Executive committee

This page contains details of the current executive membership, including areas of advice for affiliates' reference.

President - The Worshipful the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Honorary Vice President - John Bate

John Bate(Conductor of Thames Philharmonic Choir, Thames Festival Orchestra, former Director of Music Performance at Kingston University)
Choral and orchestral music making and performance
Event planning and organisation
Programme planning and writing
Choral and orchestral conducting
Academic music

Chair - Aine Lark

Aine Lark

Drama Specialist
Qualified Drama Teacher
Theatre Director and Acting Coach
Arts Commissioner
Arts Adjudicator
Executive Member of National Drama
Kingston's first Advanced Skills Teacher of Drama

Vice-Chair - Sheila Griffin

Sheila Griffin Former Kingston Councillor
Advocate of the Arts

Hon. Treasurer - Karen Heath

Karen Heath Chartered accountant with significant experience in:
Mergers and Acquisitions
Strategic development
Financial analysis
Student of photography

Hon. Secretary - Vacancy

Administrator - Melanie Stowell

Melanie Stowell General enquiries
Kingston Arts membership information
Publicity - Kingston Arts website and Time and Leisure magazine

RBK Arts Manager - Kathryn Woodvine

New arts initiatives and programming
Events management
Marketing and publicity

RBK Councillor - Barry O'Mahony

(Liberal Democrat)

RBK Councillor - Bob Steed

(Liberal Democrat)

RBK Councillor - Patrick Codd

Conservative)

Individual Member - Ben Costello

Ben Costello

Freelance musical director
Singing coach
Accompanist and adjudicator
Artistic Director of Thames Concerts Ltd
Founding Director of Kingston Chamber Singers

Individual Member - David Lawson Lean

David Lawson Lean Freelance Drama Practitioner and Acting Coach
Working extensively with children in the performing arts
Writer of children's theatre
Artistic Director of Kingston Junior Drama Company
Licensed chaperone and advisor on child protection in the performing arts

Individual Member - William Summers

William Summers Creator and Director of Loki Music, local specialists in early music performance and education [www.lokimusic.co.uk]
Teaches at Morley Adult Education College; works at the Centre for Academic Support and Employability at Kingston University
Sings in the choir of All Saints' church, Kingston Marketplace
Researches 18th.-century music at Kingston University, with Historic Royal Palaces and elsewhere

Individual Member - Robin Hutchinson

Director of the Community Brain

Individual Member - Aniela Zaba

Aniela Zaba Artistic Director of Creative Youth
Director of The Community Brain

Individual Member - Janie Harland

Artist & Founder of FusionARTS Studios

Individual Member - Liz Harrington

KAOS artist

Individual Member - Cressida Borrett

KAOS potter

Individual Member - Jack Diamond

Co-Founder & Director of As You Like it Arts & Events

Individual Member - Alistair Lark

Photographic, Audio-Visual support
Director of Bounty Counter

Individual Member - Barry Rocard

Actor and representative of the cornerHOUSE Arts Centre