Core Team
To reach our core team by email please use the format: firstname@soundlincs.org or for general enquiries contact: info@soundlincs.org
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| Nikki-Kate Heyes MBE – CEO | Shelley Spink – Executive Assistant | ||
| Nikki-Kate, a champion for community music for over 25 years, has been at the helm of soundLINCS since its creation in 1998. In June 2013, Nikki-Kate was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours as the founder of soundLINCS and services to music. Nikki-Kate is an accomplished cellist, conductor and composer and the founder/player of the Heyes Ensemble | A long-serving member of the team, Shelley is Nikki-Kate’s Executive Assistant; and an Associate of the CIPD, managing the HR function for the Company. Shelley is also a vocalist and teaches piano and music theory; and who enjoys gardening, walking, DIY, books and films. | ||
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| John Stafford – Producer | Kimberley Harrison – Administration Assistant | ||
| John works part time managing and developing soundLINCS programmes. He is a composer who enjoys collaborating with Dance, Theatre and Video makers. John likes to read Roddy Doyle & George Orwell, watch Mike Leigh & the Coen Brothers, and listen to Fela Kuti & the Kora. | Kimberly joined the soundLINCS team in August 2018 as our Administration Assistant. She is an avid Star Wars fan (originals) and in her spare time enjoys eating, pottery painting and stroking as many dogs as possible. | ||
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| Colin Hopkirk – Delivery Director | |||
| Colin works full time taking control of the portfolio of projects, programmes and services.
He is a published writer, loves art galleries and film. |
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Board Members
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Glenn Tinsley – Chair | |
| Glenn is a retired naval captain and has a real love of live music, owning and running his own recording studio, Rudesounds. He’s also an avid musician and plays guitar, keyboard and sings, among other instruments. | ||
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David Gibbons – Board Member | |
| David is Headteacher of Nettleham Church of England Aided Junior School and a Board Member of Sinfonia ViVA Chamber Orchestra. | ||
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Prof Dominic Symonds – Board Member | |
| Dominic is a Professor of Musical Theatre at the University of Lincoln and Director of Research for the School of Fine and Performing Arts. His research interests focus on musical theatre, collaboration, migration and the relationship between place and performance. Dominic is also a founding member of the international network “Justice, Migration and the Arts”, which explores how the arts can enable, empower and give voice to those who are displaced or in transit. | ||
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Pat Garvey – Board Member | |
| A professional musician since the age of 17, Pat is also a music producer, composer and educator. A multi-instrumentalist, Pat has played on over 700 released recordings and is the Head of Drums at British and Irish Modern Music Institute in Brighton. | ||
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Dr Tracy Jeffery – Board Member | |
| Tracy is a lecturer at Bishop Grosseteste University, teaching on the joint BA in Education Studies and the BA in Special Educational Needs and Inclusion programmes. She has a particular interest in music as a form of communication for people with learning difficulties. | ||
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Sally Nunn – Board Member | |
| Sally is a music leader for a host of orchestras and ensembles and her passion is really for music across all genres. She plays a multitude of instruments including the violin. | ||
Technical Consultant
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Rob Williams | |
| Rob is our former chair and the Director of Technology and Innovation at The Ticket Factory. Rob’s IT wizardry continues to enhance soundLINCS’ digital vision and Cloud developments and advise on our technical development. | ||