Board
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Councillor Bernard Atha CBE (Chairman)
Jo Butterworth
Graham Dewhirst
Judith Donovan CBE
David Forbes
Jon Hammond
Susie Hargreaves
Alan Harrison
Denise Jagger
Juliet Jowitt
Professor Simon Lee
Councillor John Procter
Phil Swallow
SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENTS
David Lloyd
Sir John Manduell CBE
Gurth Hoyer Miller
Sir Simon Towneley KVCO JP}
VICE PRESIDENTS
Tim Collins
David Heal
Paul Kaiserman
Paul Lee
Malcolm Oliver
Staff
ARTISTIC
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
David Nixon
BALLET MASTER
Daniel de Andrade
BALLET MISTRESS
Yoko Ichino
GUEST TEACHERS
Raymond Smith
Andria Hall
BUSINESS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Mark Skipper
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Judith Hartley
COMPANY MANAGER
Steve Hughes
FINANCE MANAGER
Joanne Gomersall
FINANCE OFFICER
Kath Holliday
PA TO THE DIRECTORS
Diane Tabern
RECEPTIONISTS
Karen Dixon
Jo Waddington
MUSIC
MUSIC DIRECTOR
John Pryce-Jones
ASSISTANT MUSIC DIRECTOR
Nigel Gaynor
ORCHESTRA AND CONCERTS
MANAGER
Barry Collarbone
COMPANY PIANIST
Chris Hobson
ORCHESTRA
PIT MANAGER
Stephen Costello
TECHNICAL
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Andy Waddington
CHIEF ELECTRICIAN
Matt Millward
CHIEF STAGE TECHNICIAN
Steve Wilkins
DEPUTY CHIEF ELECTRICIAN
Martin Smith
DEPUTY CHIEF STAGE TECHNICIAN
Sid Taylor
FLYMAN/RIGGER
Daniel Alcock
STAGE TECHNICIAN
Griz Pedley
ASSISTANT ELECTRICIAN
Laura Sprake
HEAD OF WARDROBE
Kim Brassley
TOURING WARDROBE MANAGER
Laura O’Connor
WIGS MANAGER
Georgina Gabbie
DEPUTY TOURING WARDROBE MANAGER
Mikhaila Pye
WARDROBE ASSISTANT
Heather Burtt
TOUR DRIVER
Jimmy Kirk
TRANSPORT
Stagefreight
STAGE
MANAGEMENT
STAGE MANAGER
Chun-Yen Chia
DEPUTY STAGE MANAGER
Olivia Dermot Walsh
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Katie Turner
MEDICAL
PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICES
Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy Ltd. Leeds
Liz Atha
Anna Evans
COUNSELLOR
Lynne Jackson
COMPANY DOCTOR
Dr Sarah L Lawton MA (Cantab) MBB, Chir. DRCOG
MARKETING
HEAD OF MARKETING
Amy Dutton
MARKETING OFFICER
Emma Mooney
WEB & GRAPHICS OFFICER
Michael Schofield
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Rosalind McKever
MEDIA
AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
HEAD OF MEDIA & PR
Laraine Penson
MEDIA & PR MANAGER
Ruth Burke-Kennedy
MEDIA & PR OFFICER
Catherine Hall
FUNDRAISING
DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING
Jon Ingham
FRIENDS AND EVENTS MANAGER
Judith Baker
CORPORATE FUNDRAISING MANAGER
Janet Myres
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN OFFICER
Melanie Aram
TRUST AND FOUNDATION OFFICER
Megan McLoughlin
LEARNING
& ACCESS
DIRECTOR OF LEARNING & ACCESS
Selina McGonagle
DANCE EDUCATION OFFICERS
Sophie Alder
Caroline Burn
LEARNING & ACCESS CO-ORDINATOR
Jo Dean
CLASSICAL
TRAINING DEPARTMENT
CURRICULUM MANAGER
Yoko Ichino
CLASSICAL TRAINING OFFICER
Hannah Kirkpatrick
CLASSICAL TRAINING ASSISTANT
Rebecca Smith
CLASSICAL TRAINING PIANISTS
Richard Kenwood-Herriott
David Plumpton
IT CONSULTANT
Neil G Jarman