Performance is at the heart of Italia Conti and our faculty is comprised of experienced and talented professionals who are recruited to reflect current professional practice. Many work in the industry as performers, choreographers, directors and examiners and are qualified to the highest levels in their specialist subject areas. All Italia Conti staff have enhanced DBS checks and are subject to online / public domain checks in accordance with the safe recruitment procedures.
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Samantha Newton Director
Hayley Newton-Jarvis Chief Executive Officer / Principal
Miranda Tatton-Brown Chief Operating Officer
Kathy-Ann Darmody Director of Finance
Tim Rounding Director of Human Resources
Bradley Hawkins Vice Principal / Director of School of Acting
Dan Fulham Vice Principal / Director of School of Musical Theatre & Dance
Michael Vickers Deputy Head of School of Musical Theatre & Dance
Harriet Whitbread Deputy Head of School of Acting
Graham Newell Course Leader, BA Dance Course & Short Courses
Erica Lawrence Course Leader, CertHE Musical Theatre Performance
Jenny Coyle Course Leader, BA (Hons) Professional Arts Practice (Top-Up)
Chris Sivertsen Course Leader, MA Teaching & Coaching: Actors Movement
Harriet Whitbread Course Leader, MA/MFA Teaching & Coaching: The Speaking Voice
Richard Keith Deputy Course Leader (Acting Courses) & Head of Year (2nd Year BA Acting)
David Willoughby Deputy Course Leader, BA Musical Theatre
Mary McAdam Head of Music
Katie Warsop Head of Dance
Lucy Dungate Artistic Producer
Charlie Barker Head Tutor of Contextual Practice (Acting Courses) & Head of Year (3rd Year BA Acting)
Jonathan Dawes Head Tutor of Voice
Lucy Dungate Deputy Course Leader, Diploma Courses (Head Tutor of Musical Theatre)
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel Head Tutor Contextual Practice (Dance & Musical Theatre)
Phoebe Henderson Head Tutor of Jazz & Tap
Chris Sivertsen Head Tutor of Actors Movement
Dincer Solomon Head Tutor of Ballet & Additional Skills
Jatie Tucker Head Tutor of Contemporary & Commercial
Michael Vickers Head Tutor of Singing
David Willoughby Head Tutor of Acting (Musical Theatre)
Makulumy Alexander-Hills Deputy Head of Music
Simon Williams Deputy Head of Dance
Nathalie Adam Acting Tutor & Head of Year (CertHE Acting)
Laura McCormack Acting Tutor & Head of Year (1st Year BA Acting)
Sonnie Beckett Acting Tutor
David Brown Acting Tutor
Fiona Drummond Acting Tutor
Gaby French Acting for Camera Tutor
Jack Gogarty Acting Tutor
Rebecca Hammond Acting Tutor
Nathan Hannawin Acting for Camera Tutor
Freddie Machin Acting Tutor
Angela Michaels Acting Tutor
Richard Pepper Acting Tutor
Claire Seller Acting Tutor
Lucie Shorthouse Acting & Contextual Studies Tutor
Anita-Joy Uwajeh Acting Tutor
Dwane Walcott Acting Tutor
Ela Yalcin Acting Tutor
Rhiannon Neads Recorded Media Tutor
Jack Parry-Jones Recorded Media Tutor
Garnon Davies Acting Tutor (Musical Theatre)
Ed Hulme Acting Tutor (Musical Theatre)
Ally Manson Acting Tutor (Musical Theatre)
Emily Moonesinghe Acting Tutor (Musical Theatre)
Rachael Owens Acting Tutor (Musical Theatre)
Jack Tutt Acting Tutor (Musical Theatre)
Lisa Turner-Willoughby Acting Tutor (Musical Theatre)
Soonja Lee Ballet Tutor
Maksym Shpachynskyi Flexibility, Tricks & Additional Skills Tutor
Maisie Whitehead Aerial Tutor
Jatie Tucker Head Tutor of Contemporary & Commercial Dance
Carly Best Contemporary Dance Tutor
Shona Wilson Contemporary Dance Tutor
Auris Delan Contemporary Percussionist
Tara Dungate Commercial Dance Tutor
Jessie-May Simmons Commercial Dance Tutor
Jakub Franasowicz Commercial Dance Tutor
Ella Pileggi Contemporary Dance Tutor
Phoebe Henderson Head Tutor of Tap & Jazz
Selina Hamilton Jazz Tutor
Nicola Mac Jazz Tutor
Wendy O’Dowd Jazz Tutor
Lawrence Parsons Jazz Tutor
Ellianne Taylor Jazz Tutor
Freddie Clements Tap Tutor
Adam Denman Tap Tutor
Helen Duffy Tap Tutor
Jess Henderson Tap Tutor
Richard Lessey Musical Theatre Tutor
Katy Stredder Musical Theatre Tutor
Luisa D’Ambrosio Movement Tutor
Tim Dodd Movement Tutor
Christopher Finnegan Movement Tutor
Simon Gleave Movement Tutor
Conor Neaves Movement Tutor
Briony O’Callaghan Movement Tutor
Hadley Smith Movement Tutor
Charlotte Taylor Movement Tutor
Dimitris Varkas Movement Tutor
Alex Bellamy Singing Tutor
Dale Branston Singing Tutor
Rachel Breeze Singing Tutor
Claire Delaney Singing Tutor
Tom Hier Singing Tutor
Guy Hughes Singing Tutor
Sarah Joyce Singing Tutor
Becca Luter Singing Tutor
Louisa Morgan Singing Tutor
Conor O’Hara Singing Tutor
Tom Reade Singing Tutor
Michael Robert-Lowe Singing Tutor
Matt Samer Singing Tutor
Colin Sell Singing Tutor
Abii Strudwicke Singing Tutor
Alexa Terry Singing Tutor
Sarah Vaughan Singing Tutor
Rosie Williamson Singing Tutor
Rob Shaw Singing Tutor
Mark Oldfield Singing Tutor
Mary McAdam Head of Music and Musical Director
Makulumy Alexander-Hills Deputy Head of Music and Musical Director
Rory Anderson Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Joseph Cavalli-Price Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
James Church Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Joseph Church Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Graeme duFresne Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Lee Freeman Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Connor Fogel Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Ben Garnett Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Luke Holman Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Ben Levy Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
James Michalos Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Rachel Murphy Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Isobel Osborne Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Terence Penk Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Matthew Quinn Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Kris Rawlinson Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Llŷr Simon Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Heather Tomala Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Owen Tyas Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Dan Warren Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Michael Webborn Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Irene Friend Spoken Voice Tutor
Dimitris Varkas Spoken Voice Tutor
Chris Williams Ballet Pianist
Kerry Beverstock Operations Manager
Ruth Breslaw Admissions Coordinator
Chris Malone Executive Assistant to Senior Leadership Team
Donna Sharp Operations Assistant
Nicole Sallis Course Coordinator
Lisa Allen [Maternity Leave] Timetabling & Scheduling Manager
Claire Knight Timetabling & Scheduling Manager
Susannah White Deputy Safeguarding & Wellbeing Officer
Caroline Morales Receptionist & Operations Assistant
Calogera Scannella Receptionist & Operations Assistant
Kate Ashworth Production Manager
Steph Chick Head of Wardrobe (Job Share)
Sally Ridgeon Head of Wardrobe (Job Share)
Laura Piggott Deputy Head of Wardrobe
Philippa Luce Head of Quality Assurance & Academic Partnerships Liaison
Andrew Dickinson IT Manager
Will Flanagan Internal Quality Audit Lead & Data Protection Officer
Catherine Cooper Designated Safeguarding Lead
Sue Shackleton Designated Safeguarding Lead
Will Centurion Deputy Safeguarding & Wellbeing Officer
Humza Hussain SEN Tutor
Laura Belchamber Bursar
Sirah Butt Finance Assistant & Credit Controller
Suni Galler Finance Manager
Karan Parker Payroll & Finance Officer
Tom Tran Finance Assistant & Purchase Ledger Clerk
Neil Collins ED&I Officer and HR Assistant
Ann Richards Marketing Manager
Joe James Graphic Designer
Jo Baumber Associate Schools Coordinator
A Board of Directors oversee the work of Italia Conti:
Sam Newton
Hayley Newton-Jarvis
Keith Bailey (Non-Executive Director)
They are supported by an Advisory Board:
Kathy-Ann Darmody (Director of Finance, Clerk to Advisory Board)
Peter Board
Dudley Delannoy
Tony de Vizio
Will Flanagan (Staff)
Natalie Pulfer
Andrew Shepherd
Edith Woi
The Non-Executive Directors and Advisory Board are drawn from a range of professions and backgrounds and are typically leaders in their fields who help inform and guide our strategy, acting as trusted advisors to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and taking a proactive interest in the work and life of Italia Conti.