Staff and Board Contacts

Salisbury Arts Centre is run by a team of dedicated and professional staff.  They are supported by a Board of Directors.

All permanent staff members can be contacted by telephoning the administration office on 01722 343020 or by email at firstname@salisburyarts.co.uk.

 

Director
Deryck Newland

For Programming and Special Project enquiries contact:
Gemma Okell, Assistant Director

Isabelle Budden, Projects and Administration Co-ordinator

Megan Purdie, Outreach Co-ordinator

 

For Marketing, Press and Sponsorship enquiries contact:
Sophie Dubber, Marketing and Development Manager

Amy Walton, Marketing Co-ordinator

 

For Box Office and Subscription enquiries contact:
Alec Drew, Box Office Co-ordinator

Jemma, Suzy and Martin are Box Office Assistants

 

For Operations & Technical enquiries and Room Hire contact:
Jim Wyatt-Lees, Technical & Operations Manager

Robb Blake, Deputy Technical & Operations Manager (please contact for all room hire enquiries)

Rory O'Mahony, Operations Coordinator (please contact for all front of house and volunteer enquiries)

Michael Scott, Technician

Chris Lucas, Assistant Technician (part time)

Sam, Cassie, Chris, Fiona, Robin, Mike, Emma, Nathanial and Phillipe are members of our Crew

 

For Catering enquiries please contact:

Juliet Worpole, Bar and Catering Manager

Cheryl, Sue, Jessica, Poppy, Eva, Lizzie, Richard, Florence, Rosie and Suzy are Cafe Staff

Chris, Barry, Sara, Jenny, Ivan, Cameron, Dave, Sarah, Suzy, Marianne, Rowena, Nicky and Anna are Bar Staff

 

 

For Finance enquiries please use finance instead of a first name in the email address

Lucy Pinnock, Financial Supervisor

Chris Nichol, Finance Officer

Mary Pearse, Bookeeper

 

Board

Salisbury Arts Centre’s board of directors is made up of nine members of the Salisbury community who have a passion for the arts and who bring to the board a range of experiences and knowledge.

 

Rhoddy Voremberg, Chair of the Board
Rhoddy has been a committed supporter of cultural and community initiatives in and around Salisbury for the 25 years he and his family have lived here.   As a solicitor working with private clients and a Senior Partner of Wilsons, he has seen first hand many successful partnerships of individuals and businesses in community projects such as Salisbury Arts Centre and is passionate about all the Arts Centre has to offer for people of all ages. 

 

Tim Bates
Tim is the Head of art at a local Prep school, is the co-ordinator for Art in Prep schools nationwide and he also runs a forum for art education in the area. He enjoys being a part of the Arts Centre as he sees it as a dynamic and exciting centre for the Arts of all strands for all ages and all interests.

 

Frances Chinemana
Frances and her family have lived in Salisbury for the past ten years. She has worked in health and overseas development for most of her career. Frances' great love is writing and literature, although she appreciates all forms of the arts (although opera is right down at the bottom of the list). She thinks the range of performances and creativity which the Centre makes possible is really exciting. 

 

Gini Churchill
Artist (trained as a printmaker in Denmark). Loves eating the homemade hummus salad in the Arts Centre cafe. Passionate about the Arts ("Arts is what is irresistible" said by the writer William Saroyan to composer/pianist William Bolcom). And obsessive about equality, diversity and Link Up Arts.

 

Mick Cooney
Mick and his wife, Irene, moved to live in Salisbury ten years ago and one of the first things they did was to sign up as volunteers at Salisbury Arts Centre. They quickly became involved with stewarding and fundraising. Mick, by profession an accountant, joined the board some four years ago with a brief to advise on financial matters.

Mick has an interest in all forms of art, especially performing arts and is a member of a local amateur dramatic group, The Bemerton Players. He and his wife have made many good friends through The Arts Centre and have enjoyed being involved in the Capital Project, followed by the exciting re-launch nearly five years ago.

 

Jane Gann
Jane moved to Salisbury the year the Arts Centre opened and has been a supporter since then. Her particular interests are theatre, film and music. Her three children have been involved since they were very young through participating in workshops, attending performances and volunteering. Her youngest son was inspired to learn to play guitar when at the age of 3 he came to a folk music concert and has since performed on the main stage with his rock band. Jane most values the opportunities the arts centre gives for young people within in a safe environment.

 

Ian Kirby
Ian Kirby has lived in Salisbury since 1976 and is currently Deputy Head of The Burgate School and Sixth Form Centre in Fordingbridge.  He has a keen interest in the arts and was delighted to be asked to join the board in October 2006.

 

Neville Moody
Salisbury is fortunate to have such a vibrant Arts Centre at its heart. Diverse and innovative artistic programmes reach out to every corner of the community and strive to quench the artistic thirst of the people of South Wiltshire and beyond

Having played a part in the recent refurbishment of the Arts Centre by sponsoring removals and storage requirements through the transition period, and having sown the seed for the residency of Sarum Orchestra, Neville is pleased to be involved at the interface of arts and business as the Centre now enters a new and exciting phase in its development.

 

Peter Williams
Peter has been a member of the Arts Centre since 1996.

He supported Shout About It! a project for young people at the Arts Centre in 1998 and has since remained a committed and active advocate for community based projects in the aera.

His principle interests are world music, contemporary music and dance. He continues to support pojects locally, especially those that use the arts to engage with and empower disadvantaged or young people.