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From our ensemble leaders and teachers to administrators and managers, all Kent Music staff have one thing in common – a commitment to supporting you throughout your musical journey with us. Meet the non-teaching team below!
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Kent Music Staff:
Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees is made up of dedicated professionals who guide and oversee Kent Music. They bring experience from education, arts, business, and community service, helping to shape our vision and ensure we provide excellent music education in Kent and Medway. Our Trustees are committed to fostering creativity, inclusivity, and excellence in all our programs. Meet our Trustees below and learn about the unique skills they bring to our organisation.
Interested in Becoming a Kent Music Trustee?
We are always on the lookout for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our Board of Trustees. If you have a love for music and a commitment to enhancing music education in Kent and Medway, we would love to hear from you. For more information or to have an informal conversation about becoming a trustee, please contact us at recruitment@kent-music.com
Phiroz Khan
Phiroz is a finance, risk and governance professional with over 20 years’ experience in the global financial services industry. He brings experience in strengthening organisational resilience and embedding a positive risk culture through effective governance and strategic focus.
A former drummer, and part of a family of keen musicians, Phiroz believes strongly in enabling access to music for all young people. He joined the Kent Music Board to support its mission of nurturing creativity and opportunity through music across Kent.
Heulwen Finley
Heulwen is a Talent Agent and Senior Music Executive. As a member of the senior leadership team at leading talent and entertainment company UTA for 16 years, she played a crucial role in shaping the music department and London office. Specialising in Classical, Theatre, and Performing Arts, Heulwen founded a global division representing top-tier talent.
Her accolades include induction into the Women in Music Awards: Roll of Honour by Music Week, being a finalist for Live Music Agent of the Year at the 2020 Music Week Awards and being featured on the Variety International Women’s Impact list.
Heulwen was previously an artist manager of opera singers at IMG Artists. She was a Royal Albert Hall 150th Anniversary Ambassador and has been a Trustee of Kent Music since 2024.”
Chris Gabbitas
Chris is a commercial media lawyer and partner at Keystone Law. He also serves as Artistic Director of Phoenix Chorale, a professional choir in Arizona with its own chamber orchestra. A former member of The King’s Singers, he brings extensive experience as a performer and educator alongside his legal expertise.
A former chorister at Rochester Cathedral, music has shaped Chris’s education and career from an early age. He is committed to ensuring young musicians can access the same opportunities and fulfilment that it has given him, and to supporting Kent Music in its continued growth and success.
Jane Wright
Jane has been a Primary School Teacher in Medway since 1998. She is currently the Principal of a one-form entry Primary School with a Nursery. Having previously been Deputy Head, SENCo and a Staff Governor, Jane brings with her a good knowledge of both leadership and governance. Alongside her Principal role, Jane is also the Music Lead at her school and aims to put “music at the heart of the school” for both the children and the adults.
Outside of her day job, Jane has been playing the flute since the age of 12 and enjoys playing in a Concert Wind Band once a week. Jane chose to join the Kent Music Board as she wants to ensure that music education continues to be something that is valued and accessible for all.
Max Pullinger
Young Trustee
Max is currently studying a master’s degree in law. He has recently graduated from the University of Cambridge where he read music and was an active member of the university’s jazz society and contemporary art music society.
Having grown up taking peripatetic piano and trumpet lessons run by Kent Music and attending the Kent Music Summer School, he continues to play in local rock and jazz bands.
As a Young Trustee, Max is keen to represent and highlight the voices of young people across Kent and Medway and ensure that music education is accessible for all young people in the county especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Alicia Moyles
Alicia is Assistant Director of Post 16 for The Education People in Kent and works to support young people and adults move into sustainable employment and lead fulfilled lives. She brings insight from her company leadership experience as well as her involvement with other national charity boards to the Kent Music Board.
Alicia is a flautist in an amateur orchestra and sings in a local choir. Having been supported at school by a dedicated and enthusiastic music teacher, she has developed a life long passion for music and the opportunities it brings to individuals and communities. She is keen to enable young people to access the opportunities she had and find their own path in music.
Elizabeth Russell
Elizabeth has recently joined the Kent Music team as a Trustee.
Charlotte O’Neill
Charlotte has recently joined the Kent Music team as a Trustee.
Mary Stakelum
Mary has recently joined the Kent Music team as a Trustee.
Esther Lock
Young Trustee
Esther has recently joined the Kent Music team as a Young Trustee.
Interested in joining our team?
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Meet our teachers
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