A photo of the Hackney Empire Team stood and sat on the main stage, all posing towards the camera with the auditorium behind them.
A photo of the Hackney Empire Team stood and sat on the main stage, all posing towards the camera with the auditorium behind them.

Meet the team

About

Meet the team

Meet some of the people who help make Hackney Empire far more than a building!

Board:

Sir William Atkinson (Chair), David Adams, Josette Bushell Mingo, Richard Etienne, Jasmyn Fisher-Ryner, Karin Gartzke, Sean Gascoine, Soheb Panja, Rebecca Preston, Matt Roeser, Roger Woolfe

Patrons:

Clive Rowe
Leona Lewis

Executive Team:

Contact list of staff members

  • Jo Hemmant

    Role
    Executive Director

  • Yamin Choudury

    Role
    Artistic Director

Development:

Contact list of staff members

  • Kathy Everett

    Role
    Development Associate (part-time)

Finance:

Contact list of staff members

  • Lei Wang

    Role
    Finance Associate

  • EPIC Investment Partners

    Role
    Finance Function (Outsourced)

Learning & Participation:

Contact list of staff members

  • Lorna McGinty

    Role
    Head of Learning and Participation (Maternity Leave)

  • Fatima Sheekhuna

    Role
    Learning and Participation Producer

  • Freya Proudlock

    Role
    Freelance Participant Support and Well-Being Officer (part-time)

  • Nadia Musah

    Role
    Learning and Participation Projects Assistant (part-time)

Marketing:

Contact list of staff members

  • Lani Strange

    Role
    Head of Marketing

  • Marika Morgan

    Role
    Sales and Ticketing Manager

  • Celine Paul

    Role
    Marketing Coordinator

  • Sara Khan

    Role
    Data and Insights Coordinator (part-time)

  • Poe Villiers

    Role
    Sales and Ticketing Supervisor

  • Jane Morgan

    Role
    Marketing Associate (part-time)

Operations:

Contact list of staff members

  • David Ferrier

    Role
    Interim Head of Buildings and Operations

  • Marcello Manara

    Role
    Theatre Manager

  • Fiona Pearson

    Role
    Theatre Bars Manager

  • Noel Morgan

    Role
    Stage Door Manager

  • Reuben Cook

    Role
    IT Associate

Programming:

Contact list of staff members

  • Becca Thomason

    Role
    Head of Programming - Executive Producer

  • Jane Walsh

    Role
    Head of Programming - Executive Producer

  • Callum Sayer

    Role
    Programme Coordinator

Technical:

Contact list of staff members

  • Othman Read

    Role
    Technical Manager

  • Keith Edgehill

    Role
    House Technician

  • Mark Whyte

    Role
    Technical Assistant

  • Qamar Merchant Read

    Role
    Technical Team

Artistic Associates

Contact list of staff members

  • Bourgeois & Maurice

  • Vital Xposure