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 preformers, 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.
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 & Head of School of Acting
Dan Fulham Vice Principal & Head of School of Musical Theatre & Dance
Andrew Waldron Deputy Head of School of Musical Theatre & Dance Course Leader Diploma Courses
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)
Harriet Whitbread Course Leader, MA/MFA The Spoken Voice: Teaching and Coaching
Jonathan Dawes Head Tutor of Voice
Lucy Dungate Deputy Course Leader, Diploma Courses (Head Tutor of Musical Theatre)
Phoebe Henderson Head Tutor of Jazz & Tap
Brady Mould Head Tutor of Singing & Music and Musical Direction
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 Deputy Course Leader, BA Musical Theatre & Head Tutor of Acting (Musical Theatre)
Bradley Hawkins Vice Principal (Acting Courses)
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
Richard Keith Acting Tutor
Freddie Machin Acting Tutor
Laura McCormack Acting Tutor
Angela Michaels Acting Tutor
Rachael Owens 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
David Willoughby Deputy Course Leader BA Musical Theatre & Head Tutor of Acting (Musical Theatre)
Garnon Davies Acting Tutor (Musical Theatre)
Ally Manson Acting Tutor (Musical Theatre)
Emily Moonesinghe Acting Tutor (Musical Theatre)
Lisa Turner-Willoughby Acting Tutor (Musical Theatre)
Lucinde Lane Ballet Tutor & Development Manager
Soonja Lee Ballet Tutor
Maksym Shpachynskyi Flexibility, Tricks & Additional Skills Tutor
Imogen Browne Progressing Ballet Technique Tutor
Danny Bayne Latin & Jazz Tutor
Maisie Whitehead Aerial Tutor
Jatie Tucker Head Tutor of Contemporary & Commercial Dance
Carly Best Contemporary Dance Tutor
Tara Dungate 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
Jess Henderson Tap Tutor
Lucy Dungate Head Tutor of Musical Theatre
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 Actors 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
Kiefer Jones Singing Tutor
Sarah Joyce Singing Tutor
Becca Luter Singing Tutor
Louisa Morgan Singing Tutor
Conor O’Hara Singing Tutor
Jamie Read Singing Tutor
Tom Reade 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
Brady Mould Head Tutor of Singing & Music
Mary McAdam Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Rory Anderson Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
James Church Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Graeme duFresne 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
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
Michael Webborn Singing & Music Tutor and Musical Director
Jonathan Dawes Head Tutor of Spoken Voice
Kate Firth Voice Tutor
Irene Friend Voice Tutor
Ross Hardman Voice Tutor
Dean Elliott Contextual Practice Tutor
John Kurzynowski Contextual Practice Tutor
Deirdre McLaughlin Contextual Practice Tutor
Anto Buckley Ballet Pianist
Chris Williams Ballet Pianist
Peter Wilson Ballet Pianist
Kerry Beverstock Operations Manager
Ruth Breslaw Admissions Coordinator
Amy Gardener Business Support Officer
Chris Malone Executive Assistant to Senior Leadership Team
Abbie Jones Attendance & Operations Assistant
Donna Sharp Operations Assistant
Nicole Sallis Course Coordinator
Lisa Sharratt Operations & Scheduling Coordinator
Susannah White Operations Assistant
Jon Ross Technical and Health & Safety Manager
Steph Chick Wardrobe Supervisor
Laura Piggott Wardrobe Supervisor
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
Silvia Paolini Deputy Safeguarding & Wellbeing Lead
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 Digital Marketing Manager
Chris Newton-Jarvis Creative Producer
Lee Ellaway Associate Schools’ Development & Marketing Manager
Jo Baumber Associate Coordinator
A board of Non-Executive Directors oversee the work of Italia Conti:
Sam Newton Hayley Newton-Jarvis Keith Bailey
They are supported by an Advisory Board:
Maggie Killingbeck (Chair) Kathy-Ann Darmody (Director of Finance, Clerk to Advisory Board) Michael Berg Tony de Vizio Will Flanagan (Staff) Andrew Shepherd Anne Sheward Gaynor Sheward 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.