AOTOS council

Pamela Hay

Chair | [email protected]

Polish-American soprano Pamela has been a teacher alongside her performing career for over 15 years. She has been concert soloist with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra and Hallé Orchestra. She has given solo recitals in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Salzburg, Belgium, Costa Rica, Royal Opera House Covent Garden.

Edwin Pitt Mansfield

Past Chair | [email protected]

Originally from West Sussex, Edwin studied at Junior Guildhall and Trinity College of Music. After living and teaching in South East London for nearly a decade, he now resides in Watford where he runs a busy teaching practice.

Jenna Brown

Chair Elect | [email protected]

Jenna Brown is a classical mezzo-soprano working in concert and oratorio. She has been a teacher for 18 years and runs Bristol Voice Care. As a voice pedagogy and vocal health specialist she has written for publication and is a visiting lecturer for several universities. She is currently studying for a PhD in Voice Pedagogy at University College London, generously funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council.

Sarah Taylor

Secretary | [email protected]

Sarah began singing as a child and grew up through County and National Youth Choirs. She started singing teaching in 2011 and now teaches in Secondary Schools and at Nottingham University. Sarah has been a member of the AOTOS council since 2019.

Conference Director | [email protected]

Rob Lines

Communications Director | [email protected]

Rob aka The Manchester Vocal Coach specialises in Musical Theatre and CCM styles; regularly working with West End and UK Tour clients, as well as recording artists. Rob is also a Vocal Habilitation Professional working alongside voice clinics.

Joy Naylor

Teacher Development Director | [email protected]

Joy was born in Birmingham and studied at the Royal College of Music, London where she was awarded a number of prizes including an Austrian Government Scholarship to study Lieder at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.

Jenna Brown

Editor | [email protected]

Jenna Brown is a classical mezzo-soprano working in concert and oratorio. She has been a teacher for 18 years and runs Bristol Voice Care. As a voice pedagogy and vocal health specialist she has written for publication and is a visiting lecturer for several universities. She is currently studying for a PhD in Voice Pedagogy at University College London, generously funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council.

Julie Thompson

North Area Representative | [email protected]

Julie is a vocal coach, teacher, and Senior Lecturer at Leeds Conservatoire since 2016. Besides her academic role, she is a singer and collaborative songwriter, with experience performing in diverse bands across Europe.

Central Area Representative | [email protected]

Emily Gray

South East Area Representative | [email protected]

Emily is a mezzo-soprano currently working in roles across Europe. She has been teaching singing to adults for 12 years and has a Masters in Vocal Pedagogy. Emily is working toward a PhD on music teaching standards within the UK.

Jenna Brown

South West Area Representative | [email protected]

Jenna Brown is a classical mezzo-soprano working in concert and oratorio. She has been a teacher for 18 years and runs Bristol Voice Care. As a voice pedagogy and vocal health specialist she has written for publication and is a visiting lecturer for several universities. She is currently studying for a PhD in Voice Pedagogy at University College London, generously funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council.

Fiona Shelfer

Scotland Area Representative | [email protected]

Fiona Shelfer has been teaching singing for over 30 years both in the south of England and now in schools in Edinburgh. She has a thriving private practice and works a lot with musical theatre and acting students. Previously she was singing all over world under the name of Fiona Cameron, winning international competitions singing with Glyndebourne, Kent Opera and Scottish Opera as well as various orchestras.

Laura Thomas

Councillor at Large – Corporates | [email protected]

Laura trained in singing at the Royal College of Music and Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music. Since qualifying as an SLT in 2017, Laura has worked in stroke rehabilitation and community SLT services supporting patients with neuro degenerative conditions such as MND, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Dementia. In 2021 she became a voice specialist SLT, joining the multidisciplinary voice team at University Hospital Lewisham. Laura has taught singing since 2003 and has recently joined Cohort23 on the Vocal Process Teacher Accreditation Programme.