VIII College Staff

VIII COLLEGE STAFF

In the Porters’ Lodge Sam Hollinshead left in December 2012, Geoff Nicholas retired in January 2013 and Ian McGennity left in May. Chris Bradley, Michael Dyke and Chris Rose replaced them. Fran Edson retired from the Domestic Department at the end of March after 13 years service, Deeann Jones then becoming Deputy Domestic Manager on 1 May. Linda Sell, secretary to the Clerk of Works, retired in September 2012 after seven years service; Coleen Keohane started as Maintenance Office Assistant in January. Domestic Assistants Yun Sheng Mao, Justyna Szczepek, and Lorraine Drew all left in 2013, being replaced by Kay Hardingham, Aleksandra Dlugoszek and Katarzyna Nesterczuk. Mehmet Osman was appointed as Maintenance Handyman. In the Garden Department, Marie Scholefield left in August 2012. Mark Scott transferred from Tottenham Hotspur as a senior gardener; Andrea Hoskins’s post is now permanent, and Derienne Bell arrived in October 2012 – making a very strong team of four. Amy Williams joined the Admissions Office to provide maternity cover for Vicky Levet from February 2013; the Schools Liaison Assistant, Rosie Sharkey, left in July 2013, with Madeline Lawrence Jones now working full-time on the College’s access programme from September. In the College Office, Jenny Woodfield became fulltime Human Resources Manager from the beginning of March 2013, also providing additional administrative support for the Assistant Bursar; Tracy Lockwood gave up her role as Accounts Administrator owing to ill-health and was replaced by Melissa Le Chevalier. In the Alumni and Development Office, Charles Cook left in March 2013; his replacement is Roxanne Napier. The Kitchen Staff has seen very little change this year, but we said goodbye to Jerome Viard in July 2013 following the completion of his training. We wish him a successful career in his chosen speciality of Pastry Chef. The Catering and Conference Manager, Alan Fuller, left at the end of July to take up a new role at Wolfson College; we are most grateful for the work he has done in developing a highly professional conference business, at the same time supporting the dining traditions of the College; Vincent Howard will take over as Director (Catering & Conferences) from September, coming to us from the National Trust at Anglesey Abbey.

Sadly, Mrs Tonee Lilley died on 6 May. After six years in the College Office she became College Accountant (head of the Office) 1990–1995; she was in the best sense of the French word formidable; hard-working beyond the call of duty, she seemed to know the answer to every question, and always gave Fellows and students with a problem a kindly welcome.

Finally we also record with regret the death of Colin Hayton in February 2013; he was a cheerful and helpful Bar Manager from 1989 to 2004.