bbo - british ballet organisation

Our People

FOUNDERS:

EDOUARD ESPINOSA & LOUISE KAY

FOUNDER PRESIDENT:

DAME NINETTE DE VALOIS DBE

PRESIDENT:

DAME BERYL GREY DBE

PATRONS:


THOMAS EDUR CBE
WENDY ELLIS SOMES
BONNIE LANGFORD
TANDY MUIR-WARDEN
AGNES OAKS CBE
PETER SCHAUFUSS
WAYNE SLEEP OBE
DOREEN WELLS, MARCHIONESS OF LONDONDERRY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

  • NICHOLAS ESPINOSA (CHAIRMAN)
  • ROBIN BLOOR
  • MICHELLE KENNEDY
  • PETER ROSTRON

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERJOHN TRAVIS
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONMARY GOODHEW MA ED
DIRECTOR OF TRAININGBRENDA LAST OBE
CHIEF EXAMINERJANET LUPINO FBBO
TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS CHIEF EXAMINERSEAN WILLIAMS
QUALITY ASSURANCE ADVISORSALLY ISSLER D Phil
OFFICE MANAGERFIONA KNOWER
ACCOUNTSRSM TENON

SENIOR EXAMINERS

Irene Axon FBBOMarti KaneJurek Sroka
Deborah Clark FBBONorma Morris FBBOSusan Tomlins
Penny CookeCarolyn RathgebPaulette Turner FBBO
Sheila CrossSharman RobinsonSarah Anne Westcott
Pamela DarlingtonJackie Shewell-Thomas FBBOWendy Wilkinson
Christine Hughes FBBOMolly Spicer FBBO 

EXAMINERS

Stephanie Clements-MarsdenJacqueline DoveyAveine Grey
Michelle StephensonJanis TaylorLyn Warrick

WOOLBOROUGH HOUSE – BBO HEADQUARTERS

Examinations and Customer Service AdministratorCaroline Kennedy BA (Hons)
Education Department CoordinatorVicki Rice
Assistant to the Chief ExecutiveSelena Cronin
Staff Teacher & Special ProjectsChristine Hughes FBBO
Music ConsultantPeter Jones FBBO
Premises ManagerLupé Garrido
Accounts ManagerAlan Wakefield

UK REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

ContactAreaTelephone
Irene AxonSouth01483 420 771
Penny CookeEast Anglia01553 810 732
Sharman RobinsonNorth West01524 822 954
Paulette TurnerMidlands01782 613 086
Kerry Allerston-KnightNorth East01482 575 326
Jannall DawnScotland01314 680 120
Sarah Anne-WestcottSouth West01237 471 954
Jacqueline DoveyWales01633 422 643

AUSTRALIAN BRANCH

SENIOR REPRESENTATIVEElizabeth Derby FBBO
ASSISTANT REPRESENTATIVELisa-Maree Derby

AUSTRALIAN EXAMINERS

Lisa-Marie BarnesElizabeth Derby FBBOLisa-Maree Derby
Sandra HaddowFrancesca O’Donnell FBBOLorraine Payten FBBO
Joanna StevensVirginia Thompson FBBOJennifer Wilson

NEW ZEALAND BRANCH

SENIOR REPRESENTATIVEPrue Gooch FBBO
ASSISTANTDeborah Gooch
REPRESENTATIVEAnn Judson FBBO

NEW ZEALAND EXAMINERS

Heather BrunsdonDeborah GoochPrue Gooch FBBO
Ann Judson FBBOValmai RobertsonLisa Wilson