TVC Biographies

Louise Bale has worked in the NSW Health system for the past 50 years. After commencing her career as a Nurse and then Midwife, she moved out of hospitals to work as a Community Nurse, supporting people to be at their best in their own environment, so it was a natural fit for Louise to move away from clinical nursing and into Health Promotion and Prevention. After working many years in Health Promotion, she went on to complete postgraduate studies in Social Work and embrace the advocacy and human rights aspects of her work. Little did she know how useful this would become in her personal life. 21 years ago, at age 46, Louise was diagnosed with Spasmodic Dysphonia – a rare & chronic neurological voice disorder. While she continued her paid work despite the challenges, she also became passionate about providing support and advocacy for people living with life-changing voice issues. As a result, in her spare time, she founded the Australian Dysphonia Network (ADN), a national health promotion charity for people living with dysphonia, or caring for someone with a voice disorder. Ten years on, the ADN has provided support and connection for hundreds of people affected, while building strong professional and research connections to improve the diagnosis and management of voice
disorders.

Ron Carlos is a freelance voice, speech, and dialect coach and the Founding Coach of BoldVoice, an AI-powered app to help non-native speakers of English improve their American English pronunciation and fluency. A graduate of the American Repertory Theater Institute at Harvard, he has held faculty positions at the Yale School of Drama, Marymount Manhattan College, and City College of New York. Ron’s coaching has been heard on screen (Netflix, HBO/Max, Apple TV+, Amazon, CBS, NBC, Fox, Showtime, Starz) and on stage (The Public Theater, Yale Rep, Geffen Playhouse, ART, and the Alley Theater among others). He is the author of Introduction to Speechwork for Actors: An Inclusive Approach (Methuen Drama/Bloomsbury), a Lead Trainer of Fitzmaurice Voicework®, and a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork®.

Sarah Collyer (B.Mus (Hons), M. Music, PhD, B.PsychSc(Hons), M. Psych (clinical)) is a psychologist, performer, yogi, and singing teacher with over 25 years’ experience in the performing arts. Her early career in music culminated in a PhD that used action research to develop and refine a yoga-based class for singers. Working collaboratively with participants, the program was co-designed to meet singers’ unique needs and supported them to experience their voices beyond the confines of traditional pedagogy through a body-based, experiential approach. Sarah’s doctoral research sparked her transition into psychology. She completed a Graduate Diploma of Psychology at Monash University, a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) at Central Queensland University, and a Master of Clinical Psychology at the University of Adelaide. Sarah now works with adolescents and adults across clinical and performance contexts, including work with athletes, performing artists, and other high performers. Her approach to both voice teaching and psychology is humanistic, holistic, and person-focused.

Josh “J” Feliciano-Sanchez Moser (they/them/elle) is a Voice/Dialect Specialist, Professor, and Actor based in the NYC region.  Josh is a Certified Teacher of both Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight Thompson Speechwork, with an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design. Some of Josh’s coaching work includes: Profile Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Billie Holiday Theatre, TheatreWorks Hartford, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, CNN’s Harry Enten, Brown U/Trinity Rep, Yale, Princeton, and others.  Josh is the co-author of the book Spanish Accents and Dialects for Actors, and the article Strategies for Guiding Actors’ Accent and Linguistic Needs in the 21st Century, which provides strategies for coaching multi-cultural and multi-lingual actors. J is a Senior Consultant for the Strictly Speaking Group, and an Assistant Professor in Kean University’s Department of Theatre. Additional teaching experience includes: Brown University/Trinity Repertory MFA Interim head of Voice and Speech from 2019 – 2022; Yale University DGSD; HB Studios; The American Academy of Dramatic Arts; the La MaMa ETC/Trinity College Performing Arts Semester; SCAD; PACE; and others. They are a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association, the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors, and the Voice and Speech Trainers Association. www.JoshFSMoser.com.

Ellen Hartley is a freelance voice coach specialising in classical and complex text work. Projects include; eight years with the RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Henry IV – Rebellion, Hamnet, and Julius Caesar. Shakespeare’s Globe: Princess Essex and The Taming of the Shrew. Crongton Knights (Coventry Belgrade), Becoming Nancy (Birmingham Rep), Of Mice and Men (Birmingham Rep/Leeds Playhouse) and Freeman (Birmingham Rep). Ellen teaches actors and voice coaches up to MFA level at Bristol Old Vic, Birmingham Conservatoire, Mountview, and Fontainebleau School of Acting. Ellen is interested in developing and promoting inclusive practice, and supporting a neurodivergent actor’s access to effective text exploration.

Katie Heath is a Voice and Dialect coach, currently Lecturer in Voice at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (RCSSD)on both the BA Acting: Collaborative and Devised Performance and the MA/ MFA Voice Studies: Teaching and Pedagogy Courses, and part of the Higher Educational Faculty at Shakespeare’s Globe. Katie trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), and then at RCSSD on the MFA in Voice Studies course. She was recently certified as a Knight Thompson Speechwork Teacher. Recent Credits (voice and dialect coach): Seasonal Voice Coach at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre (Season 2023/2024), Alex Rider (Sony/Amazon), The Gates (Feature film – Studio Atlantic).

Robyn Hunt is a spoken voice and dialect coach and a Speech and Language therapist. She has specialised in working with children for over 10 years. Having trained at both University College London and Bristol Old Vic Theatre school she enjoys combining the art and science of voice and communication. She currently works as a freelance voice and dialect coach teaching in drama schools across the UK (including Artsed, Mountview, and Chichester conservatoire), working on fringe theatre productions and supporting children within the film industry. She is a leading professional within the world’s largest Gender Identity clinic, and a member of the Junior Board for VASTA. Robyn has a keen interest in supporting young performers, and marginalised populations. She is delighted to be joining the speakers at the Voice Connection conference.

Candace Kruger Known affectionately amongst community as Aunty Candace, Dr Candace Kruger is the founder and director of the Yugambeh Youth Aboriginal Corporation, and choirmaster of the Yugambeh Youth Choir. She is a proud Kombumerri (Gold Coast) and Ngugi (Moreton Island) yarrabilginngunn(songwoman).

As an author, composer, educator, and mother, Dr Kruger’s achievements are innumerable. For over 25 years, she has taught music at the primary and secondary school level. In 2005, she co-authored ‘Yugambeh Talga: Music Traditions of the Yugambeh People’ as the product of many years spent researching and collecting the songs, language and stories of Yugambeh Elders. In 2014, Dr Kruger took on recruiting for the Yugambeh Youth Choir, and became choirmaster. This informed her 2017 Master’s Research Thesis, ‘In the Bora Ring: Yugambeh Language and Song Project’, exploring the effects of participation in the choir. Her Doctoral Study, ‘Yarrabil Girrebah Singing Indigenous Language Alive’, an exploration of the Songwoman’s journey, was published in 2022. She is currently working as a lecturer for Griffith University’s School of Education and Professional Studies while volunteering across the community to teach language, culture, and music.

Dr Kruger is focused on facilitating the expression and preservation of Aboriginal knowledges for lasting community outcomes. Her work with the Yugambeh Youth Aboriginal Corporation allows her to pass her knowledge along, supporting youth in the community while instilling them with the Aboriginal language, songs, and stories she has gathered over the course of her career. Her expansive contribution to education, music, and Aboriginal culture is renowned across the Gold Coast, and her ongoing influence continues to inspire community youth and educators alike.

Tanera Marshall is a voice and accent specialist in theatre, TV, and film and is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s School of Theatre and Music.  Recent projects includeThe Testament of Ann Lee, The Brutalist, Train Dreams, Asteroid City, “The Morning Show”(S. 4), “The Bear,” and 12 seasons of “Chicago Fire.” Upcoming: Hunger Games (2027). Stage credits include Broadway tours of Billy Elliot, Dirty Dancing, and Hamilton, as well asproductions at Steppenwolf, Court, and Timeline theatres in Chicago.

Tanera has collected and archived accents from the Caribbean, the Midwest, Virginia, Alaska, and First Nations/Native American/Alaska Native tribes and communities for The International Dialects of English Archive where she is a Senior Editor-at-Large.  Her most recent contributions included recordings from Louisiana, Chicago, Arizona. She was a teaching artist in Chicago Public Schools for 10 years. BA (Oberlin College), MFA in Acting (Depaul Theatre School), Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®, VASTA Member, Senior Editor-at-Large (International Dialects of English Archive), and a recipient of UIC’s prestigious University Scholars Award.  IMDb

Jason K. Martin teaches Acting, Voice, and Speech at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and is deeply indebted to Knight-Thompson Speechwork. He received his MFA in Acting from CSU, Long Beach and his BA from Duke. Jason has coached dialect, voice, and text for over 30 shows in Chicago at A Red Orchid, Raven, First Folio, Oak Park Festival, Lifeline, Lookingglass, and most recently Steppenwolf. At UIC, he has worked on over 20 shows with directors such as Marti Lyons, Derrick Sanders, Tasia Jones, and Yasen Peyankov. He maintains a small clientele of actors and professionals. He has written a book review for the Voice and Speech Review, has a research article currently under review, is currently conducting an IRB-approved study on AI and prosody, and presented two papers on AI and voice work at the 2025 VASTA conference.

David Keefe is currently Children’s Musical Director on Matilda the Musical. He has previously worked extensively with children and amateur singers on many collaborative community projects for English Touring Opera, The Royal Opera House and Hackney Music Development Trust. Credits as MD include The Magic Flute at Soho Theatre, Tin for Miracle Theatre and as assistant MD for Street Scene at the Young Vic. 

Ron Morris, Speech Therapist, Audiologist and Counter-Tenor, initially graduated from the University of Queensland in 1985 with an Honours degree in Speech Therapy. Ron also holds a Performer’s Certificate from Trinity College London and in 2001 he completed a Masters of Music Studies (Vocal Performance) at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University where he studied with Ms Margaret Schindler. As part of that degree Ron undertook additional vocal studies in London with Mrs Janice Chapman OAM as well as studying Accent Method Breathing with Ms Dinah Harris and Mrs Ingrid Rugheimer. Ron was awarded a PhD for a study examining the use of Accent Method Breathing with singers.

Ron is in demand both nationally and internationally as a speaker at conferences, workshops and summer schools having presented on numerous occasions for the British Voice Association, to the Pan European Voice Conference (PEVOC), the Australian Voice Association (AVA), the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS) and to the Association of Teachers of Singing (AOTOS) in the UK. Ron has been a guest tutor at the Aberystwyth Music Fest and Summer School as well as working with choristers from St Paul’s Cathedral London, Canterbury Cathedral and King’s College Cambridge. Ron also works annually within the Vocal Department at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, The Royal Academy of Music and The Royal Northern College of Music where his work is focussed on breathing, articulation and vocal pedagogy. He is currently the Senior Lecturer in Vocal Pedagogy and Health at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music Griffith University, where he has worked since 2011.

Rebecca Moseley-Morgan, an award-winning alumna of the Royal College of Music (RCM), and has enjoyed an extensive professional singing career. She has performed with renowned companies such as Glyndebourne, Welsh National Opera (WNO), and Opera 80, among others. As a soloist, Rebecca has graced stages across the United Kingdom and Europe, earning recognition for her artistry and versatility.

Recently, Rebecca was awarded her PhD in voice science and vocal pedagogy by University College London. Her doctoral thesis, entitled “A Longitudinal Study of Vocal Functionality and Longevity in the Mature Female Singer,” represents a significant advancement in a field that has historically seen little research. Her work addresses important questions, such as why the singing voice changes with age, what strategies can mitigate age-related vocal changes, and whether vocal functionality can be improved in mature singers.

Rebecca’s research is highly relevant, especially in light of the growing interest in the health and wellbeing benefits associated with singing. Her findings offer encouragement to older singers, demonstrating that it is possible to maintain, and even enhance, vocal functionality from mid-life through to old age. This research fills a critical gap in knowledge and provides practical guidance for singers experiencing age-related vocal changes.

As both a singer and a voice scientist, Rebecca has consistently placed music at the centre of her research. Her primary aim has been to develop pedagogical methods grounded in scientific understanding, equipping singers with the technical skills necessary to meet the demands of their repertoire. Rebecca’s work also supports choral conductors, providing them with knowledge to help singers optimise vocal efficiency and reduce unnecessary effort.

Rebecca has shared her research at numerous prestigious conferences, including the Pan European Voice Conference (2017, 2019, 2022, and 2024), the International Congress of Voice Teachers (ICVT) in Vienna, the Voice Geeks Conference in the UK, Harmony Intensive in India, and other events in Poland, Finland, and Sweden.

Rebecca currently serves as Chair of Research and President-elect for the British Voice Association. She maintains a busy independent voice studio in Oxford, delivers workshops throughout the UK, and supervises PhD candidates at the Voice Study Centre, University of Essex. Additionally, she is authoring a book on vocal pedagogy, focusing on voices from midlife to maturity.

Rebecca’s overarching goal is to share her science-informed vocal techniques with singers of all ages, empowering them to enjoy singing throughout their lives.

Laura Neel is a voice coach and Head of Voice on Matilda the Musical, known for her clear, supportive, and technique-focused approach. She helps performers build strong, sustainable voices while deepening their connection to text and vocal artistry.

Penny-Anne O’Donnell is a specialist speech and language therapist who runs an independent practice based in Warwickshire. She supports the RSC artists and is thrilled to have worked with Matilda since its inception in Stratford 15 years ago. She works with artists across all musical genres from choristers to rock pop and opera. Penny-Anne is the co-founder of Voice Camp Warwickshire which works with 7-18 year olds on all aspects of performance confidence and relaxation.

Christopher (Chris) Payten BSc (Hons), MSPA CPSP, PhD Candidate, is an Advanced Speech Pathologist and clinician-researcher at Gold Coast Health, an honorary lecturer at Griffith University, and a PhD student at the University of Sydney. He has over twenty years of clinical and leadership experience within public health services in the UK and Australia, specialising primarily in voice disorders, dysphagia, and head and neck cancer. In his current clinical role, Chris leads the Speech Pathology Primary Contact ENT service and co-leads the interdisciplinary ENT/SP voice disorders assessment service. He is also an active member of the Queensland Health Endoscopic Evaluation of Voice (EEV) and FEES clinical collaboratives. Chris’s research interests focus on the diagnostic assessment of voice disorders, innovative models of care, and the application of artificial intelligence to enhance healthcare systems and decision-making. His PhD thesis, Evaluating the impact of the speech-language pathology primary contact model of care in diagnostic assessment of voice disorders, investigates service redesign approaches to improve access, efficiency, and diagnostic outcomes in voice care.

Prof Anne Vertigan is the manager of speech pathology for John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle Australia, and Conjoint Associate Professor in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle Australia. Anne’s clinical and research interests include voice disorders, chronic cough/VCD, laryngectomy and dysphagia. She is a research in the Asthma and Breathing program through the Hunter Medical Research Institute.

Jenevora Williams is an expert in the fields of vocal health and singing teaching. After a successful career in opera, Jenevora turned her attention to investigating healthy and efficient vocal function, combining academic study and practical experience to understand the human voice. She was the first singing teacher in the UK to be awarded a PhD in voice science, won the BVA Van Lawrence Prize in 2010 for her outstanding contribution to voice research. Her book Teaching Singing to Children and Young Adults has been enormously popular with singing teachers throughout the world. A substantially updated third edition was published in 2024.  Jenevora is director of Vocal Health Education and Evolving Voice, providing imaginative and rigorous training courses for singing teachers, voice professionals, and . the first generation of Voice Rehabilitation Specialists worldwide. As a teacher of singing, she works with professional singers of all ages in both voice rehabilitation and career mentoring. https://jenevorawilliams.com

Winnie Yeung is a Consultant ENT Surgeon and Laryngologist at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Trust, with specialist expertise in professional voice care. She leads the multidisciplinary Voice Clinic and Neurolaryngology Clinic, treating a wide range of voice disorders, including laryngeal dystonia using botulinum toxin. She earned her medical degree with Distinction from King’s College London and holds a BSc from Imperial College London. During ENT training in the East Midlands, she contributed to national research and peer-reviewed publications as Regional Trainee Lead for the NIHR Clinical Research Network. Following specialist registration, she completed the Clinical Laryngology Fellowship at the University of Sydney, where she gained advanced training in voice, swallowing, and airway disorders. During this time, she was involved in the care of elite performers, including singers from Opera Australia. Ms Yeung is a Specialty Advisor for the Royal College of Surgeons and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at City St George’s, University of London.