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
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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 DMus DLitt FBSM
Vice President
Peter Wright made his debut as a professional dancer with the Ballets Jooss during World War II, and in the…
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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…
The Board of Trustees
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Amy Giancarlo, BA (Hons) RBS DDT LRAD ARAD RAD RTS
Dance Teacher, The Royal Ballet School, Rambert and The Ballet School London
Amy Giancarlo has been an active RAD teaching member since 2011 and has taught RAD syllabi to students of all…
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Catherine Quinn BA (Hons) MA, MBA
Non-Executive Director
Catherine Quinn’s career over the last twenty years has crossed sectors, from research, science and innovation; to higher education and…
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Deborah Cornelius MA (Cantab)
Board of Trustees
Initially qualifying as a Corporate Lawyer at Freshfields, Deborah Cornelius spent four years as a strategy consultant at Bain &…
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Esther Chesterman LLM LLB Dip Ed
Chair of Examinations and Regulatory Subcommittee
Esther Chesterman worked in education for over 25 years. After completing a master’s degree in law, she worked in corporate…
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Ida Levine BA JD
Chair of Fundraising and Development Subcommittee
Ida Levine was introduced to the RAD at the Dame Antoinette Sibley Luncheon in 2012. She helped launch RAD’s fundraising…
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Imogen Knight ARAD, BA (Hons), DDE, RAD TD, RAD RTS
Chair of Artistic and Deputy Chair of Global Membership & Marketing Subcommittees
Imogen is passionately committed to dance teachers everywhere having access to great training, support and inspiration throughout their careers, so…
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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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Professor 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, MA, RAD RTS., SAC Dip (Child Psychology), LISTD Dipl
Board of Trustees
Living in Germany since 1992, Rachel has been involved with the RAD for over 40 years. For many years until…
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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 RAD RTS T.DIP (Dist)
Board of Trustees
Vikki’s first and foremost passion is dance, and she is extremely proud to belong to the RAD, not only as…
The Executive Board
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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 EdD MA BSc (Hons) BPhil (Hons)
Director of Education
Having gained professional dance experience in Australia and the United Kingdom, Michelle trained as a Labanotation practitioner and teacher with…
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Susi Pink DipM
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
Susi is a marketing, membership, and commercial leader with over 25 years of experience developing and executing marketing strategies to…
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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 FCA
Director of Finance
Renu started her career at PwC, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant before joining Plan International where she was responsible for…
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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.…
