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Our team

The members of the voluntary board who manage the grant from the DFE and ACE are shown below. This board makes the decisions on how the grant is allocated. At present around 70% is delegated to schools and the remaining grant goes towards other projects with partners and the running costs of our Music Centres

  • Sue Harrison                           Independent Chair
  • Nick Paul                                  Strategic lead MCC Children’s Services and Commissioning
  • Zoe Williams                           Culture Lead MCC Libraries Galleries and Culture
  • Manus Carey                           Vice Principal (Academic) RNCM
  • Debra King                               Director Brighter Sound
  • Martin Maris                            Ex BBC – now freelance
  • Tim Fanning                              Parent, freelance consultant
  • Sam Malik                                  Contact theatre and freelance musician
  • Cara Houghton                         Student, musician
  • Bronwen O’Donoghue            Primary School Head St John’s RC Primary School
  • Stephen Gabriel                         High School Head – St Peters High Scholl
  • Bekki Gocher                              Director of Music – Parrs Wood High SchoolObservers
  • Lindsay Thomas                         Head of Music service – One Education
  • Carys Williams                           Arts Council

The Strategic Board meets four times a year and is responsible for developing and promoting the vision of MyHub. It will work with a range of partners, including the MyHub Music Trust to deliver its vision and notably commissioning and monitoring the work of One Education Music: the delivery of their work in schools and music centres across the city.  It will work within the framework agreed with Arts Council England and will report on its work annually.