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Our Team and Board

Jools Townsend

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Chief executive (parental leave)

Bill Freeman

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Interim chief executive

Sarah Fatica

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Director of people & funding

Dawn Bigland

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Administration, finance and resources manager

Hazel Lavery

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Events & fundraising manager

Hannah Cottrill

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Events and partnerships officer

Patrick Southern

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Senior administration assistant

Tiffany Allen

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Fundraising and partnerships lead (corporate and grants)

Sam Agnew

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Director of member support and development

Paul Webster

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Regions support manager

Gary Shipp

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Projects development manager

Ian Davis

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Community rail support officer (North of England)

Rhiannon-Jane Raftery

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Community rail development coordinator (Wales and Borders)

Jenni Jones

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Community rail support officer (England South)

Colin Burcombe

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Community rail support officer (Midlands and East)

Alex Peel

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Training and development coordinator

Naomi Lilley

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Training and development coordinator

Karen Bennett

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Education and youth engagement advisor

Daniel Wright

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Community rail support officer (Scotland)

Sally Whitehead

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Travelling with Confidence programme coordinator

Sarah Chilton

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Director of communications & policy

Alice Mannion

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Campaign and leisure promotions coordinator

Rob Lowson

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Policy, research and resource officer

Erin Kelly

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Communications and marketing officer