Tabitha (Tabi) Mudaliar

Creative Director, since 2023

Tabi is proud to be the Creative Director of DG Unlimited. She started working with the Board and team in 2018 as the charity’s Creative Producer and was appointed by the Board as Creative Director in 2023. Tabi’s focus is on developing, supporting and showcasing the creative sector in this region. Dumfries and Galloway has been her home for over forty years and she has worked in and served the third and public sectors for thirty-five years beginning in the D&G Council Museums and Libraries service. Her impressive career to date includes senior executive and leadership roles in Community and Economic Development for Dumfries and Galloway Council, Campaign, Brand and Marketing for VisitScotland across the south of Scotland, and Tourism and Economic Development leading a cross-border strategic partnership with The Southern Upland Partnership and Scottish Borders Council on behalf of Dumfries and Galloway Council. She has also led for various third and private sector organisations in the UK, Australia, and Europe. Tabi is an engaging and popular radio broadcast journalist and public speaker, often asked to host cultural events and interview authors and special guests. She has broadcast for BBC Scotland and BBC Radio Scotland, South of Scotland and her weekly show, TotallyTabi on Alive 107.3 fm in Dumfries is popular around town and beyond! Tabi is a published Writer and a credited Producer of art, feature and documentary film. She is proud to be a Trustee and Secretary for Alchemy Film & Arts in Hawick in the Scottish Borders, and is an active participant in the creative cultural community right across the South of Scotland, and in Scotland. Tabi has an extensive network of contacts and colleagues in culture, literature, film, and media. She is passionate about widening access to the arts for all, especially for underrepresented people, not only members of ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities, but those who are economically, geographically, and socially excluded. In everything she does, Tabi demonstrates how important it is that her work, and the work of DG Unlimited, actively leads and helps break down the barriers preventing people from experiencing and participating in arts and culture in our region and in Scotland. Tabi is a warm, approachable and dynamic leader who is leading DG Unlimited in a vibrant, exciting, innovative and positive direction and into the next phase of its work strategically supporting and advocating for the creative sector in our region, in Scotland and beyond.

Contact Tabi – comms.dgu@gmail.com

David Wright

Financial Administration Officer, since 2022

David’s previous career was based in London and Bristol  in Supply Chain Management and the safe movement of high security goods for the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Justice, UK Government. In the noughties David moved back home to Dumfries and Galloway to enjoy a quieter life and live rurally.
David is now semi-retired and enjoys using his business, project management and financial skills to support arts organisations and charities in Dumfries and Galloway. David works with our Treasurer and the management team. He has been instrumental in updating and fully maintains our financial, qualitative and quantitative data recording and reporting. David is a popular member of the team, always welcoming and helpful to DG Unlimited members and the public. He is DG Unlimited’s business and financial advisor and a support to the Board of Trustees and the entire team but he is also our resident book, film, and music enthusiast and is a friend to all of us. David does not like the limelight but we did manange to get him to share some thoughts on his role for DG Unlimited, “I’m proud to be part of the DG Unlimited team, and to be serving the creative sector in our beautiful region. We have so much creativity around us and within our communities – we need to keep supporting it.” David lives in the glorious Southern Uplands, where he walks and cycles every day.



Contact David – dgu.financial@gmail.com

Jodie Robertson

Communications Officer, since 2025

Jodie is a musician, singer-songwriter, producer and performer, currently based in the West Coast of Scotland, with roots in Dumfries and Galloway.  She is also a music teacher and facilitator, working as a singing tutor with the Livewire Theatre Company, and she is a music practitioner, known to many in Dumfries and Galloway, for Paragon Music. Jodie is passionate about promoting inclusivity and accessibility within the arts which is demonstrated by her creative and performance work with people with complex needs. She is also a gifted communicator highlighting the rich cultural offerings of Dumfries and Galloway.  As an artist and maker, Jodie values the many opportunities she has experienced within the cultural sector in the south of Scotland. Jodie recently performed alongside her fellow band mates of ‘Sonder’ at YouthBeatz 25. She has a growing network of creative contacts in the region and is a support to the whole team in her role as Communications Officer, taking care of our socials and helping to showcase the creative and cultural life of our region. Jodie is a talented performer and an excellent teacher and these creative communication skills are put to excellent use in her work for DG Unlimited. She is warm and has a gentle and friendly way of engaging with people at events and cultural gatherings. We are delighted to have Jodie as part of our core team.  She told us, “I am proud to be part of the DG Unlimited team, advocating for the essential contribution of creatives in our community, and amplifying the support and development opportunities available throughout the region.”

Contact Jodie – jodie.dgu@gmail.com