CEO

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Dr Mark Downs CSci FRSB

Chief Executive

Jennifer Crosk

PA to the Chief Executive

020 3925 3472

Jen provides support to the chief executive, manages human resources and facilities. Jen works part time and is available from 10:00 to 14:00.

Membership, Regions and Facilities

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Mark Leach AMRSB

Associate Director

020 3925 3446

Mark is responsible for overall strategy of the RSB’s membership and activities relating to recruitment and retention, third party services, events and regional activity, and governance.

Membership, Events and Regional Activity

Karen Patel CBiol MRSB

Head of Membership & Events

020 3925 3443

Karen is responsible for the strategy, implementation and delivery of membership engagement and growth activities. She oversees internal and external event delivery, and activities run by volunteer branch committees.

Harriet McAra MRSB

Senior Events Officer

020 3925 3445

Harriet manages internal and external events and supports branches: East Midlands; North Wales; North Western; Northern Ireland; Northern; Scotland; West Midlands; Yorkshire.

Eleanor Barrand

Events Officer

020 3925 3444

Eleanor delivers RSB events and supports branches: Beds, Essex & Herts; Devon & Cornwall; East Anglia; London; Kent, Surrey & Sussex; South Wales; Thames Valley; Wessex.

Shameema Haque MRSB

Membership Engagement & Events Officer

020 3925 3442

Shameema coordinates day-to-day membership recruitment, retention and engagement processes and manages a range of membership networks. She also delivers events for members.

Jade Ridgewell AMRSB

Membership Engagement Assistant

020 3925 3447

Jade supports the recruitment, retention and engagement of individual members. She also oversees the ambassador programme.

Membership and Client Services

Andy Stephens

Senior Membership Officer

020 3925 3450

Andy manages the day-to-day membership administration for the British Lichen Society, British Society for Genetic Medicine and the International Society for Affective Disorders and oversees the activities of the client services team.

Zushna Ahmed

Membership Officer

020 3925 3449

Zushna provides day-to-day administration for the Anatomical Society, British Society for Neuroendocrinology the Quekett Microscopical Club, and the Fisheries Society of the British Isles.

Matt Webb AMRSB 

Membership Officer

020 3925 3451

Matt provides day-to-day administration for the Genetics Society and the Heads of University Biosciences.

Accreditation and Professional Affairs

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Paul Trimmer AMRSB

Associate Director

020 3925 3456

Paul is responsible for the strategy, implementation and delivery of RSB's professional development activity including the Degree Accreditation Programme, training, professional registers and careers.

Degree Accreditation

Hannah Smith

Accreditation Officer

020 3925 3454

Hannah facilitates the accreditation application process, supports institutions and provides administrative support to the associate director and associated committee. 

Tessa Gibson AMRSB

Accreditation Officer

020 3925 3455

Tessa facilitates the accreditation application process, supports institutions and provides administrative support to the associate director and associated committee. 

Professional Affairs

Cara Froggatt AMRSB

Senior Training and Registers Officer

020 3925 3458

Cara supports the delivery and development of the RSB's training centre and professional registers.

Policy and Public Affairs

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Dr Laura Bellingan FRSB

Director of Policy and Public Affairs

020 3925 3468

Laura is responsible for overall strategy of the RSB’s public affairs and activities relating to education policy, science policy, press, social media communications, public engagement and competitions.

Education Policy

Lauren McLeod MRSB

Head of Education Policy

020 3925 3462

Lauren manages the RSB's education policy work from primary to tertiary education. Lauren also leads on the Curriculum Committee, Biology Education Research Group and Education Policy Advisory Group.

Helen Mitchell MRSB

Policy Officer (Education)

020 3925 3463

Helen supports the Curriculum Committee and is delivering a framework for the 5-19 biology curriculum.

Dr Amanda Hardy MRSB

Senior Outreach Officer

020 3925 3459

Amanda provides coordination and collaboration on education policy between the Association for Science Education, Institute of Physics, Royal Society, Royal Society for Biology and Royal Society of Chemistry. (2 days a week) 

Science Policy

Dr Laura Marshall MRCVS MRSB

Head of Science Policy

020 3925 3469

Laura advances and manages the RSB's science policy activities. She provides support to the Education and Science Policy Committee.

Dr Jonathan Carruthers MRSB

Senior Science Policy Officer

020 3925 3470

Jonathan focuses on science policy activities involving plant sciences, agriculture and the environment. He also provides secretariat support to the UK Plant Sciences Federation.

Alessandro Coatti MRSB

Senior Science Policy Officer

020 3925 3467

Alessandro focuses on science policy activities relating to human, animal and biomedical research. He supports the Animal Science Group and the UK Bioscience Sector Coalition.

Dr Jade Hall MRSB

Senior Science Policy Officer

020 3925 3466

Jade is responsible for providing input and delivering a portfolio of policy activities with focus on research funding, research integrity, research publication, inclusivity and widening participation.

Vacant

Project Officer

020 3925 3465

This role supports the Natural Capital Initiative (NCI) RSB Special Interest Group.

Communications and Outreach

Philippa Skett MRSB

Press and Communications Manager

020 3925 3461

Philippa is responsible for the RSB's communications strategy. She manages press, PR, social media, the website and public engagement activities.

Dr Amanda Hardy MRSB

Senior Outreach Officer

020 3925 3459

Amanda is responsible for the strategy, implementation and delivery of engagement and outreach activities and is chair of the RSB's Outreach and Engagement working group.

Raghav Selvam MRSB

Competitions and Outreach Officer

020 3925 3460

Raghav administers the RSB's awards and competitions, and supports its outreach work. 

Publications

Tom Ireland MRSB

Managing Editor & Head of Publications 

020 3925 3464

Tom is editor of the RSB's membership magazine, The Biologist, and oversees the RSB's other publications, such as the Journal of Biological Education.

Emma Wrake AMRSB

Editorial Assistant 

020 3925 3479

Emma supports the production of The Biologist and the RSB's other publications. 

Parliamentary Affairs

Direct general parliamentary event enquiries to events@rsb.org.uk