Trustees & Special Advisors

Alex is a Chartered Management Accountant and sits on the Board of Trustees as the Finance Trustee.

She is a keen supporter and singer having first joined the Military Wives Choirs in 2013 at Chicksands, and she currently sings with the Defence Academy Military Wives Choir. Having served herself, and being married to a serving member of the Armed Forces, she understands the unique situation that choir members face and the camaraderie and support that comes from being a member of the Military Wives Choirs.

Alex has over 15 years’ experience as an accountant and is currently the Head of Finance and Commercial at Swietelsky Construction Company Ltd.

Lieutenant Colonel Hallatt joined the army in 1985.  After qualifying to be a Bandmaster in 2000 he saw subsequent tours in Scotland and London.  Occasionally he was deployed in the second Gulf War working with the Chemical Weapons Early Warning Cell and Prisoner of War Tactical Questioning Team.

Lieutenant Colonel Hallatt took over recruiting for the Corps of Army Music in 2007 following which he became Director of Music of the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

In September 2011, he was appointed as the last Director of Music of The Royal Artillery Woolwich Band.  He was deployed on operations in Afghanistan and after a short tour in Training and Development, was appointed Director of Music of the Band of the Household Cavalry.

A keen composer, Colonel Hallatt's crowning moment was to have his music performed at the Classic FM live concert 2018 by the London Philharmonic Orchestra - resulting in a standing ovation!  He has had several CDs released; the most successful, Elegy, reached No. 12 in the Classic Charts and more recently, Balmoral Farewell peak at No.9 in the German Classical Charts.

Colonel Hallatt's efforts as Chief Instructor, Kneller Hall, resulted in him being awarded a Chief of the General Staff Commendation in the 2021 Birthday Honours. After a short appointment as Director of Music of the Band of the Welsh Guards he promoted to Lieutenant Colonel to become the Principal Director of Music, British Army and Commanding Officer of the Royal Military School of Music in May 2022.

Alex is a values based, entrepreneurial business leader and volunteer with extensive experience driving forward UK and international business strategies across a range of corporate and charitable sectors, often within challenging environments.  She is an experienced Trustee, supporting such charities as Parentkind, Riders Minds and Youth United Foundation, and also previously volunteered as Chief Commissioner of England for The Scouts.

Her connection to the military is as a military daughter and granddaughter and she proudly has the honour of supporting the military as a Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Nottinghamshire, and as the President for the Royal British Legion in the county.

Alex is a strong advocate for women and believes passionately in the benefits of improved mental health and well-being through the power of singing together.  She feels privileged to join the Military Wives Choirs team and contribute to its ongoing success.

Sen is a financially literate barrister, and ex-investment banker with more than 20 years’ international experience based in London and the Far East. Her extensive executive career was forged at global financial institutions including Schroders, Société Générale, Barings, and HSBC. Sen brings a wealth of knowledge and skills from her senior positions at these leading financial institutions, and most recently as a junior barrister in commercial matters. She has been a Committee Member of the Royal Geographical Society (HK), and volunteers at Riding for the Disabled and My Big Career. 

Sen is delighted to be working with her fellow Trustees and the Choirs Support Team of the Military Wives Choirs in advancing its mission, purpose and values.

Sharon lives in Dorset with her husband and three of her five children. She works for East London Foundation Trust NHS as the Armed Forces Accreditation lead and as an Armed Forces Community Champion, working to improve opportunities for the Veteran and Family Community. She also volunteers for a number of other charities with military connections including The Ripple Pond, SSAFA and the Army Welfare Service, where she has been a youth worker for over 10 years.

Sharon has been a member of the Military Wives Choirs for  10 years and currently sings with the Bovington choir. She is also currently Vice Lead of the charity’s Regional Voices Group.

She is inspired by the support she has received from the Military Wives Choirs over the years and this drives her to help others feel as empowered, included and supported as she has been throughout her journey with the charity.

Guy spent 35 years in the Royal Air Force (many of which were as operating crew on the venerable C130 Hercules) before filling a series of diverse command and staff roles within the Ministry of Defence, Air Command, Strategic Command and Afghanistan.  His background in operations and planning saw him complete several tours as Directing Staff at the UK Defence Academy, a role he later reprised as a Civil Servant.

Away from his military career, Guy has enjoyed a lifelong love of music and singing.  He has studied with some notable classical singers and has sung numerous principal roles with community opera companies.  He has been a chorister with several choirs over many years, being a featured soloist on a number of CDs, and has performed as a guest soloist with a Military Wives Choir.  He also plays the cello and has arranged songs for both male and female choirs.

Guy has previously been a trustee for three arts charities, but being a trustee for the Military Wives Choirs Foundation uniquely manages to combine his passion for singing and his desire to support the military community.  He is delighted to be working with such a great team, having seen at first-hand the amazing benefits and enjoyment that singing together can bring.