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)
Yasmin DeNardo
Megan Gibson
Jennifer Hall
David Harradine
Gavin McCaig
Maria Maynard
Paola Sakai
Megan Maw
Akshay Sharma
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 and our Leaps & Bounds classes around Leeds.
Alex Goodchild

Finance Officer
finance@yorkshiredance.com
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 programmes for older adults.
Ebony Proctor

Operations Manager
ebonyproctor@yorkshiredance.com

Ebony ensures the smooth running of our building. She also manages our evening class programme.
Harriet Riley

Operations Assistant
harrietriley@yorkshiredance.com
Chloe Smith

Saturday Superstars Coordinator
sss@yorkshiredance.com

Chloe manages our Saturday Superstars dance classes for kids aged 0-16
Hannah Treharne

Community Development Officer
hannahtreharne@yorkshiredance.com

Hannah supports Adie Nivison to promote and coordinate the Dance On project across Leeds and Bradford.
Tammy Tsang

Creative Project Assistant
tammytsang@yorkshiredance.com

Tammy supports the artistic team.
Beth Warriner

Marketing & Communications Officer
marketing@yorkshiredance.com

Beth supports Rachel Kingdom with marketing and fundraising for Yorkshire Dance
Rory Welbrock

Caretaker

Rory supports the maintenance and upkeep of our building.
Sue Barnes

Front of House Team

Sue is part of our Front of House Team
Bryony Bevan

Front of House Team

Bryony is part of our Front of House team.
Alex Garland

Front of House Team

Alex is part of our Front of House Team.
Gerard Headley

Front of House

Gerard is part of our Front of House Team.
Sylvie Holder

Front of House Team

Sylvie 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
Hania Tatarek-Gintowt

Front of House Team

Hania 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.