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Staff

Scottish Opera employs over 100 staff members⁠ – from singers to stage managers⁠ to planning to press – to create opera of a world-class standing right here in Scotland.

Scottish Opera is based in Glasgow, at two main locations:

Administration, Marketing, Press, Graphics, Fundraising, Planning, Finance and Human Resources staff are based at:
39 Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow, G2 4PT
0141 248 4567

Our Technical and Education teams are based at:
Scottish Opera Production Studios, 40 Edington Street, Glasgow G4 9RD
0141 332 9559

General Director

  1. Alex Reedijk

Music Director

  1. Stuart Stratford

Education

  1. Jane Davidson

    Director of Outreach & Education

  2. Marissa Bradshaw (Maternity Leave)

    Senior Producer

  3. Miriam Doren

    Education Administrator

  4. Lisa Givens

    Senior Producer

  5. Rose Ann Gross

    Company Stage Manager – Memory Spinners

  6. Katie Poulter

    Executive Producer

  7. Callum Sutherland

    Assistant Producer

Electrics

  1. Robert Dickson

    Head of Lighting

  2. Andrew Burnside

    Lighting Chargehand

  3. Neil Foulis

    Lighting Programmer

  4. Barry McDonald

    Lighting & Audio Visual Chargehand

Facilities

  1. Jean Duncan

    Health & Safety Administrator

  2. Jim Murray

    Maintenance Manager

Finance

  1. Judith Patrickson

    Director of Finance

  2. Gary Deveney

    Finance Manager

  3. Elaine Douglas

    Finance Officer

  4. Pauline Hodgert

    Finance Officer

  5. Lorraine Kelly

    Finance Officer

Fundraising

  1. Kirsten Howie

    Director of Fundraising

  2. Kevin Beck

    Customer Relationship Data Manager

  3. Jill Dykes

    Events Manager

  4. Carole Gallen

    Donor Development Manager

  5. Patrick Kelly

    Trust Fundraising Manager

  6. Grace Lyon

    Head of Individual Giving

  7. Sarah McCleery

    Individual Giving Manager

General Director's Office

  1. Leah Ford

    PA to General Director

Human Resources

  1. Catherine Shaw

    Human Resources Director

  2. Frances Finlayson

    Human Resources Administrator

  3. Ashwin John

    Human Resources Advisor

  4. Laura Lee

    Human Resources Advisor

Marketing

  1. Caroline Dooley

    Director of Marketing & Communications

  2. Catriona Downie

    Head of Audience Development

  3. Antonia Bain

    Digital Content Producer

  4. Mikey Lland

    Graphic Designer

  5. Helen Macdonald

    Marketing Officer (Customer Relationship Management)

  6. Tara Marshall-Tierney

    Marketing Officer (Campaigns & Communications)

  7. Amy McGown

    Marketing Campaigns Manager

  8. Carmen Paddock

    Publications Editor

  9. Hannah Salvi

    Marketing Officer (Web Development)

  10. Tess Wood

    Graphic Design Manager

Music

  1. Stuart Stratford

    Music Director

  2. Derek Clark

    Head of Music

  3. Gordon Grant

    Librarian

  4. Iona Jack

    Music & Chorus Administrator

  5. Fiona MacSherry

    Repetiteur and Vocal Coach

  6. Susannah Wapshott

    Chorus Director

Orchestra

  1. Jay Allen

    Orchestra & Concerts Director

  2. Barry Inglis

    Technical Coordinator

  3. Noel Mann

    Orchestra Technician

  4. Brian Murphy

    Orchestra Technician / HGV Driver

  5. Heather North

    Orchestra Manager

Planning

  1. Vivienne Wood

    Director of Planning

  2. Hannah Cooper

    Deputy Company Manager

  3. Sarah-Jane Davies

    Head of Casting

  4. Roxana Haines

    Staff Director

  5. Shuna McCallum

    Planning Manager

  6. Dawn Rawcliffe

    Touring Manager

  7. Margaret Sloan

    Auditions & Artists' Administrator

  8. Lynn Tonner

    Company Manager

  9. Jackie Whyte

    Assistant to the Director of Planning and PA to Music Director

Press

  1. Caroline Dooley

    Director of Marketing & Communications

  2. Emily Henderson

    Press Manager

  3. Julie McLaughlin

    Press Officer

Reception

  1. Claire Donnelly

    Receptionist, Production Studios

  2. Leeanne Murdoch

    Receptionist, Elmbank Crescent

Stage

  1. Ben Howell

    Head of Stage

  2. Stephen Fulton

    Wingman

  3. Martin Woolley

    Assistant Head of Stage

Stage Management

  1. John Duncan

    Resident Stage Manager

  2. Kieron Johnson

    Resident Assistant Stage Manager

  3. Donald Ross

    Resident Deputy Stage Manager

Technical

  1. Andrew Storer

    Technical Director

  2. Joanne Daly

    Technical Hire Coordinator (part-time)

  3. Liz McGowan

    Technical Administrator

Transport

  1. Brian Mitchell

    Transport Manager

  2. Archie McLaren

    Head Driver

Costume

  1. Lorna Price

    Head of Costume

  2. Yolanda Brook

    Costume Maker

  3. Emma Butchart

    Deputy Head of Wardrobe

  4. Ali Currie

    Cutter Manager (Men's Workroom)

  5. Gloria del Monte

    Wardrobe Mistress

  6. Danielle Durieu

    Costume Maker

  7. Sara Löfgren

    Cutter Manager (Women's Workroom)

Workshops

  1. Edd Smith

    Workshop Manager

  2. Gordon Clements

    Carpenter & CNC Technician

  3. Marian Colquhoun

    Head of Props

  4. David Gillies

    Carpenter & CNC Operator

  5. Louis Guy

    Scenic Artist

  6. Neil Haynes

    Scenic Artist Supervisor

  7. Kenneth Quinn

    Master Carpenter

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