Katie Hession

Katie Hession

Katie is a creative communications professional living and working In London.

She has worked for cultural organisations including the Royal Albert Hall and Barbican Centre and across arts and music charities as a freelancer. She is currently the Creative Lead at the House of Commons.

Katie is passionate about bringing the healing power of music to those most vulnerable and is thrilled to support the impactful and important work of Good Vibrations as a Trustee.

Julian Winship

Julian Winship

Julian works as a barrister in the field of criminal law, at Furnival Chambers, a renowned and long-established set of chambers aiming to give a voice to those facing every type of criminal charge.  He defends and prosecutes cases, in equal measure, and he is on the Crown Prosecution Service Advocates’ Panel at grade 4, the highest grade.  He has an interest and background in mentoring and training those seeking to pursue a career at the Bar.
Until recently, he was a school governor, chairing the governing body of an Inner London primary school for 10 years from 2012 until 2022.
Outside work, he has an enduring interest in music and the visual arts.  He plays the drums and percussion in bands, and he is an avid music and film fan, regularly attending gigs, music and film festivals.  He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Simon Dale

Simon Dale

Simon has lived and worked in the North-West all his life. Early roles included social work and community regeneration. For the next 15 years he worked in a Local Authority developing new arrangements for local governance, including local partnerships and community planning. Outside roles have included membership of a local Advisory Committee for Magistrate Recruitment, Trustee of an anti-poverty Charity, Director of a Social Housing Agency, and chair of Governors at a 6th Form College.

Currently, Simon manages Gearing Up social enterprise in Wigan: a busy project that recycles and refurbishes bicycles. In his spare time, when he’s not enjoying fresh air, riding his bike, he is a member of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Preston and also a local School Trust. Whilst Simon is not a musician, he’s passionate about discovering and enjoying new music.

Kate Campbell-Green (Chair)

Kate Campbell-Green (Chair)

A passionate advocate for inclusive music making and using music as a conduit for positive outcomes, Kate has almost 20 years of experience in leading music in education settings and in the wider community.

Kate studied at the University of Glasgow for her Bachelor of music degree and the Royal Northern College of Music with the Manchester Metropolitan University for her PGCE, where she gained qualified teacher status. Kate has presented a variety of keynote addresses, panel discussions and workshops on inclusive music making at National and Regional conferences. She has also mentored and trained numerous trainee teachers and is a longstanding Associate Lecturer for Manchester Metropolitan University and The Royal Northern College of Music. Kate is currently the Head of Tameside Music Service; a team of 40 who teach approximately 7,000 young people a week. She is also the chair of the Wider Partnership Group for the Greater Manchester Music Education Hub working with numerous music organisations including Band on the Wall, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Brighter Sound.

In her spare time she is a keen reader and film fan – her favourite genre being folk horror – and also enjoys mountain biking in the Peak District where she calls home. 

Carolyn Hendry

Carolyn Hendry

Carolyn is the Concerts & Planning Manager at the BBC Concert Orchestra, managing the orchestra’s schedule and overseeing the production of high profile broadcast events, performances and international tours. 

After studying music at Nottingham University, Carolyn moved into media, working in children’s television and at Classic FM before joining the BBC. She is an alumni of the Oxford Cultural Leaders programme at Oxford University and is a mentor at the BBC.

Carolyn is passionate about live music and its power to transform lives and connect people.

Mark Tantam

Mark Tantam

Mark Tantam is a risk and compliance professional who balances his time between advising start up companies in the regulatory technology industry and supporting charities and other not for profit organisations in the field of performing arts.
Mark spent the majority of his career at Deloitte in the UK, and was appointed Partner in Charge of Forensic in 2011 and Vice Chair of Deloitte UK in 2013.  He is now Senior Independent Director of Rambert, the UK’s leading contemporary dance company, and chairs the organising committee of Bletchfest, an arts festival in his home town in Surrey.
He joined Good Vibrations in 2022 as a Trustee.
Hannah Johns

Hannah Johns

Hannah Johns works at Youth Endowment Fund as a programme manager, working with charities and organisations through evaluating their youth crime prevention programmes.
Hannah has a degree in Psychology and a masters in Criminal Justice and Social Research. She has previously worked for Good Vibrations, and has extensive experience of the Criminal Justice sector, having worked in secure units both in the UK and abroad. Her passion for the arts and rehabilitation is what drew her towards this charity.
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