Our experienced team…
READ College is very proud of its excellent team of tutors, welfare and admin staff, all of whom are exceptionally experienced in their field.
To find out more about Team READ, click on their names below, and read on to find out about our Board of Trustees and our Patrons…
Patrons
Dame Judi Dench, Craig Revel Horwood, Bobby Cronin
Directors
Helen Read – Principal & Head of Dance
Jamie Read – Artistic Director & Head of Voice
Ambassador
Sophia Nomvete - Ambassador for Access to The Arts
Board of Trustees
Chris Campbell (Chair) – Arts Management Professional
Carrie Marsh (Treasurer) – Business Director
Mandy Cole – Education & Training Professional
Jan Ferrer – Theatre Marketing Consultant
Roger Missing – Media Company Founder and former Social Services Director
Serena Tajima - Church of England Priest and Building Conservation Expert, Former welfare faculty member at READ College
Senior Leadership Team
Seamus Allen – Head of Acting
Improvisation, Physical Theatre, Classical Theatre, Acting Style, Speech & Voice
Claire Whitehead – Head of Sixth Form
OCR Studies, Stanislavsky, Audition Repertoire, Acting
Department Heads
Tara Dungate – Head of Jazz
Technical Jazz, Musical Theatre Jazz, Repertoire
Amelia Stevenson - Deputy Head of Sixth Form
OCR Studies, Performing Repertoire, Arts Business
Jonathan Eiø - Deputy Head of Singing
Private Singing, Musical Theatre, Ensemble Singing
Tutors
Stefan Bednarczyk
British Theatre, Ensemble Singing, Private Singing
Tara Dungate
Commercial Jazz
Jak Ford-Lane
American Theatre, Audition Repertoire
Sarah Martin
Contemporary Dance
Alexander McWilliam
Improvisation, Acting
Charlotte Morrell
Ballet, Tap
Julia Thomas
Private Singing, Ensemble Singing
Chelsea Denise Tyson
Body Conditioning, Jazz Tech, Musical Theatre
Ellie Verkerk
Ensemble Singing, Music Theory, Private Singing
Student Welfare
Carol Allen
Student Welfare Officer
Carla Combrink
College Counsellor
Michael Palfrey
Performing Arts Specialist Osteopath
Behind the Scenes
Janet Lake
Admin & Admissions Manager
Fundraiser
Amelia Stevenson
Widening Participation & Outreach Co-Ordinator
