Louise Bowman
Team Coordinator
The Team Coordinator is the spokesperson for the Chorus, she receives information from International and Regional Sweet Adelines, gives out notices to members, runs the Management Team meetings, agrees the Minutes and Agendas for all meetings and is cosignatory on the bank account. She meets all new Chorus members when they have passed their audition and talks to them about Surrey Harmony.
Chris Guest
Assistant Team Coordinator
The Assistant Team Coordinator stands in for the Team Coordinator when she is away, both at Chorus nights and at Management Team Meetings. She also takes on other tasks such as trying to get sponsorship, etc, and acts as the Chorus Representative, being the ‘voice’ of the Chorus and any members can approach her with concerns, grievances or suggestions to be raised at the Management Team Meetings.
Helen Atkinson
Treasurer
The Treasurer is responsible for all the accounting of the Chorus. She takes and banks all monies received, produces accounts each year for auditing, manages the credit card and bank account and is the main signatory on the bank account.
Annmarie Buhagiar
Secretary
The Secretary takes Minutes at meetings and gets copies to Board Members as quickly as possible once they have been agreed by the President, together with emailing a copy to Chorus members and getting printed copies for those not on email. She is also responsible for circulating the Agenda prior to meetings.
Ali Church & KJ Chandler
Membership Secretary
The membership secretary is responsible for dealing with all new member enquiries and follow-up. She organises for prospective new members to attend rehearsals and ensures they receive a warm welcome. She provides the welcome pack and all information required to prospective members, assigns buddies and manages the ‘probationary’ period. She provides support to any member who might be considering leaving the chorus, and also runs our Surrey Harmony Diamonds – a group of ex-members who continue to keep in touch and attend special events.
Kären Pallot, Carly Hill and Jodi Marsh
Visual Team
The Visual Team lead on the costume and make-up choices for the chorus, deciding on which outfits and what type of make-up will be worn at each singout. They are also responsible for planning and sourcing new costume and other items of chorus clothing like t-shirts and fleeces and jewellery. They ensure that new members have the costume they need and provide guidance and tutorials on applying stage make-up etc.
Heather Mellis
Performance Organiser
The Performance Organiser, following discussions with the Musical Director, arranges all singouts for the Chorus, including the fee. They then give lists of forthcoming events to the Chorus, liaising with the Visual Team so the costume details can be decided. They also arrange transport for the risers to singouts that require them.
Kären Pallot, Alison Holdom, Ali Church, Carly Hill, Jodi Marsh
PR and Tech Team
The PR and Tech team are responsible for keeping Surrey Harmony in the public eye. They produce and update marketing materials and ensure they are at all singouts. They are responsible for managing the chorus website, social media, as well as designing and printing posters and programmes. They also manage online rehearsals and live streaming.
Fiona Collins and Jean Dack
Fundraising team
The Fundraising team is responsible for co-ordinating fundraising efforts and coming up with great ideas to help us supplement our funds, from the 400 club to raffles, coffee mornings, bling sales, jumble sales and more.