Staff list by role

This page lists contact details of staff in the Communications Office organised by role. An A–Z list of Communications Office staff is also available. To find staff in other offices or departments, use the University's people directory.

Director of Communications

Director of Communications – Hilary Layton, 01904 434462, hrl1@york.ac.uk

PA and Office Manager – Sue Abson, 01904 432622, sa554@york.ac.uk

  • Strategic planning for communicating with the University's audiences
  • Managing the University's reputation nationally and internationally
  • Working with academic departments to raise their profile
  • Government relations, crisis management, branding

Press Office

Senior Press Officer – David Garner, 01904 432153, dcg501@york.ac.uk

Press Officer – James Reed, 01904 432029,  jr576@york.ac.uk

Communications Assistant – Alice Jenkins, 01904 432063, aj539@york.ac.uk

  • Promoting the University's work via the media
  • Media training for academics and senior staff
  • Crisis management
  • Monitoring coverage of the University in the media

Internal Communications, Events and Outreach

Communications Manager – Sarah Mitchell, 01904 434633, slm7@york.ac.uk

Internal Communications Officer – Alison Sherratt, 01904 434798, as824@york.ac.uk

Communications Assistant – Randall Ghent, 01904 434466, rg533@york.ac.uk

  • Outreach and community engagement
  • Manages the University's public lectures
  • Co-ordinates internal communications
  • Planning of corporate events

Publications Office

Publications Manager – Jilly Lovett, 01904 432157, jml11@york.ac.uk

Publications Officer – Dodi Beardshaw, 01904 432626, db32@york.ac.uk

Communications Assistant – Alice Jenkins, 01904 432063, aj539@york.ac.uk

  • Production of University prospectuses and other corporate publications
  • Manages the University's corporate identity, brand and logo
  • Maintains digital photo library and commissions photoshoots and filming

Web Office

Web Manager – William Mackintosh, 01904 434878, wm5@york.ac.uk

Web Co-ordinator – Kriss Fearon, 01904 434682, kf7@york.ac.uk

Web Content and Design Officer – Paul Kelly, 01904 434578, pak500@york.ac.uk

Web Training and Support Officer – Amanda Owen, 01904 432065, ao513@york.ac.uk

Web Content Officer – Dan Wiggle, 01904 432047, dw538@york.ac.uk

  • Manages the University's online presence
  • Trains and supports departments in the use of the Web CMS