Our Team

The Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts is run by a dedicated group of individuals through a number of Committees that meet throughout the year.

President John Rawson    
Vice Presidents Valerie Walsh    
  Daphne Nutland    
  Rod Davis    
  Allan Gillespie    
  Dame Felicity Lott    
Honorary Life Member Shirley English
Executive Committee:      
Chairman Allan Gillespie * chair@cfpa.org.uk 07974 810222
Vice Chairman Jonathan Dyer * vicechair@cfpa.org.uk  
Treasurer Duncan Hooper * treasurer@cfpa.org.uk 07745 309505
Hon. Secretary Lesley Hendrie * secretary@cfpa.org.uk 07793 550969
Dance Secretary Carol McDowall * dance@cfpa.org.uk 01242 514 582
Music Secretary David Terry * music@cfpa.org.uk 01242 700 000
Speech & Drama Secretary Rebecca Vines * speech-drama@cfpa.org.uk 07891 795 586
Stewards Coordinator Debbie Candy chiefsteward@cfpa.org.uk 01242 234976
Friends Secretary Patricia Hemming friends@cfpa.org.uk 07541 237872
  * Charity Trustees    
Other Officers of the Festival:      
Cups & Medals Sarah Eliot    
Marketing David Holland marketing@cfpa.org.uk  
Committee Members:    
Dance
Claire Danvers, Julia Davies, Merv Davies, Mary Hemming, Carol McDowall, Fiona Miles, Helen Roberts, Tina Rodger, Holly Wrigley
 
Music
Nicky Bryant, Julie Goodfellow, Pippa Harrison, Penny Liddiard,
Helen McNaught, David Terry
 
Speech & Drama
Emily Abbott, Helen Di Tomaso, Pat Hemming, Janice Keen, Pippa Phillips, Suzy Segura, Pauline Travers, Jane Turner, Rebecca Vines