only attracted significant funds into the city for the creative industries but also given new practical skills for many people as they make their way in life.
Georgina is often behind a range of extraordinary events such as the recent Queen's 90th Birthday Celebratory Pageant, where members of EGO paraded down the Mall in front of Buckingham Palace and Her Majesty.
Aside from her work at EGO, Georgina has gone the extra mile in expanding the breadth and range of high quality youth activity provided in the city. She has worked on many youth projects, arranged youth community trips to youth festivals around the UK and worked hard to ensure those without the means can attend by raising funds via community events and activities. It is a testimony to her hard work that many of the young people she has worked with have made a transition into work and particularly the creative industries because of Georgina’s genuine care and concern for their future.
In addition, Georgina mentors young people, giving them support in their daily lives, outside of mainstream education and helps them to become independent citizens of Coventry. Outside of the scope of her job, Georgina set up a pay-it-forward scheme to ensure that young people can eat good healthy food at the EGO venue, ensuring hot meals and a range of activities are freely available for the youths.
It is evident that through Georgina’s work she has shown tremendous commitment to the young people of Coventry by investing her time, efforts and resources to help better their lives as well as the City. Her actions properly reflect her character and she is a worthy recipient of this Coventry Good Citizen Award.