The VEV team

Birute Greenhalgh

Chairperson

Birute retired from a 20 year career in management roles in not for profit organisations in Perth where she developed skills in planning and development, marketing and fundraising.  After retirement she was a volunteer with Citizens Advice Bureau in Perth. Apart from her art practice Birute has always loved singing and was actively involved in amateur dramatics and choirs both in the UK and Perth. She joined Voiceworks in 2018 and has been a Board Member since 2021.

 

Anke Woodland

VEV Board Member and Secretary

As a mother to three school-aged children in a busy household, Voiceworks gives Anke an opportunity to share her voice and skills with like-minded individuals.  She has recently joined the VEV Board as a way to help give back to an organisation that gives her much joy. Anke’s interests are singing, cooking and exercise. She enjoys expressing her creativity through sewing and crochet.  Anke studied as a scientist and her work background is in biological science. She has an interest in sustainability and regeneration.  

 

Colin Arthur

VEV Board Member and Treasurer 

Colin is a retired geologist with career highlights including public company senior management and consulting roles in exploration, mining, and geoscientific software development.  A downturn in the mining industry in his early career led to high school teaching qualifications and teaching experience in London and in Perth. This experience included specialist classes for deaf children and for refugees.

 Active in community service, Colin was Rotary West Perth club President in 2015 _16 and is a Rotary Paul Harris fellow. He started singing with Voiceworks in 2018 and has been 6 years as Fundraising director for VoiceworksPLUS (VW+) and 3 years Chairperson of VEV. He has now taken on the role of Treasurer.

He is married to Tina, who is also active in Rotary and is also a VEV board member. He has one adult son who lives in Perth.

 

Phil Sykes

VEV General Board Member, Show coordinator, Information Technology

Phil is a retired Human Resources professional who held management roles in various public sector agencies for more than 20 years. His areas of special interest included learning and organisational development, information technology, workforce planning and policy development.

Phil started singing with Voiceworks in 2019 and joined the VEV Board in 2020

 

Tina Arthur

VEV General Board Member, City of Subiaco Liaison Officer, Social Media, VW Membership

Tina is a project manager in infrastructure planning with the public sector.  She has postgraduate qualifications in architecture and management and has had over 40 years’ experience in various architectural roles.  Tina was Rotary West Perth club President in 2009-10 and the coordinator for various Rotary humanitarian projects.  A three-time marathon runner, Tina enjoys distance running.  She also enjoys jazz dance, singing and playing with her grandchildren.

 

Jackson Griggs

Musical Director Voiceworks

Contact: admin@jacksonharpergriggs.com

Jackson Griggs is a Perth-based composer and music director, specialising in musical theatre and choral music. He graduated from WAAPA in 2015 with a Bachelor of Music (Composition and Music Technology) and Certificate II in Musical Theatre. He is currently under the employ of St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls and John Curtin College of the Arts as their production musical director, and directs and accompanies a number of high school and community choirs. He was the assistant music director for The Boy From Oz (Crown Perth 2021), and was recently employed as a keyboardist for Legally Blonde (Crown Perth 2021) and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (Crown Perth 2022). As a composer, he has scored several short films and original musicals, including Time Capsule (2022), One Heart, One Voice (2019), Fairybread (2017), Viva La Restoration (2016) and How We Ruined MacArthur's Markers (2015).

 

Joshua James Webb

Production Director Voiceworks

A versatile, classically trained pianist, performer, and tertiary graduate with a passion for directing musical theatre, Josh has extensive experience as a pianist and musical director ranging from commercial shows such as Chicago, Lion King, and Cats to Pantomimes and community choirs. Josh has worked with Voiceworks several times over the last decade and is back this year to work with Jackson to design and produce our mid-year production. 

Rachel McMurray

Artistic Director VoiceworksPLUS

Rachel brings substantial experience as a director, project leader and artist. She holds qualifications in the Performing Arts, and over many years has developed theatre for and with communities across a wide range of contexts including people with intellectual disabilities, young people at risk, and adults with a history in the criminal justice system. She was drawn to VoiceworksPLUS because of its commitment to building confidence, social connection, and creative expression among people living with disabilities. Rachel brings a collaborative leadership style, a commitment to inclusion and empowerment, both artistic and administrative experience and is looking forward to guiding VoiceworksPLUS’s vision and creative work.

 

Program Coordinator VoiceworksPLUS

 

Rehearsal and Performance Assistant VoiceworksPLUS

 

Kim Addison

Guest artist VoiceworksPLUS

Kim joined VEV in 2006 and was the choreographer until this year, and is now a guest artist for VoiceworksPLUS. She started dance lessons at three and a half and has studied and performed a range of styles including highland, theatrical, tap, jazz, ballet and ballroom. Kim regularly did competitions and was a State Highland Dance Champion. She studied Music Theatre at WAAPA, and had over 20 years of vocal tuition from the late Gloria Wilson, competing in eisteddfods and winning several sections at the North of Perth Music Festival. Kim now has over forty years’ experience with a wide variety of theatre companies and vocal groups. Favourites of Kim’s many roles include; Mavis from ‘Stepping Out’ and the title role of ‘Iolanthe’ for G & S. She has performed, as both a singer and dancer, in a range of musicals including ‘Guys and Dolls’, ‘Cabaret’ and ‘Oklahoma’. Kim has also choreographed and co-directed for different productions, such as Heritage Theatre’s ‘Pirates of Penzance’ and ‘The Mikado’, where she also played the role of Pitti-Sing.

Kim currently works at a Primary School, teaching a range of subjects, including music. Over the years, she has choreographed several school productions including some she has written and directed. Kim is also a Feldenkrais Practitioner with a strong interest in how to improve self-use in ‘The Arts’.

 

Elfrida Rossi

Volunteer VoiceworkPLUS

Elfrida has always loved singing in choirs. In Rome she belonged to the Church Choir of Santa Susanna and sang for Pope John Paul II on the reopening of the church after extensive renovations. She worked in the Special Ed Department of Christ Church Grammar School 2000 and 2001.  During that time, she obtained a TAFE Certificate III TA course for Children with Special Needs. Elfrida is active in the Italian community of Perth and enjoys cooking Italian food.

Elfrida joined Voiceworks in 2000 and VoiceworksPLUS as a volunteer in 2022, both choirs bring her much satisfaction and enjoyment.

 

Nathan Newman

Volunteer VoiceworksPLUS

Nathan grew up in South Africa, surrounded by wonderful music. He loves all types of music, especially jazz, blues and pop music. His favourite artists are Stevie Wonder and The Beatles. 

Nathan is another wonderful VoiceworksPLUS bus driver who decided to stay and sing. We love having him as our Tom Jones impersonator, keeping the lads in tune.