Meet the team

Ita O'Brien
Founder of Intimacy on Set. Intimacy Coordinator and Movement Director who has worked as an Intimacy Coordinator for HBO, the BBC, Netflix, & Warner Bros. Advocate for best practice who has given talks and workshops and featured in the press all over the world.
David Thackeray
​Intimacy Coordinator, actor, and Director who has worked as an Intimacy Coordinator for Netflix, and as a Producer and Director for Amazon. Nominated for the NSDF Awards and MTN Awards. Teaches the Intimacy guidelines to drama schools across the UK.
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Kate Lush
Intimacy Coordinator, Movement Director, and Movement Teacher, with a MA in Acting. Has worked as an Intimacy Coach since 2015 and has taught movement and physical theatre in London drama schools. Intimacy Coordination includes theatre and television. 
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Jennifer Ward-Lealand
New Zealand based Intimacy Coordinator in training, Director, and teacher. President of Equity New Zealand, Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to theatre, film, and television. Currently drafting Intimacy Guidelines for Stage and Screen in New Zealand.
Chloe Dallimore
Australia. Chloe is an Intimacy Coordinator in training with a background as a dancer and choreographer, working on numerous main-stage productions for theatre, and for Channel 7 television. A trained Mental Health First Aider, specialising in the performing arts.
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Shondelle Pratt
Australia. Intimacy Coordinator in training, Director, and choreographer. Shonelle has extensive theatre experience and has worked as an accessibility coordinator for Mad March Hare Theatre Company.


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Tandi Wright
New Zealand based Intimacy Coordinator in training with 25 years experience of stage and screen in New Zealand, Australia, and the US. Vice President of Equity New Zealand, helping to draft Intimacy Guidelines for Stage and Screen in New Zealand.
Michala Banas
Australia. Intimacy Coordinator in training, working with Melbourne Theatre Company, Opera Australia, and various Television productions. She is also a multi award winning actor and producer with over 35 years professional experience as a performer on stage and screen.