Staff

The Courtyard staff are integral to our organisation and community. They ensure we can deliver events, workshops and incredible service to Hereford.

IAN ARCHER
Chief Executive & Artistic Director

MEL LANGFORD
Administrator & PA to Chief Executive p/t

DAVID DURANT
Associate Director

Education and Participation Department

ELLEN DORSETT 
Participation Manager

JAMIE HUTTON
Education Officer & Youth Theatre Leader

REBECCA COOK
Inclusive Arts & Youth Theatre Leader

KATHERINE ROSS
Education Officer & Youth Theatre Leader p/t

ZAKK KAYE
Education Officer & Youth Theatre Leader p/t

EMILY LAWRENCE
Programming & Participation Administrator p/t

CAROLINE POTTER
Education Development Officer p/t

Operations Department

PHILLIP PEARCY 
Head of Operations

KATIE MEREDITH 
House Manager

SERENA DOYLE
House Manager

AOIFE MOONEY
Deputy House Manager (Maternity Cover)

PAUL SOCKETT
Relief House Manager p/t

ISABELLE WATTS
Relief House Manager p/t

ALISON ELSMERE
Housekeeper f/t

AMANDA COTTRELL
Housekeeper p/t

ELIZABETH HAINES
Housekeeper p/t

Food & Drink Department

RICHARD FLINN
Head of Food & Drink

SARAH PRESCOTT
Sous Chef

THOMAS WHITBY
Chef

JAMES ASHELFORD
Bar & Catering Supervisor

MOLLY SKIVINGTON
Bar & Catering Supervisor

SHARON PRICE
Junior Bar & Catering Supervisor

Marketing & Sales Department

JESSICA PROSSER
Head of Marketing & Sales

ROBYN BARRATT
Audience Development & Hospitality Programming Manager p/t

RUBY THOROGOOD
Marketing Officer p/t

JESS WHEELER
Marketing Officer (Maternity Cover)

HOLLY DENNISON
Digital Marketing Officer

ETHAN HARGREAVES
Cinema Development & Programming Coordinator

VICTORIA VENESS
Customer Sales Manager

SOPHIE GATENBY
Deputy Customer Sales Manager

INGRID BAIN
Retail Manager p/t
Customer Sales Supervisor p/t

MATTHEW MORGAN
Customer Sales Supervisor p/t

ANGELA THOMAS
Customer Sales Supervisor p/t

BETHANIE COLE
Customer Sales Supervisor p/t

LAUREN EDWARDS
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

SARAH NICOL
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

JON ROSE
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

TANITH ROUSE
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

FREYA BAIN
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

GRACE JONES 
Youth Ambassador p/t

Fundraising Department

MELANIE DENNING
Head of Fundraising 

Finance Department

MARTIN FLETCHER
Head of Finance

JORDAN TODD
Finance Officer p/t

LUCY HEMMINGS
Finance Assistant p/t

Technical Department

DAVE BEEVER
Technical Manager p/t

SIMON NICHOLLS 
Head of Film

ETHAN HARGREAVES
Cinema Development & Programming Coordinator

NIC ACONS
Chief Technician

JOSHUA MOORE
Technician

ALEX BRIGHT
Technician

JONATHAN SKINNER
Technician

LUCY HEMMINGS
Technical Admin Assistant p/t