Meet the team
Bringing high-quality music education to children and young people in West Sussex.
Meet the West Sussex Music team
West Sussex Music has a staff team full of remarkable music teachers, educators and creatives supported by an administrative and management team fully committed to supporting all children and young people to explore the life-changing benefits of music.
Together, our music staff offer a massive range of instrumental and vocal teaching across many different styles and genres of music.
Alison Sutton
Assistant Head
Head of Learning
Head of Learning
Ben Dowsett
Secondary Curriculum Manager
Billy Crook
Customer Accounts Administrator
Chloe Breach
Senior Arts Administrator
Elizabeth Leondaritis
Youth Engagement Manager
Harriot Cooke
Schools Administrator
Heather Downie
Arts Administrator
James Underwood
Chief Executive
Jane Swindells
Primary Curriculum Manager
John Randall
Music Centres Manager
Kate Wright
Customer Accounts Administrator
Lee Hume
Head of Finance
Lou Pickett
Head of Operations
Lynelle Harding
Finance Manager
Maddie Maddison
Customer Accounts Administrator
Mike Hart
Stock Control Manager
Paul Smyth
Assistant Head
Head of Participation
Head of Participation
Rachel Maby
Schools Singing Leader
Sarah O’Connell
Tuition Manager
Shelley Young
Schools Administrator
Tamsyn Ridgwell
Arts Administrator