Board of Trustees

Kay Brock (Chair)
Maggie Baxter
Derek Barnes
Blair Davies
Sandra De Lord
Lindsay Driscoll
Pauline Gladstone
Emma Isaac
Professor Rod Morgan

Management Creative Team

Tara-Jane Herbert Artistic Director
Andrew Coggins Executive Producer
Michelle Bynoe Associate Director
Rob Lynden Associate Producer
Camilla Joysury Projects Manager 
Rowena Evans Projects Officer
Gini CoatesDesign and Marketing
Vilma Kerusauskiene FinanceManager
Kyla Irwin Williams Office Coordinator
Haris Marathefti Intern
Judith WilliamsSpecial Adviser
Nikki Crane Special Adviser
Katrina Duncan Special Adviser

Dance Artists

Carly Annable-Coop
Jon Beney
Kathryn Brant-Woods
Claire Donaldson
Sally-Ann Donaldson
Leire Guezala
Rhiana Laws
Nick Lawson
Helen Linsell
Siobhan Maguire-Swartz
Beth Nabbs
Lucy Nicholson
Robbie Synge

Academy Team

Duncan Bedson United Studios Programme Manager
Dave Pope Academy Recruitment & Referral Coordinator
 

Creative & Technical

Kofi Coleman Stage Manager
Nick Gurney Dance Photographer
Dan Williams Film-maker

Evaluation

Dr. Andrew Miles
Sarah Staves

Funding Partners

We are extremely grateful to the following funders who currently support our work:

Arts Council England
CAFOD
Charles Dunstone Charitable Trust
Creative Partnerships
Futurebuilders
HildenCharitable Fund
JAC Trust
J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust
Lankelly Chase Foundation
Leeds Community Foundation - Hesco Bastion
Linbury Trust
Lloyds TSB Foundation
NESTA Innovation Exchange
Network Rail
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Rayne Foundation
The Tudor Trust
West Yorkshire Grants
West YorkshireProbation
Youth Justice Board
Youth Opportunity Fund

Academy Referral Partners

The following organisations support the Academy in Bradford as referral partners:

Bradford College
Bradford Youth Offending Team
HMP & YOI Askham Grange / The Manchester College
HMP & YOI New Hall
HMYOI Wetherby
Leeds Youth Offending Service
Positive Activities For Young People (PAYP) Leeds
West Yorkshire Probation Service