Jon leads the voice training at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School and became New Zealand's first certified Estill practitioner in 2011. He was introduced to the Estill Voice Model™ in 2001 whilst training to be an actor at Unitec School of Performing & Screen Arts. In 2008 he travelled to Australia to attend his first official course and was immediately captivated. He has returned to Australia many times since to further his study and training under the mentorship of Helen Tiller (CCI-AdvTP/SD), and is thrilled to be able to offer Estill Voice Training™ solutions to actors and singers in New Zealand.
In 2011 he received the Claire Marsh Award in recognition of his services to the Speech Communication Association of New Zealand and, as a Deirdre Snedden Scholar, he undertook professional development in London and Rome which included attending the Fifth Estill World Voice Symposium.
Jon has taught actors at Unitec School of Performing & Screen Arts and South Seas Film & Television School, and singers at Auckland School of Rock. He has taught voice classes at the Performing Arts School of New Zealand, including 'The Actor's Voice' and 'Accents for Actors', as well as public and private workshops on a variety of voice and performance-related topics.
Jon is a Professional Member of VASTA - the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (USA).