Green Candle Dance Board of Directors

CHRIS PHIPPS (CHAIR)

Chris’ background is within retail banking, as a change management expert and professional consultant for NatWest Bank plc. He's been Chair of the Board since 2002.

NASEEM KHAN

Naseem is a writer, researcher, and policy advisor on cultural diversity. She wrote the first landmark study, 'The Arts Britain Ignores' (1976). Her experience over time has included being Theatre Editor of Time Out, a columnist for the New Statesman and a trained South Asian Bharat Natyam dancer. She was Head of Diversity at Arts Council England for seven years and awarded the OBE in 1999. Naseem joined the Green Candle Board in 2005

RICHARD HOWARTH

Freelance brand consultant and restaurateur, based in Clerkenwell, London. Joined Green Candle in 2004 via the Arts & Business Board Bank.

BRAHAM MURRAY

Braham is a Founding Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre Company Manchester. Joined the Green Candle Board in 2004.

SUE HALL

Head of IT at Linklater law firm.She spent her early career years with Accenture, 12 years as a management consultant managing major change programmes for a major utility,  government agency and manufacturing businesses, and 7 years as an international Director of IT internally. Sue joined Green Candle in 2005 via the Arts and Business Board Bank.

JEAN HARWOOD
IIslington resident Active member of Green Candle Senior Dancers. Joined the company’s previous dance group for older people - Gillespie Dance Group - whilst working as a carer.  Joined the Green Candle board in 2004.

DARRYL JAFFRAY

Darryl danced in The Royal Ballet from1964 to 1972. She went on to gain a psychology degree and Postgraduate Certificate in Education. Darryl worked with the Family Service Unit, Community Relations Council and as a primary school teacher. In 1987 she returned to the Royal Opera House, first as Education Officer then Director of Education. She is a Fellow of the RSA and in 2006 was awarded an MBE for Services to Dance.