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Who to contact in Economic Development

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Mark Gunthorpe
Head of Economic Development
mark.gunthorpe@york.ac.uk
01904 328075
  • Establishing economic development projects and programmes
  • Strategic networking with LEPs, Councils and funding organisations
  • Contract management of project activity, including liaison with funders and dealing with audit
 Mark Gunthorpe

Matthew Kirk
Senior Programme Manager
matthew.kirk@york.ac.uk
01904 328079
  • Manage economic development activity across a wide range of pre- and post-contract functions, ensuring the EDT delivers its activities efficiently and effectively
  • Generate and support the development of new projects and funding applications in support of the University Strategy
  • Promote interest and understanding of economic development funding within the University
 Matthew Kirk

Vicky Wren
Programme Manager
vicky.wren@york.ac.uk
01904 328080
  • Manage economic development activity across a wide range of pre- and post-contract functions, ensuring the EDT delivers its activities efficiently and effectively
  • Generate and support the development of new projects and funding applications in support of the University Strategy
  • Promote interest and understanding of economic development funding within the University
  Vicky Wren

Karen Drum
Project Development Manager
karen.drum@york.ac.uk
01904 328078
  • Networking with local and regional partner organisations to identify potential funding opportunities
  • Supporting academics, departments and professional support services to identify and develop project ideas that can then be funded
  Karen Drum

Chris Russell
Innovation Advisor
chris.russell@york.ac.uk
01904 321125 
  • Proactively identify and engage with regional companies that wish to innovate through the development of new products
  • Help companies to scope out their proposed project and determine its eligibility for funding support
  • Support companies to develop their funding applications for submission at appraisal panel
 Chris Russell

Karen Kaye
Monitoring Coordinator
karen.kaye@york.ac.uk
01904 328082
  • Support and advise individuals to comply with the requirements of funding bodies
  • Monitor project activity to produce claims and reports
  • Development of standardised systems, procedures and forms
 Karen Kaye

Lana Scoot
Monitoring Coordinator
lana.scoot@york.ac.uk
01904 328081
  • Support and advise individuals to comply with the requirements of funding bodies
  • Monitor project activity to produce claims and reports
  • Development of standardised systems, procedures and forms
 Lana Scoot

Natalie Dearlove
Administrator
n.dearlove@york.ac.uk 
01904 328076
  • Responsible for general team administration activity, including organising and minuting team and project meetings
  • Support the PAPI projects by organising SME application appraisal panels and collation of panel results
  • To oversee the publishing of procurement exercises via the InTend system, for both the team and the PAPI projects.