Our Staff
- Patron
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HRH the Earl of Wessex KG GCVO
- Artistic Director
- Chief Executive
- Artistic Associate & Artistic Director of Short Ballets for Small People
- Rehearsal Directors
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Christelle Horna
- Assistant Rehearsal Director & Assistant Artistic Director of Short Ballets for Small People
- Assistant Rehearsal Director
- Dramatic Associate
Finance
- Finance Director
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Judith Hartley
- Planning Manager
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Tobias Perkins
- Finance Managers
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Sam Cormack
Joanne Gomersall
- HR Manager
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Dawn Wilson
- Finance Officer
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Kath Holliday
- Executive Assistant
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Kirsty Airlie
Communications
- Director of Communications
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Emma Mooney
- Head of Communications
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Liz Rose
- In-house Designer
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Richard Barrelle
- Digital Manager
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- PR & Publications Manager
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Lauren Godfrey
- Marketing Manager
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Liam Verity
- Communications Officer
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Rachel Evans
- Digital & Design Officer
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Emily Nuttall
- Communications Assistant
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Kathryn Piekarski
Development
- Director of Development
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Crys Whitewoods
- Development Manager: Corporates & Individuals
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Zoë Connell
- Development Manager: Trusts & Foundations
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Bethany McNaboe
- Events & Business Development Manager
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Alan Gallacher
- Senior Development Executive: Corporates
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Hannah Blackwood
- Development Executive: Friends, Patrons & Legacies
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Rebecca Crowther
- Research & Data Officer
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Rebecca Cheung (maternity leave)
Simon Jenkins (maternity cover)
IT
- Director of IT
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- IT Officer & Assistant Developer
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Learning
- Director of Learning
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Leanne Kirkham
- Senior Learning Manager
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Laura Broome
- Learning Project Manager
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Lauren Prydderch
- Artistic Learning Manager
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Sophie Alder
- Dance Education Officers
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Keisha Hamilton
Philippa Ranger
- Dance Education Apprentice
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Ebony Godridge
Operations
- Operations Manager
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Shaun Daniels
- Caretakers
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Robert Cordingley (Senior)
Peter Scott
Barry Trainor
- Receptionists
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Fiona Heseltine (Head)
Georgina Booth
Rachel Clarke
Will Dawson
Kathy Dean
Karen Dixon
Sofia Edstrand
Dena Marsh
Carol McCarthy
Elizabeth Peel
Health
- Physiotherapy Services
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Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy Ltd, Leeds
Liz Atha
Craig Schofield
- Company Doctors
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Dr James Brown MBB, FFSEM
Dr Sarah L Lawton MA (Cantab), MBB, CHIR. DRCOG
- Company Counsellor
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Lynne Jackson
- Company Masseurs
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Sylvia Clove
Adam Hirst
Jane Whitley
Academy of Northern Ballet
- Director of Academy
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David Nixon OBE
- Associate Director of Academy
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Yoko Ichino
- Director of Academy Operations
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Catherine Worthington
- Centre for Advanced Training Manager
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Yasmin Delves
- Associate & Graduate Programme Manager
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Annemarie Donoghue
- Head of Lower Level Pre-Professional Programme
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Cara O’Shea
- Open Programme Manager & Student Support Coordinator
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Emma Rodrigues-Saona
- Academy Pianist
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Gerard Power
Music
- Music Director
- Assistant Music Director
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Daniel Parkinson
- Orchestra & Concerts Manager
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Barry Collarbone
- Company/Orchestra Pianists
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Andrew Dunlop
Ewan Gilford
- Orchestra Pit Manager
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Steve Costello
- The Players
Company & Stage Management
- Company Manager
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Naomi Foster
- Stage Manager
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Philip Andrew
- Senior Deputy Stage Manager
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Chun-Yen Chia
- Assistant Stage Manager
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Lyndsey Holmes
Technical
- Technical Director
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Steve Wilkins
- Head of Lighting
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Alastair West
- Deputy Head of Lighting
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Abbi Fearnley
- Studio Technical Manager
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Martin Smith
- Head of Stage
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Sid Taylor
- Deputy Head of Stage
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Nick Anger
- Stage Technician
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Stewart Campbell
- Seasonal Stage Technicians
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Paul Gregory
Dhugal Harrison
- Seasonal Assistant Electricians
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Sam Day
Simon James
- Sound Engineer
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Kevin Heap
- Head of Workshop
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Griz Pedley
- Deputy Head of Workshop
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Pradeep Dash
- Transport
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Stagefreight
Wardrobe & Wigs
- Head of Wardrobe
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Kim Brassley
- Senior Wardrobe Manager
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Mikhaila Pye
- Costume Cutters & Makers
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Julie Anderson
Carley Marsh
- Wigs Manager
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Harriet Rogers
- Wardrobe Manager
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Ellie Kemp
- Deputy Wardrobe Manager
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Imogen Woolley
- Costume Maker & Deputy Wigs Manager
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Helen Russell
- Assistant Costume Maker
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Donna Allen
- Wardrobe Assistant
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Holly Prescott
