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OPPA Team

We are hiring! Please see below our current team members and vacant positions. You can view our new roles here. 

Job Title Name Email Telephone
Director of Philanthropic Partnerships and Alumni  Mary Haworth  mary.haworth@york.ac.uk  +44 (0)1904 32 2090 
OPPA Administrator Rebecca Smith  rebecca.s.smith@york.ac.uk   +44 (0)1904 32 4467

Our Teams: 

Corporate and Foundation Philanthropy

Job Title Name Email Telephone
Associate Director (Corporate and Foundation Philanthropy)  Dan Zastawny dan.zastawny@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 32 4486
Philanthropy Manager (Sciences - Environmental and Physical) Audrey Bounaix audrey.bounaix@york.ac.uk  
Philanthropy Manager (Social Sciences)  Helen Bradley helen.bradley@york.ac.uk   
Philanthropy Manager (Life and Health Science)  Sharon Godwin sharon.godwin@york.ac.uk  +44 (0)1904 32 3275 
Philanthropy Manager (Arts and Humanities) Ellen Robotham

ellen.robotham@york.ac.uk

  
Relationship Manager  Edward Joyner 

edward.joyner@york.ac.uk

 +44 (0)1904 32 4389
Relationship Manager (Corporates)  Lydia Van den Dries lydia.vdd@york.ac.uk  
Philanthropy Support Officer   Eden Doherty  eden.doherty@york.ac.uk   

Sitting across Corporate Foundation Philanthropy Team and the Individual Philanthropy and Legacy Giving:

Projects and Proposals Manager  

Katie Jackson

 katie.jackson@york.ac.uk

Fundraising and Community Engagement

Job Title Name Email Telephone
Associate Director (Fundraising and Community Engagement) Tom Piercy tom.piercy@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 32 4794
Volunteering and Alumni Programmes Manager

Kyla Holt

 kyla.holt@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 32 2033
International Volunteering and Alumni Officer

Aiko Mizumori Hirst

  aiko.mizumorihirst@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 32 6536 
Volunteering and Alumni Officer  Nat Smallpage-Hurst
(Maternity Leave Savannah Green mat cover)		 nat.smallpage-hurst@york.ac.uk

savannah.green@york.ac.uk 		  
Philanthropy Officer (Community Giving) Jessica Roehricht jessica.roehricht@york.ac.uk   
Philanthropy Officer (Leadership Giving)   Liz Vazquez (Maternity Leave Helen Iredale mat cover) liz.vazquez@york.ac.uk    
Philanthropy Officer (Regular Giving) Helen Iredale (On secondment Emily Sinclair secondment cover) helen.iredale@york.ac.uk 

emily.sinclair@york.ac.uk		 +44 (0)1904 32 4794 

Individual Philanthropy and Legacy Giving

Job Title Name Email Telephone
Associate Director (Individual Philanthropy) Sarah Disney sarah.disney@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322097
Philanthropy Manager Laura Dennison laura.dennison@york.ac.uk    
Philanthropy Manager Kalli Keramari kalliopi.keramari@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 32 4465
Philanthropy Manager  Sharon Oakley sharon.oakley@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 32 3275
Strategic Philanthropy Manager VACANT     
Senior Philanthropy VACANT    
Legacy and In Memory Giving Manager  Mary Taylor-Lewis mary.taylorlewis@york.ac.uk  +44 (0)1904 321281 
Philanthropy Officer (Legacies) Maresa Bailey   
Philanthropy Support Officer Emma Stent  emma.stent@york.ac.uk  

Sitting across Corporate Foundation Philanthropy Team and the Individual Philanthropy and Legacy Giving:

Projects and Proposals Manager  

Katie Jackson 

 katie.jackson@york.ac.uk 

York for Life

Job Title Name Email Telephone
Head of York for Life   Chris Barnes chris.barnes@york.ac.uk  +44 (0)1904 32 2099
Alumni Platforms Manager (York for Life) Thea Windsor thea.windsor@york.ac.uk  +44 (0)1904 32 2326
Alumni Experience Manager (Sciences) Rachael Brothwell rachael.brothwell@york.ac.uk   
Alumni Experience Manager (Arts & Humanities) Rachel Collins r.collins@york.ac.uk   
Alumni Experience Manager (Social Sciences) Rachael Hartley rachael.hartley@york.ac.uk   

Operations and Experience

Job Title Name Email Telephone
Deputy Director (Operations and Experience) Chris Barnes chris.barnes@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 32 2099

Communications 

To have your news or events included in our Alumni Newsletter, please email alumninews@york.ac.uk.

Job Title Name Email Telephone
Deputy Head of Operations and Experience / Communications and Digital Manager Charlotte Gibbons charlotte.gibbons@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 32 4001
Digital Communications Officer Mike Bracknell mike.bracknell@york.ac.uk   
Social Media and Digital Design Officer Rebecca Bowe rebecca.bowe@york.ac.uk    
Content and Communications Officer Catriona Nunn catriona.nunn@york.ac.uk    
Communications Support Officer Maya Bewley  

Supporter Relations

Job Title Name Email Telephone
Supporter Relations Manager Charlotte Wainwright charlotte.wainwright@york.ac.uk    
Donor Experience Officer (Corporate and Foundations) Miriam Hemingway miriam.hemingway@york.ac.uk  
Donor Experience Officer (Individuals and Legacy) Elin Wetherill elin.wetherill@york.ac.uk  
Supporter Experience Officer (Mass Participation) Georgina Thornton georgina.thornton@york.ac.uk    
Supporter Relations Officer  VACANT    

Prospect Research  

Job Title Name Email

Telephone
Prospect Research Manager (Also manages due diligence) Em Atkin em.atkin@york.ac.uk    
Prospect Research Officer  Darin Wood darin.wood@york.ac.uk   
Prospect Research Officer  Tan Kelsey tan.kelsey@york.ac.uk  

Gifts and Funds

Job Title Name Email Telephone
Gifts and Funds Manager Vicky Patteson vicky.patteson@york.ac.uk   
Gifts Administrator  Katie Pearson katie.pearson@york.ac.uk   

Information and Insight

Job Title Name Email Telephone
Information and Insight Manager Dan Parker dan.parker@york.ac.uk  +44 (0)1904 32 4422 
Data Analyst Hannah Droop hannah.droop@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 32 2623
Information Officer Andrew Thompson andrew.s.thompson@york.ac.uk  
Information Administrator  Jen Massey  alumni@york.ac.uk  +44 (0)1904 32 4388 
Information Administrator  Heather Richardson   alumni@york.ac.uk  
Information Administrator Clare Moffat alumni@york.ac.uk