
The ESTA Education team

Director of Academic Studies, ESTA Education

Philip Aird
Chief Executive Officer

Laura Ritchie
Deputy Director of Academic Studies

Bill Thomson
ESTA Ambassador, China & South East Asia

Madeline Kam
Director of Development, China & South East Asia

Maureen Hanke
Course Leader, CME

David Barnard
Head of Department: Brass

Andy Gleadhill
Head of Department: Percussion

Emyr Roberts
Head of Department: Piano

Helen Sanderson
Head of Department: Plucked Strings

Sarah Crooks
Mentor (PGC) - strings

Helen Dromey
Mentor (PGC) - strings

Cathy Elliott
Mentor (PGC) - strings

Simon Jones
Mentor (PGC) - strings

Naomi Kayayan
Mentor (PGC) - piano

Murray McLachlan
Mentor (PGC) - piano

Peter Noke
Mentor (PGC) - piano

Jessica O’Leary
Mentor (PGC) - strings

Liz Partridge
Mentor (PGC) - strings

Roberta Wolff
Mentor (PGC, CME) - piano

Paul Harris
Head of Department: Woodwind