The Basement Door Team
Kev Westbury
Managing Director
Kev is a founding member of The Basement Door since 2008, and loves to see young people develop and make positive changes in their lives. He has a degree in Youth work and became the Manager of the organisation in 2018. Kev wants to see The Basement Door gain national recognition. In his spare time, Kev likes working on old cars and motorbikes and he supports Liverpool FC (no comments please).
Louise Nagle
Chair of Trustees
Louise has been coming to Basement Door gigs since her Daughter joined in 2019. It has been her pleasure to spend the last few years as a music teacher across Hounslow, introducing children who has often never heard them before to the joys of Queen, Bob Marley, Jerry Lee and Foo Fighters. She previously had far less enjoyable jobs working as a senior manager and consultant for Local Authorities and private companies.
Ken McMahon
Trustee
Ken was introduced to the charity recently and wanted to help The Basement Door make a positive change supporting young talent to achieve their goals in the music industry. He has been a senior manager at several big film studios and now serves as an independent consultant. In his spare time you'll find him searching for vinyl to add to his eclectic record collection, having foolishly given most of it away in the 90's.
He is delighted to be part of the team of Trustees.
Tom Strike
Trustee
I am an architect and expert witness with a passion for design and community engagement. For the past two years, I have been volunteering with The Basement Door after my sons' band, Blood Like Wine, started gigging there. My involvement includes organizing and assisting with gigs, and I serve as a trustee a role I find incredibly rewarding as it enables me to combine my technical expertise and a dedication to supporting young talent in the local music scene
Clara Lane
Trustee
I spent many years in youth theatre and did a media performance degree. I started working in voice overs at a young age so have learnt my job over many years doing it. I have been a voice over for over 20 years I have my own recording facilities and have worked for a vast number of clients from Coca-Cola to Global Radio and the BBC. I also work with children helping in the classroom taking small groups to improve fluency of reading. I love organising events and working with the Basement Door team
Chris Meara
Trustee and Treasurer
Mostly retired now, I'm focusing mainly on volunteer work in the local area. My background has been in Finance with over 35 years of experience in the cinema, logistics, corporate travel and telecommunications industries. I've always had a passion for music and particularly enjoy watching bands and artists playing live. I'm hoping I can combine both of these elements and contribute to the ongoing development of the already amazingly successful The Basement Door.