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

LEXI MYERS
Programming Assistant & Participation Administrator

Operations Department

PHILLIP PEARCY 
Head of Operations

KATIE MEREDITH 
House Manager

NICKIE BATES
Deputy House Manager

EMILY WATSON
Relief House Manager p/t

PAUL SOCKETT
Relief House Manager p/t

Food & Drink Department

RICHARD FLINN
Head of Food & Drink

SARAH PRESCOTT
Chef p/t

THOMAS WHITBY
Chef p/t

Marketing & Sales Department

JESSICA PROSSER
Head of Marketing & Sales

ROBYN BARRATT
Marketing & Audience Development Manager p/t

RUBY THOROGOOD
Marketing Officer

LEAH ADKINS
Digital Marketing Officer

ETHAN HARGREAVES
Marketing Assistant p/t
Young Film Audience Programme Project Manager

VICTORIA VENESS
Customer Sales Manager

SOPHIE GATENBY
Deputy Customer Sales Manager

INGRID BAIN
Customer Sales Supervisor p/t

MATTHEW MORGAN
Customer Sales Supervisor p/t

ANGELA THOMAS
Customer Sales Supervisor p/t

LAUREN EDWARDS
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

NICKIE BATES
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

JESSICA ROYALL
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

AOIFE MOONEY
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

JON ROSE
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

RHIANNON TURTON
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

CHLOE PREEDY 
Youth Ambassador p/t

Fundraising Department

CLARE WICHBOLD 
Fundraising Manager (Trusts and Foundations and Individual Giving) p/t

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
Film Programming Assistant p/t

NIC ACONS
Chief Technician

JOSHUA MOORE
Technician

KEIRON THOMAS
Technician

CARL SMITH
Technician

EVIE GRINNELL
Trainee Technician

LUCY HEMMINGS
Technical Admin Assistant p/t

GEORGIA GRACE
EMILY MASON
FINN MEREDITH
Young Film Programmers

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