Our People

Our People

Our dedicated and loyal worldwide staff rely upon the efforts of our executive board, the guidance of our board of trustees, and the passion of our president and vice presidents to fulfil our mission.

President & Vice Presidents

  • Dame Darcey Bussell RAD President

    Dame Darcey Bussell DBE

    President

    Darcey Bussell is a former Principal with The Royal Ballet and the most famous British ballerina of her generation. During…

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  • Dame Monica Mason DBE

    Vice President

    Born in Johannesburg, Monica Mason came to England at the age of 14 and trained with both Nesta Brooking and…

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  • David McAllister AC

    Vice President

    A graduate of The Australian Ballet School, Perth-born David McAllister joined The Australian Ballet in 1983. David was promoted to…

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  • Li Cunxin AO

    Vice President

    Li Cunxin began dancing at age 11 when he was selected to join Madame Mao’s Beijing Dance Academy. Graduating in…

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  • Sir David Bintley CBE

    Vice President

    Born in Huddersfield, Sir David Bintley trained at The Royal Ballet School and joined Saddler’s Wells Royal Ballet in 1976.…

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  • Sir Peter Wright CBE

    Vice President

    DMus DLitt FBSM Peter Wright made his debut as a professional dancer with the Ballets Jooss during World War II,…

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  • Wayne Sleep OBE

    Vice President

    Wayne Sleep won a scholarship to The Royal Ballet School at the age of twelve and later became a Senior…

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The Board of Trustees

  • Amy Giancarlo

    Dance Teacher, The Royal Ballet School, Rambert and The Ballet School London

    BA (Hons) RBS DDT LRAD ARAD RAD RTS Amy Giancarlo has been an active RAD teaching member since 2011 and…

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  • Catherine Quinn

    Non-Executive Director

    BA (Hons) MA, MBA Catherine Quinn’s career over the last twenty years has crossed sectors, from research, science and innovation;…

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  • Chi Cao

    Former Principal, Birmingham Royal Ballet

    As a former principal dancer with the Birmingham Royal Ballet, Chi Cao danced with companies around the world. He starred…

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  • Deborah Cornelius

    Board of Trustees

    MA (Cantab) Initially qualifying as a Corporate Lawyer at Freshfields, Deborah Cornelius spent four years as a strategy consultant at…

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  • Esther Chesterman

    Chair of Examinations and Regulatory Subcommittee

    LLM LLB Dip Ed Esther Chesterman worked in education for over 25 years. After completing a master’s degree in law,…

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  • Ida Levine

    Chair of Fundraising and Development Subcommittee

    BA JD Ida Levine was introduced to the RAD at the Dame Antoinette Sibley Luncheon in 2012. She helped launch…

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  • Imogen Knight

    Chair of Artistic and Deputy Chair of Global Membership & Marketing Subcommittees

    ARAD, BA (Hons), DDE, RAD TD, RAD RTS Imogen is passionately committed to dance teachers everywhere having access to great…

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  • James Cane

    Chair of Finance and Audit Subcommittee

    James has served as a trustee, and as chair of the Finance, audit and risk subcommittee since 2021. He became…

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  • Peter Flew

    Chair of Education Subcommittee

    Peter is currently Director of the School of Education at the University of Roehampton in South West London, one of…

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  • Rachel Jackson-Weingärtner

    Board of Trustees

    MA, RAD RTS., SAC Dip (Child Psychology), LISTD Dipl Living in Germany since 1992, Rachel has been involved with the…

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  • Stephen Moss CBE

    Chair of the Board of Trustees

    Stephen trained as a lawyer and holds an MBA from London Business School. After a spell in the City of…

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  • Steve Sacks

    President, Advisory Board for the Arts (Europe)

    Steve brings a combination of a passion for ballet and for education; expertise in strategy, marketing and digital; and extensive…

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  • Vikki Allport

    Board of Trustees

    RAD RTS T.DIP (Dist) Vikki’s first and foremost passion is dance, and she is extremely proud to belong to the…

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The Executive Board

  • Alexander Campbell

    Artistic Director

    Alexander trained at The Royal Ballet School and joined Birmingham Royal Ballet on graduation. He joined The Royal Ballet as…

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  • Dr Michelle Groves

    Director of Education

    EdD MA BSc (Hons) BPhil (Hons) Having gained professional dance experience in Australia and the United Kingdom, Michelle trained as…

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  • Susi Pink

    Associate Director of Marketing & Communications

    DipM Susi is a marketing, membership, and commercial leader with over 25 years of experience developing and executing marketing strategies…

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  • Alistair Platt

    Associate Director of Global Business Development

    Alistair has wide experience in commercial roles spanning education, hospitality & tourism and IT sectors; most recently enjoying 6 years…

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  • Mary Keene

    Director of Examinations

    Mary has worked in education for nearly 20 years now, primarily in the Arts but also in Engineering and Medicine.…

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  • Renu Randhawa

    Director of Finance

    FCA Renu started her career at PwC, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant before joining Plan International where she was responsible…

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  • Penny Cotton

    Membership Director

    Penny comes to her role as Membership Director after nearly 14 years of managing membership schemes for several large organisations.…

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