Professional Services Staff

General Enquiries
Department of Environment and Geography
University of York
YO10 5NG
Telephone number: +44(0) 1904 322999
email:environment@york.ac.uk

Instagram: uoyenvandgeo
Twitter: YorkEnvironment

Deputy Head of Faculty Operations (Environment and Geography)
Lucy Orange Deputy Head of Faculty Operations (Environment and Geography) Tel: +44 (0)1904 326502 environment-dhfo@york.ac.uk	Overall responsibility for all business processes and professional services support Planning and financial management HR and recruitment processes Member of the Department Leadership Team
Student Services Team
Michelle Barton (Wed-Fri) Student Services Manager Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 6851 environment-studentservicemanager@york.ac.uk	Student experience (collectively and individually) Administration & operational support for teaching & learning Welfare & student progress Strategic development of student services operations Relationships with university services related to students/teaching
Jackie Coates (Monday - Wednesday morning) Student Services Manager Tel +44 (0)1904 32 5040 jackie.coates@york.ac.uk	Student experience (collectively and individually) Administration & operational support for teaching & learning Welfare & student progress Strategic development of student services operations Relationships with university services related to students/teaching
Dr Katariina Nara-Zanotti Student Services Coordinator Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1971 katariina.nara-zanotti@york.ac.uk	Handling escalated student enquiries, welfare and student progress Oversight and continuous improvement of student administration processes, including assessment and module evaluation Coordination of the Department's VLE provision Deputy to the Student Services Manager and coordination of day-to-day office operations
Nadine Riley Timetabling Coordinator timetabling@york.ac.uk	Part of the Timetabling Services team Development and maintenance of the Department’s timetable
Rachel Vonderdell Student Support Assistant environment@york.ac.uk	Dealing with general enquiries Supporting the welfare of students and administrating Exceptional Circumstances affecting Assessment (ECA) and Student Support Plans (SSP) Processing assessments General administrative duties including booking rooms, travel and accommodation
Rebecca Reid Rodrigues Student Services Administrator (Undergraduate/MEnv & PGT) Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 4769 environment-pgtstudents@york.ac.uk environment-pgtstudents@york.ac.uk	Maintaining the UG/MEnv and PGT student records Processing assessments and feedback Responding to queries in relation to the administration of the UG/MEnv and PGT programmes of study Supporting the welfare of students and administrating Exceptional Circumstances affecting Assessment (ECA) and Student Support Plans (SSP) Other Administrative duties including room booking, catering and accommodation arrangements
Maroula Hill Student Services Administrator Tel: +44 (0)1904 324068 maroula.hill@york.ac.uk	First point of contact for postgraduate research students and teaching staff handling queries across all postgraduate research matters Maintenance of PGR student records, including admissions, enrolment, progression, examination and awards Oversight of scholarships, studentships and DTPs Support for internal exam boards Support for the Department's recruitment and admissions activity
Dr Maria Gehrels Student Services Admnistrator maria.gehrels@york.ac.uk
Amanda Pauw YMP (York-Maastricht Programme) Student Services Coordinator amanda.pauw@york.ac.uk
Careers & Employability
Jenny Pollard YMP (York-Maastricht Programme) Industry Liaison Officer Tel: +44 (0)1904 322996 jenny.pollard@york.ac.uk	External engagement Management of placement programmes Careers Liaison Officer Mental Health First Aider
Angela Purdham Industry Liaison Officer angela.purdham@york.ac.uk environment-careers@york.ac.uk	External engagement Management of placement programmes (UG and PG) Employability advice and support Mental Health First Aider
Research Support
Laura Smith Research Facilitator Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 4063 environment-research@york.ac.uk	Management of departmental research support Help with research grant proposals Management of current research and consultancy projects REF support
Ciaran Ogilvie Research Administrator environment-research@york.ac.uk
Technical Operations
Dave Hay Health & Safety and Technical Manager Tel: +44 (0)1904 324071 dave.hay@york.ac.uk	Management of departmental technical teams and facilities Departmental Safety Manager Departmental Radiation Protection Supervisor Management of building, laboratory, security and IT operations Responsible for technical budget management and purchasing operations
Anthony Jones Research Technician Tel: +44 (0)1904 324788 anthony.jones@york.ac.uk	Carrying out field work at sites in the Yorkshire Dales including water sampling and greenhouse gas flux measurement Overseeing laboratory analysis of peat and water samples Data input, writing standard operating procedures and risk assessing work associated with the project Supporting project students (undergraduate and postgraduate) in their laboratory and fieldwork
Dr Matt Pickering Experimental Officer Tel: +44 (0)1904 324788 matt.pickering@york.ac.uk	Laboratory support of environmental analytical chemistry research. Providing technical support and training on analytical instrumentation to staff and students. Responsibility for gas chromatography (GC-MS and GC-FID), liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ion chromatography instruments including maintenance, troubleshooting and analytical method development. To assist the reporting of analytical data as a contribution to research reports. Stock control of chemicals, consumables and equipment relating to the chromatography facility.
Rebecca Sutton Senior Research Technician Tel: +44 (0)1904 324788 rebecca.sutton@york.ac.uk	Support to departmental research staff Support of students engaged in research projects at BSc and MSc/PhD level Laboratory organisation including purchasing, instrument specification etc Provision of instruction and training to members of academic and research staff in detailed and safe usage of complex laboratory equipment Maintenance, operation and troubleshooting of key specialised analytical instrumentation Advice on the handling and disposal of hazardous laboratory chemicals.
Deborah Sharpe Laboratory Technician Tel: +44 (0)1904 324788 deborah.sharpe@york.ac.uk	To assist with operation and maintenance of lab equipment Preparation of experimental and stock solutions for teaching purposes General housekeeping of teaching labs. Disposal of chemical waste and glass Stock control of chemicals, consumables and lab equipment To assist in the operation of department field trips
Mark Tolley Departmental Computing Officer Tel: +44 (0)1904 324191 mark.tolley@york.ac.uk	1st and 2nd line IT support (at desk, telephone and remote support) Software installation and deployment New IT installations and upgrades of existing equipment Advice and guidance with all IT matters Asset management Environment website management
Tom Chapman Graduate Research Software Engineer tom.chapman@york.ac.uk
Caroline Swann Research Technician caroline.swan@york.ac.uk
Luke Andrews Field Technician luke.andrews@york.ac.uk
General Administration, Finance & Marketing
Role currently vacant Department Administration Manager environment-hr@york.ac.uk	Oversight, documentation and continuous improvement of general administrative processes across the Department Support for departmental HR processes and record-keeping Support for equality, diversity and inclusivity activity Support for sustainability activity Management of casual workers Executive support to the E&G Leadership Team
Chloe Mitchell PA / Administrator to HoD Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 8640 environment-pa@york.ac.uk	Meeting, travel and accommodation support for the HoD Diary management for the HoD Email management for the HoD inbox Finance support for the HoD and department Servicing the departmental staff meetings General administrative duties
Annabel Jackson PA / Administrator to EGLT environment-pa@york.ac.uk	Booking meetings, travel and accommodation for EGLT members Diary management for EGLT members Raising POs and processing expenses Servicing the EGLT, DMT and EDC meetings Administrating the staff newsletter General administrative duties
Naurin Fatima Management Accountant n.fatima@york.ac.uk	Management Accountant for Department of Environment & Geography and Stockholm Environment Institute
Maja Mackowska Finance Assistant environment-finance@york.ac.uk	Handling invoices, expenses claims, and general financial processing Ensures compliance with University financial regulations
Maimie Hume PA/Administrator for Professor Sarah Bridle PA to PI on AgriFood Network Project envr553@york.ac.uk
Linda Elvin CDT Admin Manager linda.elvin@york.ac.uk
Stockholm Environment Institute at York
Sarah West Centre Director +44 (0)7965 661181 sarah.west@sei.org	Centre Director for SEI York
Emma Holland Executive Assistant, SEI-Y Tel: +44 (0)7552 285885 emma.holland@york.ac.uk	Executive support for SEI-Y Director Oversight of administrative functions within SEI-Y
Sam Bland Software Developer sam.bland@sei.org	Software development for a number of environmental models and tools Data visualisation Interactive user interface design. Urban simulation
Frances Dixon Communications Manager frances.dixon@sei.org	Designing and implementing communication strategies Content developer for infographics and videos Editing and copywriting content for different audiences Policy engagement Online event planning (seminars, workshops etc.)
Anwen Hughes Research Manager Tel: +44 (0)7552 285934 anwen.hughes@york.ac.uk	Research facilitation and management for SEI-Y
Howard Cambridge Research Support Group Manager Tel: +44 (0)7552 285887 howard.cambridge@york.ac.uk	Provision of IT, communications, software development and spatial mapping services to SEI researches at York. Developing creative approaches for engaging different stakeholders including focus groups and participatory mapping. Development of online tools, bespoke software and apps.
Trudy Stapley SEI-Y Administrative Assistant Tel: +44 (0)7552 285 895 trudy.stapley@york.ac.uk
Douglas Wang Software Developer douglas.wang@sei.org	Software developer of user interfaces for research tools and management planning Agile development using programming (Python/Django) and server side scripting languages (PHP / JavaScript) both for local use and in online, cloud-based, environments. Full stack web development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript for web-based interface design and web-based GIS techniques using GeoServer, OpenLayers, Leaflet/MapBox.
Lizzie White SEI-Y Adminstrator Tel: +44 (0)7552 285885 lizzie.white@york.ac.uk
Lucy Way Project Coordinator lucy.way@sei.org
Juri Kirby Research Support Officer juri.kirby@sei.org
Victoria Beale Communications Specialist victoria.beale@sei.org
Rhian Ebrey Project Coordinator rhian.ebrey@sei.org
Thomas Holmes Research Technician tom.holmes@york.ac.uk
Connie O'Neill Project Coordinator connie.oneill@sei.org
Joe Simpson Research Assistant joe.simpson@sei.org
John Werboweckjy Communications Specialist john.werboweckjy@sei.org
Chris West Deputy Center Director (Research) chris.west@sei.org
Eve Palmer Research Assistant ep933@york.ac.uk
Rebecca Newman Research Assistant rebecca.newman@sei.org