Who We Are

Yorkshire Dance is proud to work with a very supportive Board of Directors, who bring a wealth of expertise from a range of industries.

Meet our Board Members here

Mark Hollander (Chair)
Richard Coram
Meg Gibson
Jennifer Hall

Amelia Ing

George Liang

Moya Malekin

Matteo Marfoglia

Megan Maw

Gavin McCaig
Paola Sakai

Jon Singleton
Bakani Pick-Up
Jo Hawkes

Executive Director
johawkes@yorkshiredance.com

Jo Hawkes is the Exec Director and Co-Director of Yorkshire Dance alongside Hannah Robertshaw.
Hannah Robertshaw

Creative Director
hannahrobertshaw@yorkshiredance.com

Hannah Robertshaw is the Creative Director and Co-Director of Yorkshire Dance alongside Jo Hawkes.
Ione Barton

Youth & Community Producer
ionebarton@yorkshiredance.com

Ione manages our youth dance programmes around Leeds.
Neath Champion-Shorr

Dance On Project Assistant
DanceOn@yorkshiredance.com
Alex Goodchild

Finance Officer
finance@yorkshiredance.com

Dawn Holgate

Older People's Producer
dawnholgate@yorkshiredance.com

Dawn manages our In Mature Company programme for older adults.
Lizz Johnson

Company Administrator
lizzjohnson@yorkshiredance.com

Lizz is our administrator and is often the smiling face that welcomes you to Yorkshire Dance!
Rachel Kingdom

Head of Marketing and Development
marketing@yorkshiredance.com

Rachel manages Yorkshire Dance's fundraising and marketing and communications.
João Maio

Artist Development Producer
joaomaio@yorkshiredance.com

Joao leads our artist development programmes and provides one-to-one advice and support for artists in the Yorkshire region.
Adie Nivison

Older Peoples Producer
adienivison@yorkshiredance.com

Adie manages our Dance On programme for older adults.
Remnik Paul

Youth & Community Dance Trainee

Remnik assists Ione with our youth & community dance programmes around Leeds.
Ebony Proctor

Operations Manager
ebonyproctor@yorkshiredance.com

Ebony manages the smooth running of our building.
Harriet Riley

Operations Assistant
harrietriley@yorkshiredance.com

Harriet assists Ebony with the smooth running of the building. She also looks after our evening class programme.
Chloe Smith

Saturday Superstars Coordinator
sss@yorkshiredance.com

Chloe manages our Saturday Superstars dance classes for kids aged 0-16
Jenna Spray

Marketing & Communications Officer
marketing@yorkshiredance.com
Tammy Tsang

Artist Development Assistant Producer
tammytsang@yorkshiredance.com

Tammy manages our Company of People programme and supports the artistic team.
Rory Welbrock

Operations Technician

Rory supports the maintenance and upkeep of our building.
Alex Garland

Front of House Duty Manager

Alex is responsible for overseeing the Front of House team.
Sylvie Holder

Front of House Duty Manager

Sylvie is responsible for overseeing the Front of House team.
Sue Barnes

Front of House Team

Sue is part of our Front of House Team
Luke McDonough-Stratford

Front of House Team

Luke is part of our Front of House Team.
Shauna McSwiney

Front of House Team

Shauna is part of our Front of House team.
Izzy Moloney

Front of House Team

Izzy is part of our Front of House team.
Rose Lewis

Front of House Team

Rose is part of our Front of House team.
Maura Lub

Front of House Team

Maura is part of our Front of House team.
Megan Pennington

Front of House Team

Megan is part of our Front of House Team
Rachel Prince

Front of House Team

Rachel is part of our Front of House team.
Saskia Roy

Front of House Team

Saskia is part of our Front of House team.
Jamie Scrutton

Front of House Team

Jamie is part of our Front of House Team
Sophie Thomas

Front of House Team

Sophie is part of our Front of House team
Kieron Wilson

Front of House Team

Kieron is part of our Front of House Team.
Virag Zengo

Front of House Team

Virag is part of our Front of House team.
George Webster

Disability Ambassador

George Webster our Disability Ambassador, helping to make Yorkshire Dance more accessible and inclusive for those with disabilities.