Staff

The bassac team

Senior management team

Ben Hughes - Chief executive
Kelly Essery - Head of operations and resources
Karen Mellanby - Head of programmes
Mark Parker - Head of policy
Ian Powell - Head of member services

Membership

Jan Bottle - Midlands regional manager
Inderjit Sahota - Midlands regional manager (maternity cover)
Michelle Carrahar - North East regional manager
Dave Chapman - South West regional manager
Jeremy Fennell - London and South East regional manager
Lizzie Kenyon - London regional manager
Isabelle Terrisson - Membership officer
Tatum Yip - Yorkshire and Humber regional manager
Anton Schultz - North West regional manager 

Collaboration

Alison Chambers - Cluster manager (southern England)
Anne Harper - Cluster manager (northern England)
Keith Kibirango - Events and training administrator
Nigel Newton Sawyerr - Collaboration manager

Sustainability

Eleanor Pryde - Programmes coordinator

Voice and Impact

Ruth Townsley - Voice and Impact manager

Communications and policy

Rosalind Goodrich - Communications manager
Alice Taylor - Communications officer
Jo Shardlow - Communications assistant
Nina Jatana - Policy manager
Sarah Joy - Research and information officer

Internal operations

Louise Roberts - Administrator
Sophie Marsden - Assistant administrator
Patricia Johnstone - Finance manager
Rae Gould - Learning and development/HR officer
Trudi Kent - Office manager and PA to chief executive
Nic Platt - Bookeeper

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