The team behind Life

Linda Conlon  Chief Executive

 

Finance

Jayne Manns   Finance Director 
Paul Bradley  Accountant
Damien Longstaff  Finance Executive (Expenditure)
Carly Anderson  Finance Executive (Income) 
Anna Fu  Cashier  

 

IT

Mark Dobbing  IT Support Technician
Simon Scott  IT Assistant 

 

Human Resources

Claire Adams  Corporate Services Director
Louise Richardson  HR Executive
Judy Gibson  HR Business Apprentice

 

Trading and Operations

Liz Dean  Trading and Operations Director
Niamh Lightfoot  Bookings Executive
Kathryn Brame  Customer Relations Co-ordinator
Paul Edwards  Head of Catering Operations
Colin Bowden  Head Chef
Sheila Smith  Sales Executive, Conference and Banqueting
Lisa Embleton  Conference and Banqueting Coordinator
Karen Arslan  Conference and Banqueting Coordinator
Terry McCartney  Technical and Maintenance Manager
Kath Howes  Operations Manager (Life Science Centre)
Helen Colling  Duty Manager (Life Science Centre

 

Science Communications

Ian Simmons  Science Communications Director
Elin Roberts  Head of Public Engagement
Jenny Dockett  Public Engagement Manager
Toni Hamill  Public Engagement Officer
Sheela Joy  Project Coordinator
Chris Hudson

 Technical Coordinator
Noel Jackson  Head of Education
Sarah Robinson  Education Manager
Nicola Stock  Education Officer
Lee Patterson  Lab Supervisor
Andy Lloyd  Special Projects Manager
Lizzie Ellis  Exhibition Development Assistant
Marissa Buckingham  Science Festival Manager

 

Marketing

Julia Hankin  Head of Marketing
Kate Earnshaw  Assistant Marketing Manager
Nicola McIntosh  PR and Media Executive (job share)
Vicky Pepys  PR and Media Executive (job share)
Michael Hodges

 Business Apprentice - Marketing

 

Property

Darren Frost-Younger  Property and Facilities Director
Shaun Simpson  Site Facilities Supervisor

 

Board of trustees

The International Centre for Life Trust is a registered charity and is governed by a board of trustees:

 

Alastair G Balls CB DL (Chairman)

Centre for Life
   
Dame Jackie Fisher CBE
 Chief Executive
Newcastle College Group
   
Clive Cookson Journalist, Financial Times
   
Professor Nick Wright
 Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation)
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
   
Quentin Cooper Journalist
   

Linda Conlon

 Chief Executive
Centre for Life
   
Professor Andrew Wathey
Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive
University of Northumbria
   
Professor Ray Hudson   Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Partnerships and Engagement
University of Durham
   
Dr Steven Gater     Retired head teacher
   

Professor Chris Day

 

Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Liver Medicine
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Newcastle University Medical School
   
Barry Rowland

Chief Executive
City of Newcastle upon Tyne

 

 

Get in touch

To contact a member of staff at the Centre for Life, please call (0191) 243 8210,
or email info@life.org.uk

Alternatively you can write to us at:

Management Suite
Centre for Life
Times Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne & Wear
NE1 4EP
 
If you wish to contact any of our partners on site, including the Institute of Genetic Medicine and the Newcastle Fertility Centre, please find details here.