Patron
HRH The Duke of Kent KG
Founder
George Lascelles,
7th Earl of Harewood
Benefactor
Dr Keith Howard OBE
General Director
Laura Canning
Music Director
Garry Walker
Principal Guest Conductor
Antony Hermus
Patron
HRH The Duke of Kent KG
Founder
George Lascelles,
7th Earl of Harewood
Benefactor
Dr Keith Howard OBE
General Director
Laura Canning
Music Director
Garry Walker
Principal Guest Conductor
Antony Hermus
Board of Trustees
Paul Lee OBE (Chairman)
Minhaz Abedin
Rachel Elwell
Anthony Freud OBE
Kaley Gardiner
Howard Gatiss
Sarah Hall
Henrietta Jowitt
Ani Kaprekar
Rosie Millard OBE (Vice Chair)
Cllr Jonathan Pryor
Caroline Roberts-Cherry
Dominic Wallis
Victoria Wharton
Vice Presidents
Development Committee
Administration
Operations
Facilities Supervisor
Megan Lama
Facilities & Receptionist Assistants
Renee Kelly
Ciara Nolan
Delilah Sykes
Jazmin Toor
Adam Battle
Howard Assembly Room General Manager
Tony Green
Howard Assembly Room Technical Manager
Kev Cooke
House and Events Manager
Issy Balmforth
Casual Duty Manager
Sarah Cutts
DARE Intern
Max Kemp
Finance
Head of Finance
Thom Matthews
Special Projects Accountant
David Naylor
Finance Officer
Lauren Peel
Finance Officer (Purchasing)
Alice Rix-Moore
Finance and Payroll Officer
Chloe Cooper
Governance Manager
Simone Ivatts
Payroll Manager
Victoria Atkinson
Finance Trainee
Veryan Dawe
Artistic Administration
Senior Producer
Sian Gilroy
Producer
Kathryn Gasic
Casting and Scheduling Administrator
Matthew Stiff
Company Manager
Chuck Deer
Assistant Company Manager and Music Department Coordinator
Hannah Williams
Planning Assistant
Aisha Wheatley
Surtitles Manager
Lydia French
Music
Principal Guest Conductor
Antony Hermus
Head of Music
David Cowan
Assistant Head of Music
Annette Saunders
Staff Conductor and Répétiteur
Oliver Rundell
Répétiteur
Philip Voldman
Orchestra & Chorus Management
Head of Orchestra and Concerts
Richard Ashton
Chorus Master
Anthony Kraus
Chorus Manager
Howard Croft
Orchestra Manager
Rachel Mosley
Assistant Orchestra Manager
Emma Barnett
Lewis Bettles†
Orchestral Operations Manager
Christopher Ladds
Music Operations Assistant
Louis Colan
Librarian
Victoria Bellis
Library Assistant
Jenny Fairley
Learning & Engagement
Head of Academic Partnerships
Becky Smith
Community Engagement Manager
Jo Bedford
Community Engagement Assistant
Zena Malone
Community Engagement Producer
Claire Armour
Family Programme Producer
Emily Moss
Schools Programme Manager
Niamh Byrne
Schools Programme Producer
Laura Maniura
Schools Programme Assistant
Shelley Robinson
Annis Archer
Talent Development Manager
Lewis Bettles
Talent Development Producer
Felicity Dunk
Youth Development Producer
Lucy Chivers
Darcy Thorpe†
Lead Chaperone
Nathan Shipley
Chaperone
Tom Crouch
Sarah Cotterill
James Garlick
Emma Thornton
Caitlin Madeley
Vocal Animateur
Marie Claire Breen
Drama Coach
Gemma Woffinden
Youth Company Accompanist
Christopher Hughes†
In Harmony Programme Lead
Stephen Laidlaw
Young Musician Development Lead
Naomi Reilly Robinson
Youth Chorus Master
Benjamin Krik
Pettman DARE Fellow
Zane Berghuis
Anna Gilmore
DARE Intern
Jamine Lee (Youth Orchestra Assistant Conductor)
Ellie Rose Amit (Black Spider Assistant Director)
In Harmony Learning Team (Strand Leads)
Elena Camblor Gonzalez
Elisabeth Brierley
Nicholas Jolly
Anna Harrison (SEND Practitioner)
In Harmony Learning Team
Mike Arnold
Amy Barwick
Blerina Brahimllari
Ingrid Clement
Nellie Halford
Chloe Hayward
Brione Jackson
Joe Martin
Catrin Owen
Helena Ruinard
Helen Woodthorpe
Naomi Isaacs
Carolyn Yates
In Harmony Accompanist
Grace Turner
Young Musicians Studio Learning Team
Oscar Artacho
Camilla Bissengaliyeva
Tom Harris (Strand Lead)
Alice Keegan
Daniel Lappin
Harriette Spencer Kennedy
Carolyn Yates
Richard Levy
Instrumental Learning Team Tutors
Edward Deakins (cello)
Sean Kemp
Development
Director of Development
Kayleigh Glasper
Philanthropy Manager
Carmel O’Sullivan
Development Operations Manager
Molly Cudia
Stewardship and Events Manager
Eleanor Klouda
Supporter Engagement Manager
Richard Cross
Supporter Engagement Executive
Ciara Nolan
Leah Sarah Coxon
Development Assistant
Billy Harrison
Audiences
Marketing Lead (Acquisition)
Lydia Heald
Marketing Lead (CRM)
Marie Lemaire
Box Office & Ticketing Lead
Felicity Cook
Box Office Assistants
Alex Thackray
Christy Lothian
Brand & Communications Lead
Elizabeth Simmonds
Data & Insights Analyst
Joe Plewes
Editor
Stuart Leeks*
Email Marketing Specialist
Kate Robertson
Kieran Blyth†
Graphic Designer
Izzy Harper
Paid Digital Specialist
Lydia Hutton
Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator
Judith Padmore
Senior Graphic Designer
James Bornshin
Marketing & Communications Assistant
Niamh Bell
Social Media Specialist
Jessica Fitton
Video Producer
Zak Hamza
Website & SEO Specialist
Sean Foster
People
Senior HR Advisor
Catarina Cinzas
Neesha Kaur†
Cara Thurgood
HR Assistant
Yuliia Didukh
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead
Molly Cudia
Technical
Technical Director
Małgorzata Szabłowska
Technical Manager
Peter Restall*
Deputy Technical Manager
Sarah Jarvis
Senior Production Manager
George Leigh
Senior Show Manager
Alex Perry
Louis Joseph
Production Office Co-ordinator
Laura Hart
Production Office Assistant
Eilidh Gilmour
Head of Stage Management
Kate Freston-Davy
Stage Manager
Lisa Ganley
Deputy Stage Managers
Abby Jones
Rebecca Wing
Head of Stage
Ruth Howdill
Stage Technician/Acting Wingman
Brendan Beale
Rosie Roberts
Head Flyman
Jacob Newton
Fly Technician
Liam Dunne
Stage Technicians
Douglas Barrett
Richard Berte
George Cameron Ploog
Michael Dobinson
Jill Smith
Paul Ingle
Casual technician
Abi Rudd
Sound Manager
Steve Hawkins
Head of Electrics
Mike Lock*
Deputy Chief Electrician
Richard Moore
Senior Electrician
Simon Watson
Keir Webster
Production Electricians
Keir Webster
Joshua Harrison
Head of Costume and Wigs
Stephen Rodwell*
Senior Costume Supervisor
Mary Gillibrand*
Assistant Costume Supervisor
Gemma Newsome
Workroom Manager
Lyndsey Sandham
Ladies Cutter
Julia Wilson
Sewing Assistants
Catherine Lowe
Ella Magiera
Alysha Rankine
Rebecca Sotnyk
Amy Pickard
Anabelle Eckstein
Touring Wardrobe Supervisor
Denise Joslin*
Running Wardrobe Assistant
Tanita Notay
Lily Thourgood
Joanne Morris
Casual Dresser
Fiona Mackintosh Allen
Wigs and Make-up Supervisor
Jo Charlton Wright
Wigs Assistants
Nicola Faulkner Heath*
Bethany Clark
Mia Lucy Ellison
Textiles
Natalie Needham
Assistant Stage Managers
Milli McElhinney
Sabrina Buck
Rebekah Tunnell
Jo Papanastassiou
* Opera North Company member for 25 years or more
† Maternity Cover