Amy Cash is an actress, VoiceOver artist and an Old Alfredian from the Class of 2020, having joined The King Alfred School (KAS) for Sixth Form. Since KAS, she has gone on to train at Mountview Drama School and is pursuing a career in acting. She kindly offered to lend us her voice and record the introductions for Alfredian Voices - with a little help from Dan in music. Make sure to watch out for an Amy shaped space on a stage or screen near you soon!

Esmond Harris is a forester, conservationist and author. In 2009, Esmond was awarded an MBE for services to Forestry and Conservation in the South West. He has numerous awards named in his honour for conservation and is one of the pioneers of the UK’s woodland conservation movement. He worked with the Forestry Commission for many years and was a Director of the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) from 1975 to 1989, when he retired. Esmond was awarded the RFS Gold Medal in 2000 in recognition of his lifelong work championing education in forestry circles, in schools, with the public and for promoting wildlife conservation as an integral component of forestry stewardship.

Alumni and Development Officer: Heather has been the Alumni and Development Officer at The King Alfred School since 2020. Having become disillusioned with her career in the fashion industry Heather moved to this role within Development and Alumni Relations, pulling on her transferable skills. Heather credits her ease at engaging with new people and different audiences with having lived overseas for seven years in Moscow, Russia and Bogota, Colombia. As a self-confessed nosey person who likes a good natter, the Alfredian Voices podcast has been the dream project for Heather to work on.

Helen Craig has been a photographer, a freelance potter and sculptor, a Chinese wallpaper restorer and a children's book author and illustrator. She has worked on more than 60 children's books since she started in 1970 and is the recipient of several prestigious awards. Among these are the Society of Authors (USA) Award 1977 for THE MOUSE HOUSE ABC, the Kentucky Bluegrass Award 1985 for ANGELINA BALLERINA, the British Book Design and Production Award 1990 for ANGELINA'S BIRTHDAY and the Child Study Association's Children's Book of the Year 1990 for ANGELINA'S CHRISTMAS. Three of her books have been chosen for the British Book Design and Production exhibitions, of which ANGELINA BALLERINA won a category award in 1990. In autumn 2001, Hit Entertainment made ANGELINA BALLERINA into a BAFTA-winning TV series with the voices of Dame Judi Dench and her daughter Finty Williams.

Honey Ross is a Screenwriter, Podcaster and Activist. She has worked on the BBC show Everything I Know About Love, and is currently co-host for Global's Reel Talk podcast. Formerly a co-founder of the Activist collective The Pink Protest that helped change three Laws including a call to the government to help end period poverty in the UK.

Ian joined the Imperial Health Charity as Chief Executive in December 2014, having previously led the Architectural Heritage Fund for 11 years. Following an MA in music at the University of York, Ian started his career as a viola player with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, later moving into arts management, including as Marketing Director at the Barbican Centre, and Managing Director of the London Mozart Players. Ian was Lead Governor of Great Ormond Street Hospital Foundation Trust from 2012 to 2015 and also served on its strategy and redevelopment boards. He founded and directed ‘Discovering Places’, one of the major projects of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, and was Deputy Chair of the Heritage Alliance from 2005 to 2013. Ian became Chair of NHS Charities Together in March 2020 and was awarded an OBE in the 2021 New Year’s Honours for charitable services to the NHS.

Co-Founder of Arcade Media, Manager of British YouTube Group, The Sidemen, and named in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2023.

Julian was a Civil Servant at Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Director General of Country Landowners Association. Whilst Julian called himself a 'gentleman farmer' after retiring from the civil service, he most notably was one of three seconded to Brussels to negotiate Britain's accession to the European Economic Community from 1970 to 1973. Julian left a legacy to The King Alfred School in recognition of the impact his education here had on his life. This interview was recorded prior to Julian's death in late 2022.

Former Director of Research, Australian Film, Television & Radio School and Professor of Film and Media at Griffith University. Since retiring, she has driven her campervan over 250,000 kilometres into remote communities in the Northern Territory and Western Australia teaching video, governance and coaching English. Julie is the author of Reel Women: Working in Film and Television (AFTRS, 1999).

Preeyus is passionate about having a positive impact on the environment, society and the world as a whole. He has approximately 8 years of experience in Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs), Environmental Law and Policy, and Project Management. Preeyus has lead multi-disciplinary teams on national significant projects. He was the founder of The Eco Times and is looking forward to meeting and collaborating with other leaders and individuals who would like to have a positive impact on sustainability and the environment.

Richard has built a portfolio of global advisory positions for Boards and C-Suite Executives in the Downstream Oil, Chemicals and energy intensive industries focusing on strategy and corporate transformations ahead of the Energy Transition. He is the Executive Chairman of H2Transition Capital LLP an emerging global fund focused on developing, managing and investing in the hydrogen value chain. In addition Richard is a non-executive director of Boson Energy (a waste to energy/hydrogen firm) and Firmus Energy a gas distribution company in Northern Ireland. He is the Chair of the Energy Transition Group of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (where he also a Fellow), a Fellow of the Energy Institute, a member of Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs) and a member of Chapter Zero (a community of non-executive directors who understand and can position the Energy Transition with their board colleagues). During his industrial career Richard lived and worked in the UK, Luxembourg, Japan, Singapore and the USA. He has managed businesses, a JV, a technology group, a manufacturing site and been involved in sales & marketing, strategy both at the corporate and business level at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. for 14 years and then various companies of the Royal Dutch Shell Group for 25 years. He has held a variety of Non-Executive Directorships including most recently on the Board of Vivo Energy and Shell Vivo Lubricants with businesses in 15 African countries (2014 - 2017) and previously Shell Oil Products Company LLC, Equilon Enterprises LLC, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company and various other USA companies of the Royal Dutch Shell Group (2010 - 2013) plus various companies throughout Asia (2004 through 2007). A common theme during my career has been my leadership of M&A activities. Richard was accountable for over 50 transactions from $10mln to $10bln+ with different counter party types (major corporations, small businesses, family companies and private equity firms) and in multiple countries & cultures (US, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Caribbean, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Russia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Japan, Australia, India, Malaysia, China and the Middle East). Richard's non-profit and philanthropic endeavors include having been Chairman and previously a Trustee of the London Chamber Orchestra Trust until March 2021 and the named sponsor of 6 scholarships a year for Nottingham University undergraduates receiving financial aid allowing them to undertake studies overseas.

Richard Martin Thomas is a British retired television director and actor. After starting his career as an actor, he worked regularly as a director throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, which included directing several early serials of Doctor Who starring William Hartnell, and series such as Compact, Crown Court and All Creatures Great and Small. He is married to actress Suzanne Neve.

Working with the trope of the Harlequin as Trickster Whore, Berman examines the societal constructs of the female experience. She radicalises the historically female domain of portraiture. In painting herself, Berman refutes the male gaze and objectification of women. The figures are often defiant and Berman’s gentle muted aesthetic is fraught with contrapuntal layers, the canvas appears almost bruised; the visceral and corporeal juxtaposed with a delicacy and fluidity of line and movement. Berman’s work uses its very appeal to defy expectation: a violent transgression within beauty. Sara Berman (b. 1975, UK) lives and works in London, She studied fashion BA at Central Saint Martins in the 1990’s and worked in fashion before studying for
her MFA at Slade UCL graduating in 2016. Represented by Vielmetter Los Angeles

Development & Alumni Relations Director: As a consummate professional in the Alumni Relations and Development space, Tamlyn brings years of experience to cultivating relationships with our Old Alfredians. With a footprint in South Africa, Australia, and Japan, Tamlyn proudly calls London home, and it’s here that she’s developed her career in the education sector. At the heart of what she does, Tamlyn loves connecting with and learning about our OAs. She approaches every conversation with a sincere curiosity and warmth, finding herself fascinated by the details of every story. This podcast series was a germ of an idea in 2020 and thanks to a fabulous podcast editor we have finally been able to bring these Old Alfredian stories to a wider audience.