Staff

NSCD Staff 2009-2010

The Senior Management Team

Principal and Artistic Director - Gurmit Hukam
Acting Vice Principals - Debora Johnson and Russell Trigg
Director of Finance - Jane Pritchard
Senior Administrator/Clerk to Governors - Sue Logan

Faculty Heads

Head of Choreography - Debora Johnson
Head of Postgraduate Study - Russell Trigg
Head of Performance - Simon Birch

Year/Programme Coordinators

Foundation Course in Contemporary Dance - Shirley Jacobs
BPA Yr 1 Coordinator - Kimberley Berkin
BPA Yr 2 Coordinator - Eric Assandri
BPA Yr 3 Coordinator - Tiia Ourila
Performance Coordinator - Andile Sotiya

Teaching Staff

Andile Sotiya - Contemporary Technique
Caroline Reece - Verve Rehearsal Director
Clive Wilkinson - Contemporary Music, Ideas in Art, Choreography, Choreographic and Creative Studies
Dawn Holgate - Dance Artists in Education
Debora Johnson - Choreography, Choreographic and Creative Studies
Deborah Ford - Contemporary Technique
Eric Assandri - Ballet Technique
Francesca McCarthy - Ballet Technique and Contextual Studies
James Else - Contextual Studies
Jennifer-Lynn Crawford - Supplementary Technical Study
Kimberley Berkin - Lecturer in Ballet
Russell Trigg - Graduate Diploma modules, Critical and Reflective Studies, Ideas in Art
Shirley Jacobs - Foundation Course modules
Tiia Ourila - Lecturer in Contemporary Dance

Student Support

Clare Poulson - English Language Tutor
Georgia Cooper - Student Welfare Officer
Ros Lehany - Learner Support Tutor

Learner Resource Centre

Samantha King - Librarian
Jim Glee – Counter Assistant

Osteopathy/Physiotherapy

Francis Johnson - Osteopath
Joanna Camoes - Osteopath
Peter Dunleavy - Osteopath

Theatre Support

Mark Baker - Senior College/Theatre Technician
Alan Dawson - College/Verve Technician

Education and Community Department

Tracy Witney - Head of Education and Community Programmes 
Matthew Slater - Education and Community Dance Worker

Administration

Sally Garthwaite - Personal Assistant to the Principal
Hannah Perry - Academic Administrator
Kate Kramers - Admissions

Marketing and Development

Ceri Brierley - Marketing and Communications Manager

Finance and Resources

Henroy Pennycook - Resources Manager
Jenny Bradbury - Finance Officer
Nicola Barrow - Finance Assistant

Building and Facilities

Graham Long - Caretaker/Maintenance Manager
Mark Clough - Caretaker

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