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Careers, Employability and Enterprise
The bustling Careers and Enterprise Centre entrance in the Palatine Centre

Meet the Team

Name Position
Simon Brandwood Director of Careers & Enterprise
Laura Dorian Deputy Director of Careers & Enterprise
Kathryn Addison Income Generation & Communications Officer

Digital Services

Name Position
Clare Ebdon Data and Systems Manager
Maedeh Mohammadi Employability Data Analyst
Stephanie Barton Information Services Manager
Eleanor Routledge Careers Information Facilitator (Wed-Fri)
Jessica Bushby Administration Senior Assistant

Careers Advisers

Name Position
Kathryn Smith Senior Careers and Information Manager
Mark Corcoran Post Graduate Research Careers Adviser
Peter Fox Careers Adviser
Stephen Nash Careers Adviser
Heather Rutland Careers Adviser
Melanie Tyson Careers Adviser

Employer Services

Name Position
Esther Banev Employer Services Manager (0.5FTE)
Kathryn Moore Employer Services Manager (0.5FTE)
Jason Lam Employer Fairs & Events Coordinator
Luke McCaffery Student Employment Coordinator
Joyce Kwok Employer Engagement Administrator

Work-Based Learning

Name Position
Donna Carr Senior Manager - Work-based Learning and Employer Services 
Denise McBride  
Lucy Morris Work Experience Development Manager
Andrea Hillery Work-based Learning Manager
Mike Purvis Work-based Learning Manager - International

Placement Years

Name Position
Gemma Messenger Senior Manager - Placements
Victoria Cawkwell Faculty Placement Manager - Arts & Humanities
Ann Herzog Faculty Placement Manager - Business
Ashleigh Baty Faculty Placement Manager - Science
Barbara Dick Faculty Placement Manager - Social Sciences & Health

Employability and Skills Development

Name Position
Rita Brandwood Employability Development Manager

Enterprise

Name Position
Marek Tokarski Senior Enterprise Manager
Rachel Bickerdike Enterprise Manager
Chris Gilman Enterprise Manager
Steve Bowden Enterprise Manager
Paul Stafford Postgraduate Enterprise Manager
Kirsty Green Enterprise Team Coordinator

The Careers and Enterprise is not part of a combined careers service but does work with GTI and Jisc to support the career activities of our students and graduates.