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Jools Townsend

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Chief executive (parental leave)

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Bill Freeman

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Interim chief executive

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Sarah Fatica

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Director of people & funding

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Dawn Bigland

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Administration, finance and resources manager

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Hazel Lavery

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Events & fundraising manager

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Hannah Cottrill

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Events and partnerships officer

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Patrick Southern

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Senior administration assistant

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Tiffany Allen

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Fundraising and partnerships lead (corporate and grants)

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Sam Agnew

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Director of member support and development

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Paul Webster

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Regions support manager

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Gary Shipp

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Projects development manager

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Ian Davis

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Community rail support officer (North of England)

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Rhiannon-Jane Raftery

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Community rail development coordinator (Wales and Borders)

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Jenni Jones

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Community rail support officer (England South)

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Colin Burcombe

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Community rail support officer (Midlands and East)

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Alex Peel

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Training and development coordinator

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Naomi Lilley

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Training and development coordinator

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Karen Bennett

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Education and youth engagement advisor

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Sally Whitehead

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Travelling with Confidence programme coordinator

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Ali Miller

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On Track inclusion and engagement manager

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Sarah Chilton

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Director of communications & policy

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Alice Mannion

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Campaign and leisure promotions coordinator

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Rob Lowson

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Policy, research and resource officer

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Erin Kelly

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Communications and marketing officer

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