Our Staff

Alison Edbury, Chief Executive Alison’s role is to ensure that Audiences Yorkshire is a leader in audience development and that the work of the company is highly visible and well-respected regionally and nationally. Alison manages and provides the strategic lead on all matters for the charity, Audiences Yorkshire, and with the AY Creative Services Board, supports the strategic development of the trading company AYCS. More >>

	Anna Dunne, Membership & Consultancy Services Director As Membership & Consultancy Services Director, Anna is responsible for running key marketing and audience development campaigns, writing and delivering training courses, as well providing marketing consultancy to arts and cultural organisations. More >>

	Becky Kasumba, Events & Professional Development Co-ordinator Becky joined Audiences Yorkshire in June 2009 as Events and Professional Development Co-ordinator. She is tasked with co-ordinating and implementing Audiences Yorkshire’s events programme including Industry briefings, CEO Briefings and Conferences. More >>

	Fiona Scott, Research Consultant As a Research Consultant, Fiona works in the Audience Consultancy team on the delivery of primarily quantitative research projects. More >>

	Gemma Nelson, Marketing & Operations Assistant Gemma joined Audiences Yorkshire in May 2008 and supports the Membership and Events team in delivering marketing support and membership services for Audiences Yorkshire's client-base. More >>

	Helen Lisle, Research Consultant Helen joined the company in August 2007 as Research Consultant. She is primarily responsible for qualitative research such as focus groups and in-depth interviews but also works on several quantitative projects including Audiences Yorkshire’s visual arts benchmarking project. More >>

	Lisa Farrell, Membership Co-ordinator Lisa joined Audiences Yorkshire in May 2009 as Membership Co-ordinator and is the key point of contact for Audiences Yorkshire’s Members and is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the membership service and its benefits. More >>

	Lorraine Emmans, Marketing Consultant As Marketing Consultant, Lorraine works in the Audience Consultancy team preparing and delivering marketing and audience development strategies for Audiences Yorkshire’s client base. She also supports the delivery of our continuing professional development programme. More >>

	Oliver Mantell, Audience Consultancy Manager Oliver manages our Audience Consultancy team and leads on the delivery of our research and consultancy services. More >>

	Rachel Jeffcoat, Digital Content & Sales Co-ordinator Rachel is responsible for uploading and editing event listings on digyorkshire.com. She is also the administrator for our online ticket sales system, and for the competitions run onsite. More >>

	Rui Zhang, Finance Assistant Rui joined Audiences Yorkshire in May 2008 as Finance Assistant where she will support the Finance and Operations Director in all invoice and financial queries. More >>

	Sophie Thornberry, Membership & Marketing Manager As Membership & Marketing Manager, Sophie is responsible for designing and implementing Audiences Yorkshire's marketing and communications strategy. More >>

	Susan Ingham, Research Consultant Susan joined Audiences Yorkshire in July 2009 as a Research Consultant, working in the Audience Consultancy team on the delivery of quantitative research projects. More >>

	Zoe Clifton, Website Administrator Zoe became a full-time member of staff in July 2009, working as the Website Administrator for digyorkshire.com. Zoe writes reviews and previews, as well as editing listings and organising competition prizes. More >>