Management and administration

We take pride in being a collaborative and creative place to work, and in the enthusiasm and dedication of our employees.

If you are interested working with us, please see our vacancies page for details of any administrative or teaching vacancies.

Principal
Niamh Dowling

Director of Technical Theatre Arts
Diane Favell

Interim Director of BA Actor Training and Director of Equity
Joan Oliver

Vice Principal RADA and Managing Director RADA Business
Helen Slater

Registrar and Secretary
Angela Taylor

Head of HR
Dee Ward

Finance Director
Chris Ashburn

Executive Assistant to the Principal, Vice Principal and Directors of Training
Steph Zissler

Communications and Marketing

Head of Communications and Marketing Thomas Brewer
Design Manager Linda Carter
Communications and Marketing Manager Sinéad Kennedy Sklar

Customer Operations and Front of House

Head of Operations and Estate Olivia Sangster-Bullers
Visitor Experience Assistants Georgia Andrew, Karen Bryan, Curtis J Francois, Maxine Martin, Marcus Rose, Sam Treharne, Alex Turner
Duty Managers Nicole Bogue Edgerton, Jamaal Emmanuel-Norman, Carmen Gabriele, Geoff Westby
Box Office and Events Supervisor Ben Jones
ICT Manager Joshua Langdown 
Venues Manager Ben McMath
Duty Manager Supervisor Jake Mitchell-Jones
Visitor Experience Supervisor Lauren Wing

Development

Director of Development Lisa Ramsell
Fundraising Services Officer Jacqueline Cheung
Senior Supporter Engagement Manager Natalia Gorcheva
Head of Trusts and Foundations Elisa Murphy
Head of Development Events Peter Piatkowski
Associate Head of Supporter and Alumni Engagement Susannah Rose
Trusts Manager Stiene Thillmann

Facilities

Estates Manager George Mills
Facilities Assistant Stephen Kirkby

Finance

Finance Officer Carol Hardy
Finance Officer John Holland
Assistant Accountant Lucksiga Parameswaran

HR

HR Advisor Vinodini Krishnan 

Industry Liaison

Industry Liaison Manager Anna Bennett

Library

Library Assistant Chloe Evans
Senior Library Assistant Jean Madden
Library Manager James Thornton

Public Affairs

Public Affairs Consultant Martin Prendergast

Short Courses

Head of Short Courses Training Michelle Chadwick
Head of Short Courses Administration Jo Luck
Short Courses Operations Manager Tom Carswell
Short Courses Administrator Zac Meddah
NYU Course Director Vivian Munn

Student and Academic Services

Governance and Student Case Work Manager Cordelia Longworth

Admissions and Student Services
Deputy Registrar (Admissions and Student Services) Sarah Agnew
Admissions and Student Support Coordinator Dee Doyle
Assistant Registrar (Admissions and Student Services) Patricia Platinetti

Academic Services
Deputy Registrar (Academic Services) Elizabeth Timms
HE Course Manager Lauren Jones (maternity cover)
HE Course Coordinator (BA Acting and MA Playwriting) Lydia Teale (maternity cover)
HE Course Coordinator (Theatre Production and MA Courses) Sam Treharne (maternity cover)

Access and Participation
Access and Participation Lead Rio-Chanae Hayles

Student Wellbeing Service
Head of Student Wellbeing Mike Bryant
Qualified Counsellors Vanessa Christie, Naomi Dawson, Judith Pelucchini, Karen Stoltzman
Trainee Counsellors Grace Sargsyan, Ed Trotter
Specialist Mentors (ASC/Mental Health Conditions) Jacqueline Ede, Rorie Fulton, Denisse Levermore, Marie Simpson
Study Skills Tutors (ASC/SpLD) Nick Madejczyk, Heather Oakley
Student Wellbeing Adviser Laura Phare
Disability Coordinator Caroline Piccioni

RADA Business

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