People
Please note: The Conservatoire of Dance and Drama is not directly involved in training students. All teaching occurs within the Conservatoire schools themselves: each is a distinct and legally autonomous institution with its own administrative and teaching staff. If you would like information about staff at each of the schools, please visit the individual institution’s website.
Joint Principals of the Conservatoire
Prof Veronica Lewis MBE
Edward Kemp
Principals Management Group
Prof Veronica Lewis MBE
Director, London Contemporary Dance School
Edward Kemp
Director, Royal Academic of Dramatic Art
Paul Rummer
Principal, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Jane Rice-Bowen
Chief Executive, Circus Space
Sara Matthews
Director, Central School of Ballet
Joanna Read
Principal, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Janet Smith
Principal, Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Dr Ross McKim
Principal and Artistic Director, Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Board of Governors
Chairman of Board of Governors
James Smith CBE
Joint Principals
Prof Veronica Lewis MBE
Edward Kemp
Independent Governors
Andrew Summers, Chairman of Finance Committee
Prof Christopher Bannerman
Rosemary Boot
Kim Brandstrup
Christopher de Pury
Emily Fletcher
Roma Grant
Melanie Johnson
Nicholas Karelis
Alison Morris
Julian Roskill
Prof Jean Woodall
Governors Nominated by Affiliate Schools
Ralph Bernard
Richard Cooper
Prof David Halton
Sir Tim Lankester
Susannah Marsden
Luke Rittner
Anthony Smith
Staff Governors
Richard Maxwell
Simon O’Shea
Student Governor
Kit Brown
Staff
Joint Principals
Prof Veronica Lewis MBE
Edward Kemp
Executive Director
Julie Crofts
julie.crofts@cdd.ac.uk
Director of Finance
Karen Di Lorenzo
karen.dilorenzo@cdd.ac.uk
Human Resources Manager
Julie Amber
julie.amber@cdd.ac.uk
Equality and Diversity Manager
Lois Keith
lois.keith@cdd.ac.uk
Clerk to the Governors
Claire Jones
claire.jones@cdd.ac.uk
Student Finance Co-ordinator
Gloria Price
gloria.price@cdd.ac.uk
Communications and Projects Co-ordinator
Emma Swift
emma.swift@cdd.ac.uk
Assistant Registrar (Quality and Access)
Jessica Benson-Egglenton
jessica.benson-egglenton@cdd.ac.uk
Assistant Registrar (Data)
Jacqueline Black
jacqueline.black@cdd.ac.uk
IT Manager
Andrew Kingsley
andrew.kingsley@theplace.org.uk
Internal Auditor
Colin Shearing
colin.shearing@cdd.ac.uk
