Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group

The group meets 4 times per year with a rotating Chair. The group reports directly to the Board of Trustees following each meeting.

• Jon Beney
• Vipul Bhatti
• Sarah Blanc
• Ceri Brierley (DCD Staff)
• Bradley Charles
• Chloe Jones (DCD Staff)
• Vanessa LeFrancois (DCD Executive Director)
• Ingrid MackInnon (Board Champion)
• Marie-Astrid Mence
• Lucy Turner

Dance artists who formed DCD’s first EDI working group (2022-2024): Alethia Antonia, Sherisse Bisram, Maiya Leeke, Seeta Patel, Nandita Shankardass.

Grants Committee

The Grants Committee, Chaired by DCD Trustee Sarah Eliot-Cohen, is a Sub-Committee of the DCD Board. It meets three times a year to review and award Financial Retraining Grants within a budget set by the DCD Board. The Committee comprises of individuals who bring a diverse range of experience and expertise in multiple genres of dance as well as education and life long learning.

• Chair: Sarah Eliot-Cohen
• Nicholas Keegan
• Hannah Gibbs
• Clare Smart
• Silvia Melchior
• Edward (Eddie) De Souza
• James (Jamie) McAlpine
• Genevieve Say (Equity Dance Committee Representative)

Finance, Audit and Risk Committee

• Co-Chairs: Ida Levine & Ashish Sharma
• Joce Giles
• Judy Leering

Patrons

• Dame Ninette de Valois OM, CH, DBE – Founder Patron
• Peter Williams OBE, Founder
• Christopher Wheeldon OBE
• Leslie Caron
• Sir Peter Wright CBE