BEN NAYLOR
DEAN of BADA
What is the most bizarre job you’ve ever had (aside from BADA!)?
Working in a supermarket freezer
What is your favorite place in London?
The South Bank of the Thames
What is the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
So many! Maybe my first Blumenthal or Ottolenghi. Or the best sushi in Tel Aviv. Or Cretan home cooking by the sea.
What talent would you like to have?
To be able to sing confidently and in tune
What is the best gift you’ve ever received?
My daughter
What is your favorite place to relax?
By the sea
DR LARS FRANKE
MANAGING DIRECTOR
What is the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Maybe not the best, but cooking a full English breakfast on a campfire was certainly an experience.
What is your favorite play?
Shakespeare’s Macbeth. It was my first encounter with Shakespeare’s work.
What is your hidden talent?
I’m still looking for it….
What is your favorite book?
That’s a tricky one. If I had to pick one, it would be Michael Ende’s Momo.
What is your favorite quotation?
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better” (Albert Einstein, attributed)
Do you have any pets?
Chickens and fish.
What is your favorite dessert?
I would never say no to either a Trifle or Cheesecake.
DAWN BROWN
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
What is your favorite place in London?
The South Bank on a summer’s evening for the wonderful atmosphere.
What is your favorite film?
Top Gun
What is your favorite place to relax?
A Mountain Ski Lodge
What is the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
The best meals are always the ones spent with family and friends
What’s your favorite performance of the past 10 years?
Phantom of the Opera which I absolutely adore
If you weren’t an Executive Assistant, what would you be?
A Famous Wellness Guru
SETH DRANGINIS
MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
What is your favorite dessert?
Coffee ice cream with a chocolate chip cookie
What is your favorite book?
Too many: Dan Simmons’s Hyperion Cantos, Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Kevin Brockmeier’s The Brief History of the Dead, Iain M. Banks’s Look to Windward, and Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita all vie for the top spot, but the one I turn to the most is Mark Helprin’s The Winter’s Tale.
Where is your favorite place to relax?
On a long walk, ideally on the path around the horse field at my parents’ house
What is the most bizarre job you’ve ever had (aside from BADA!)?
I spent two summers working as a lifeguard at a pool where no one ever swam!
What is the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Duck and Cherry Pie with a glass of old vine Chenin Blanc in Stellenbosch, South Africa
ROBERT HANWELL
FACILITIES AND COMPLIANCE MANAGER
What is your favorite film?
‘The Women’ starring Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell among an all women cast. Brilliantly witty and flawless delivery. Its got Oomph!
What is your proudest moment or greatest achievement?
Taking a big risk in my twenties and changing my career. It’s how I met my husband 30 years ago.
What’s your favorite play?
Has to be the Inheritance by Matthew Lopez. I saw both parts three times and cried every time.
What is your favorite place in London?
Waterloo Bridge for the view and there is nothing like a Waterloo sunset!!
What is your favorite quotation?
‘The secret of getting ahead is getting started’
–Mark Twain
DONNA HARRIS
PROGRAMME SUPPORT AND STUDENT WELFARE OFFICER
What’s your favorite film?
The Shawshank Redemption
If you weren’t a Program Support and Student Welfare Officer, what would you be?
A Michelin Star Chef
What is your favorite place in London?
Regent’s Park on a nice spring day
What is your favorite quotation?
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”
What’s your go-to lunch?
A nice cheese toastie
Where is your favorite place to relax?
A nice spa
JENNIFER ROCKWOOD
3SUMMER PROGRAMS ADMISSIONS COORDINATOR
What is your favorite quotation?
“The best thing for being sad,” replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, “is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewer of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then – to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.” — T.H. White, The Once and Future King
What is your favorite performance of the past ten years?
Sorry I have to go back further. Rufus Sewell in Arcadia. Favorite all time.
What is the most bizarre job you’ve had (aside from BADA!)?
Well, it’s not the most bizzarre (I’ve done a lot of jobs!) but I did have the pleasure of working at the US Open Tennis Championships last summer, letting people on and off Court 12.
Can the Arts save the world?
Yes, yes they can.
MAREK WOJCIK
3CARETAKER
What is the best gift you’ve ever received?
Music equipment Pioneer CDJ800
Do you have any pets?
Cat (Prada) with attitude, Dog (Figiel) very likeable
What is your favorite place to relax?
Regent’s Park for sure
What’s the weirdest job you’ve ever had (aside from BADA!)?
Segregating socks in a warehouse
What movie can you watch over and over?
Super funny and real comedy Seksmisja directed by Juliusz Machulski
