Governance and management

Current as of 31 October 2022

Trustees

Professor Sir Drummond Bone (Chair) Gesa Blackmore, ACA, CPA (Treasurer) Professor Simon Bainbridge Dr Amy Concannon Judith Cooke Dr Paul Davies Dr Anna Fleming Jo Goode David Heal Professor David McKitterick Lisa Peter Tim Robertson Anne Young

Staff

Director’s Office

The Robert Woof Director Michael McGregor FRSA PA to the Director Catherine Foster

Visitor Experience

Head of Visitor Experience Stephanie Byast Visitor Experience Manager Hugo Sánchez Deputy Visitor Experience Manager John Coombe

Visitor Experience & Engagement Assistant Jessica Sneddon

Visitor Experience Assistant Kathryn Twelvetree Café Assistant Steve Russell

Senior Guide Hazel Clarke

Guide Phil Hartley Sales & Marketing Manager Marie Batty Sales & Marketing Coordinator Alexandra Heaton

Volunteer Coordinator Joanne Kieft

Receptionist & Group Bookings Wendy Dodds Retail Operations Manager Michael Mitchell

Retail Supervisors Lee Baker, Dean Hines

Curatorial and Learning

Principal Curator & Head of Learning Jeff Cowton MBE, AMA Curators Melissa Mitchell AMA, Rebecca Turner Dove Cottage Gardener Jane Roberts Education Development Manager (job-share) Zoë McLain, Letitia Thornton Community Outreach Officer Susan Allen

Events Officer Hannah Catterall

Education Officer Catherine Kay Assistant to the Curatorial & Learning Team Victoria Mitchell

Finance and Estate

Finance & Operations Director Amanda Pickup Finance & Administration Officer Diana Hendry Commercial Manager Alison Magrath Estates Manager Mary Nixon Senior Estate Worker Adam Jones

Estate Worker Peter Foster

Fundraising

Development Manager Mark Bains

Trainees

Danielle Blee, Rachel Brodie, Beth Driscoll, Donnchadh Gethins, George Millership, Katherine Sykes

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