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