Professional, friendly, passionate
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.
You can reach us by emailing hello@kent-music.com
We will forward your message to the relevant member of staff, who will be happy to help.
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
Sarah Hamilton
Sarah currently holds the position of Deputy Cabinet Member for Education and Skills at Kent County Council. She has maintained a keen interest in music from an early age. Her career spanned health and education, latterly Higher Education as well as private practice.
Jessica Cooling
Jessica is a freelancer working with choirs and orchestras in London and the South East, focussing in concert production and administration.
Kyle Siwek
Kyle has been involved with Kent Music for over 11 years, and is a member of the Kent Youth Choir, Kent County Youth Orchestra and Kent Youth Wind Orchestra and has 11 years of Kent Music Summer School experience. For the last year Kyle has been an elected Member of Youth Parliament.
Rebecca Evernden
Rebecca is Director of Cross Cutting Policies & Negotiations for the Civil Service.
Alicia Moyles
Alicia is Head of Service, Specialist Employment at the Education People.
Elizabeth Topiwala
Elizabeth is a retired primary school Head Teacher who trained as a piano teacher and has a lifelong interest in music education. She was also Head Teacher at Wrotham Primary School and Stocks Green Primary School.
Tim Leates
Tim is retired. Before retirement he was the Head of Finance and Administration at the ABRSM.
Sarah Hohler
(Appointed by Kent County Council) Sarah is a Kent County Councillor and a member of the Board of Turner Contemporary.
Robin Hammerton
Robin works as a freelancer in the music education sector. Until July 2016 he was the National Lead for Music for Ofsted.
Francesca Christmas
Francesca is a Head of Academic Governance for Music at Trinity College, London.
Geoff Miles
Chair
Geoff is a former BBC TV producer who is now Chair of Maidstone TV studios. Geoff is also the Chair of the Business Development Group of the South East Local Enterprise Partnership and Chair of the Kent Enterprise in Business Awards.
Interested in joining our team?
Discover our current roles and join our passionate team by visiting our vacancies page.
Meet our teachers
Get to know our dedicated teaching staff and their musical expertise.