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Peter Carey is a consultant haematologist in Newcastle, and is also an enthusiastic amateur singer. He has sung with the Northern Sinfonia Chorus for many years, is active on the local choral solo circuit and enjoys occasional forays into opera when professional commitments allow. He has been a member of the 20,000 Voices Board since 1998.

Jeremy Cripps has worked in services for children and families for over 30 years in voluntary organisations and local authorities in London and the North East. He is Chief Executive of Children North East, the region's children's charity and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has been singing even longer in church and school choirs, choral societies and community choirs.

Hilary Elder worked in young people's theatre in the East End of London before returning North (she is from Carlisle) to work in local authority arts in Northumberland. She had recently completed a PhD at Durham University, and researched theology and literature. She plays the viola, and sings alto, because, as a viola player, harmony comes more naturally than tunes!
 

Adam Maxwell has been building websites since leaving university and has worked in the digital sector in a number of roles from designer to programmer to project manager. Most recently he set up his own business 'Superhighwaymen' where he has enjoyed considerable success with a wide variety of clients. A lifelong lover of music, he plays a number of instruments and is now looking forward to getting involved in some workshops to help improve his singing.

 

Sue Shaw lives in Durham City and has been an independent writer and researcher for the past 17 years, specialising in community development and rural issues.

Wherever she has lived she has always been a member of a choir since schooldays, and has taken part in several 20000 Voices workshops and events at Brinkburn, as well as the NE Gospel choir. She looks forward to supporting 20000 Voices as a board member.

Sheila Stokes White  is the managing director of an organisation development company specializing in organisational transformation, leadership and partnership.  The work of the company is cross sectoral spanning public, private and voluntary organizations.    Appointed as a strategic adviser to central government in 2002, Sheila works on the development of partnerships and programmes across the country to improve strategic focus and leadership and to maximise their potential.  Sheila is vice chair and a non executive director of an NHS Trust.  She has worked as a chief officer in the probation service, as a managing consultant for Crime Concern and before founding the company she directed a large multi agency partnership across the north east region.   A trained singer, Sheila currently sings with the Sage Gateshead Chamber Choir.