Celia Johns - Honorary Chairman

• The Honorary Chairman has overall responsibility for operational direction of the association.
• The Honorary Chairman chairs all meetings of Executive Officers and Steering Committee Meetings.
• The Honorary Chairman chairs the Annual General Meeting once elected to office.
• PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY.
• Celia retired from paid work at the end of 2008, having spent nearly 30 years as a Civil Servant in HM Revenue & Customs. For the last five years Celia was on secondment with Business in the Community, as Cambridgeshire Area Manager, working with voluntary organisations, charities, and social enterprises, and gaining a tremendous amount of experience of the Third Sector and its problems.
• Following retirement Celia became the Chair of Trustees of a small charity in Cambridge, which runs an educational training centre for disabled adults aged between 16 and 25 years, and is also Vice-Chair of Trustees of Fenland Council for Voluntary Service.
• In Celia’s musical life she has been a member of two local choirs for many years. Cantemus, in Spalding (sadly not an NAC choir!) has been in existence for 26 years and she has been a member from the beginning. For the Gildenburgh Choir in Peterborough Celia has been a member for 29 years and is currently their Secretary and Assistant Musical Director.
• Celia has been working with the Anglia NAC Group, for about 17 years, and is currently Treasurer and Vice-Chairman of the Group. Celia is also a Committee member of Peterborough Music Making, a group of currently 21 amateur music groups in and around the Peterborough area.
• Other interests include bird watching, reading, photography and cooking.
• Married with two grown-up children, proud Grandma to five small people.

Other Positions

• Anglia NAC Group Treasurer and Vice-Chairman
• Secretary & Assistant Musical Director of the Gildenburgh Choir

Email: chairman@nationalassociationofchoirs.org.uk

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