Welcome to NYJO

NYJO is a large organisation that means a great deal to many people – participants and their families, musicians and educators, guest artists and promoters, venues and audiences. Everyone matters, and everyone who gets involved helps to shape who we are and where we are going, with our young people at the heart of what we do. Behind the scenes is a small group of dedicated and driven, imaginative and fun staff and trustees. We hope you enjoy this short introduction to each of us and that you can find the contact you are looking for – if you can’t, please just give us a call and we’ll be happy to help.

 The NYJO Team

Mariana Curado

Mariana
Curado

Operations & Partnerships Manager

Mariana supports the delivery teams & leads on NYJO partnerships.

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George Gatehouse

George
Gatehouse

Ensembles Manager

George looks after NYJO's Emerging Professional musicians.

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Liam Gesoff

Liam
Gesoff

Development & Communications Coordinator

Liam supports our fundraising and communications.

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Beth Ismay

Beth
Ismay

Learning Programmes Manager

Beth manages our Saturday Under 18s programme.

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Lauren James

Lauren
James

Head of Development

Lauren leads NYJO's fundraising activities.

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Kenyah Johnson

Kenyah
Johnson

Programmes Coordinator

Kenyah supports our Learning and Emerging Professionals departments.

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Ni Maxine

Ni
Maxine

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Ni runs our social media channels and organises our marketing efforts.

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Vikki Maudave

Vikki
Maudave

Head of Programmes

Vikki oversees the design, development and delivery of our national programme.

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Projjol Banerjea

Projjol
Banerjea

Interim Chair of Trustees

Projjol is a Digital Communications specialist.

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Paul Boniface

Paul
Boniface

Interim Deputy Chair

Paul is a Governance and HR specialist.

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Janet Campbell

Janet
Campbell

Trustee

Janet is a specialist in HR and organisational development.

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Simon Cooke

Simon
Cooke

Trustee

Simon is a Jazz industry specialist.

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Andy Grappy

Andy
Grappy

Trustee

Andy is a music education specialist.

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Alan Ridgeway

Alan
Ridgeway

Treasurer

Alan is a Finance specialist.

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Tricia Sibbons

Tricia
Sibbons

Trustee

Tricia is a Fundraising expert.

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Cindy Sughrue OBE

Cindy
Sughrue OBE

Trustee

Cindy is a UK cultural sector expert.

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Patron

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG GCVO

Life President And Founder

WMA Ashton OBE MA DipEd (Oxon) FCLCM

Honorary Vice Presidents

Baroness Amos CH, Guy Barker MBE, Lord Coe, Dame Cleo Laine, Kelvin Hopkins, Chi Onwurah MP, Martin Taylor MBE.

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