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Broadway Museum & Art Gallery is governed by a board of trustees appointed under our constitution and acting on behalf of the charity Tudor House Broadway Trust. The following trustees make up the current board and below share their experience and key skillsets for strong and effective governance.
Dr Malcolm Rogers CBE FSA is an art historian and museum administrator. He was Deputy Director of London’s National Portrait Gallery, before becoming Director the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, where he served for more than 20 years.
He is a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has been honoured by the governments of France, Italy and Spain.
Michael Shane Neal (b. 1968) is an internationally recognized American portrait artist known for his mastery of traditional oil painting and his ability to capture the character and presence of his subjects.
Since beginning his career at age 21, he has completed more than 600 commissioned portraits, including heads of state, military leaders, jurists, university presidents, and cultural figures.
His portrait of Congressman John Lewis was acquired by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in 2020. Neal’s work is held in major public and private collections, including the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, and the Smithsonian. His paintings reflect a lifelong dedication to classical portraiture and artistic excellence.
Neal resides in New York City, Nashville and Broadway.
Sandra Murzyn is an award-winning American artist and arts advocate whose career has spanned the performing arts, visual arts, and business leadership. Her nationally recognized portrait and landscape paintings are held in public and private collections, and she has received honors from the Portrait Society of America and Oil Painters of America.
Sandra is represented by Portraits, Inc., one of the nation’s leading portrait agencies, and serves on the Board of the Portrait Society of America. Sandra has always been committed to promoting excellence in the visual arts and preserving cultural heritage.
She resides in Wisconsin with her husband and maintains a studio in Franklin, Tennessee. Sandra is honored to serve as a Trustee of the Broadway Museum and Art Gallery, bringing her lifelong dedication to the arts and arts education to the Board.
Helen is a retired Chief Executive who has lived in the North Cotswolds with her husband Hugh for 29 years. Her career spans sectors including: Commercial, British Intelligence, NHS, Aerospace, Education, Not-for-profit and Regulatory. She has operated in complex, sensitive, challenging environments in the UK and overseas.
She is an Advisor to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Chairman of the New Barn Close Surgery Charity, and Trustee of Broadway Arts Festival. For fun, she loves music, pilates, travel and training their dog.
Tushar Sabale is an award-winning Indian-born British artist based in London. He is a co-founder of London Plein Air Painters, one of the UK’s largest plein air painting communities, which contributes to the continuing growth of the global plein air movement.
Tushar is an elected council member of several prestigious British art societies, including The Wapping Group of Artists, Chelsea Art Society, and British Plein Air Painters.
Alongside his artistic practice, Tushar serves as a Board Director and Trustee of the Broadway Museum & Art Gallery and is also an Ambassador for the Broadway Arts Festival.
Mark spent 35 years in finance working in London, Paris and Zurich. He started in trading and investment banking and then moved into hedge fund management staying with Man Group in various senior management roles for 20 years. After retiring from the City, Mark took on several non-executive roles and also found time to be Master of a City Livery Company.
He has been a trustee of various charitable trusts, mostly focussed on the arts, and is currently chair of the Patrons of the Ashmolean Museum.
Mark grew up in Broadway and later lived nearby with his wife and five children for 15 years before returning to the family home in Oxford.
Alastair has been a resident in Broadway and now Willersey-Broadway since 2017. He previously served in the Royal Air Force as a lawyer until 2005, then the Judiciary as a Judge Advocate for the Armed Forces and judge on the Western circuit until his retirement in 2023.
He is married to Julieanne and their children live in the UK, Australia and United States. He is a keen supporter of Broadway museum and arts as part of a thriving village life.
W.L. Gray, Jr. is a Managing Director and Partner with Americana Partners a Houston based investment advisory firm. He founded Goodpasture Gray, an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, in 1997 to serve sophisticated clients seeking long-term, generational investment advice through asset allocation strategies.
With more than 50 years of Wall Street experience, W.L. has held senior leadership positions at firms such as Drexel Burnham Lambert and Kidder Peabody. His work with both domestic and international institutional clients gave him a broad understanding of the global economy and its impact on diverse market structures.
Beyond his professional career, W.L. has dedicated significant time to service and philanthropy. A proud member of the Texas Zeta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta at Texas Christian University, from 2003 he served and, was Chairman of the Phi Delta Theta International Foundation Board from 2007 to 2013 and now serves as Trustee Emeritus. He is also Chairman of the Board of the LiveLikeLou Foundation, which supports pre-clinical ALS research and provides care for ALS patients. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees and Finance Committee of the Andrew Jackson Foundation in Nashville, helping preserve and share the history of President Andrew Jackson through The Hermitage.
An avid pilot since 1969, W.L. holds an instrument rating and was honoured with the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in 2021. He is a member of Angel Flight and HSEAT (Homeland Security Emergency Air Transport), and following major weather disasters in the Southeast, he personally flew missions across Texas and the Gulf Coast to reunite separated families and deliver critical medical supplies.
W.L. and his wife, Lynn, reside in Nashville, Tennessee & Santa Fe, New Mexico. They have three sons—Will, Kyle and Sean—and two daughters, Katie and Shannon.
Having spent over 10 years in Museums and Art Galleries, my experience and major passion comes through engaging visitors with stories, exhibitions and experiences, reaching out to new audiences and connecting every visitor to Broadway’s story.
With a psychology degree, I wear many hats at Broadway Museum, and you might find me anywhere from leading a tour, planning an exhibition, catching up with our members, or painting an exhibition space!
At home my children, dogs and horses keep me out of mischief!
My favourite piece in the museum changes weekly! Today it is the Broadway Toll book from 1779, John Barkers record of all the traffic coming into Broadway!
I had worked in and studied education at Worcester University, until 3 years ago where I retrained in Digital marketing and communications.
I am a broadway resident and am excited by Broadway’s fascinating history. My favourite item in the museum is the building itself as it has so many stories to tell.
Join our friendly team, meet fascinating people and help bring 8,000 years of Broadway’s story to life, a little museum with a big story, where every volunteer makes a difference.
