2MAKEIT.ORG - Key Persons
Dominic has a First Class BMus (Hons) Degree in Popular Music and has great experience in performing in musical theatre. Joining 2makeit in 2018 Dominic has led projects at Medway Secure Training Centre and HMYOI Cookham Wood.
Job Titles:
- Community Rehabilitation Coordinator
Dorothy is a community practitioner with experience in a number of settings across the mental health sector, youth work and community gardening. She was a formative member of the Classwork Project, a worker's co-operative, and editor at Lumpen journal. She is also a writer and poet, with two poetry collections; See What Life is Like I and II.
Hannah is an enthusiastic and experienced musician with a passion for both teaching and performing. She has a love for contemporary, classical and musical theatre, which has seen her gain a BA(Hons) in popular music performance as well as grade 8 piano, and currently she runs her own business teaching piano and flute. A highlight in her career so far is having won a competition, she was delighted to be awarded a visit to Abbey Road Studios to watch the London Metropolitan Orchestra record a piece of film music she had composed, as well as to record piano and backing vocals on a track with a band she was working with at the time. Hannah joined 2makeit to run a choir project at HMP The Mount and has since taken on the role of composer for the Songbird project.
Kathy spent most of her working life in the Probation and Prison Services. In 1991 she was seconded to Samaritans to establish a partnership with the Prison Service and during that time played a key role establishing the Listener scheme in our prisons, [Prisoner volunteers selected, trained and supported by Samaritans to offer emotional support to fellow prisoners].
In both the public and voluntary sectors, she has focused on enabling others to work together, to take on the very difficult challenges of treating people caught up in the criminal justice system with humanity and respect, offering offenders a real opportunity to rebuild their lives positively.
"We have been so fortunate and privileged to have had Kathy as one of our trustees from the beginning in 2013 when this charity began life under a different name. It was a happy coincidence that both she and I quite separately accepted invitations to become trustees, though we had been friends for 25 years. Her experience and knowledge of prisons, prisoners and probation was second to none. This was immensely valuable to a new charity working towards the rehabilitation of prisoners, but it was her kindness and humanity shining through everything she did that really informed and guided us in our endeavours. As we continue to develop our re-named and re-ordered charity without her ever optimistic and enthusiastic presence, there will be many occasions when we shall ask ourselves: "What would Kathy have done?"
Louise is a highly experienced lawyer and commercial negotiator, with over 25 years' experience in international law firms, prominent global businesses, and SMEs in the UK, Europe, Hong Kong and the US. Louise specialises in GDPR and data protection and began an association with 2makeit as a volunteer before becoming a trustee.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chairman of Trustees
Nicholas, a past Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, worked in public affairs in the motor industry, food manufacturing and civil engineering, where he was closely involved in the planning and start-up of London City Airport.
He became a director of a prison management company, which managed six facilities where the education of prisoners and work towards their release and rehabilitation were the principal goals. After becoming self-employed, he remained a consultant to the company for 15 years until his retirement.
He chaired a large local community charity for 13 years before taking this position.
Philip has been Director of 2makeit since its foundation in 2013. Before joining the charity, Philip managed education and third sector work in prisons for 9 years, having previously gained 22 years' teaching experience, including 8 years as a Deputy Headteacher.
As a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) he has worked on every RSA prison project. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. In roles as a trustee and volunteer he also supports the work of charities in the heritage, overseas development and performing arts sectors and is a keen amateur musician, playing clarinet, saxophone, piano and guitar.
Richard is a former Westminster Abbey and Oxford University Choral Scholar with experience as a Commercial Development Consultant for an international recruitment company in central London. He now teaches in a Central London school where he is Head of Music.
After reading French and Spanish at the University of Durham, Rich turned his hand to accountancy, and he is now an experienced auditor and fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (FCA). Since October 2022 he has been an audit partner at KPMG where he specialises in global financial services. He brings many years of experience of corporate governance as well as the experience of auditing several charities. He is also the longstanding treasurer of the Honourable Artillery Company hockey club.
Rodger has worked in the charity sector for over twenty-five years, most recently as Director of Business Development at Crimestoppers, supporting government, commercial and public sector initiatives, including the prison and probation services. He has a strong interest in the arts, especially poetry, where he has performed at events and published.
Job Titles:
- Criminal Justice Consultant
Sian is a Kent-based justice consultant and music coach, her primary focus being reducing reoffending and promoting Restorative Justice (RJ). She is Chair of the Chris Donovan Trust, a small charity working in schools and prisons to raise awareness of the dangers of impulsive action in young people.
After a high-level 32-year career in the Prison Service, culminating in becoming Governor of Cookham Wood, then High Down and finally HMP Cardiff, Sian became Director of "Why me?" an RJ campaigning charity, although she is now freelance. Her music coaching covers all styles of singing and basic piano tuition, and she believes very deeply in the power of music to change lives, as well as the great potential presented by 2makeit's ethos and projects.
Tim Rice has worked in music, theatre and films since 1965 when he met Andrew Lloyd Webber, a fellow struggling songwriter. Rather than pursue Tim's ambitions to write rock or pop songs they turned their attention to Andrew's obsession - musical theatre. Their first collaboration (lyrics by Tim, music by Andrew) was an unsuccessful show based on the life of Dr.Barnardo, the Victorian philanthropist, The Likes of Us. Their next three works together were much more successful - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita. Tim has also worked with other distinguished popular composers such as Elton John (The Lion King, Aida), Alan Menken (Aladdin, King David, Beauty and the Beast), Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson (Chess) and most recently, Stuart Brayson (From Here To Eternity). The Lion King has become the most successful musical of all time.