Meet the team
You can get in touch with the team by emailing info@urbangreennewcastle.org
Senior Leadership Team
Carol Pyrah
Chief Executive
Barbara Hooper
Director of Parks and Allotments
Jon Riley
Operations Director
Marian Chapman
Enterprise Director
Enterprise
Ginny Nicholson
Café Manager
Sally Vleugels
Commercial Manager
Diana Gates
Events Coordinator
Gemma Dudley
Events Coordinator
Della Hadingham
Events Manager
Operations
Richard Turner
Business Manager
Katie Ashworth
Business Administrator
Adrian Lowe
Cleaner
Amelia Hain Porter
Customer Service Assistant
Claire Cooke
Finance Assistant
Ali Brown
Marketing and Communications Manager
Dermot McGilligan
Finance Manager
Parks and Allotments
Gavin Cassidy
Allotments Officer
Hannah Gowdy
Ranger
Michael Hancock
Ranger
Vincent Jenkins
Ranger
Mike Mavin
Ranger
Graham Park
Ranger
Matt Purcell
Ranger
Emma Armstrong-Smith
Team Leader: Conservation and Recreation
Sarah Capes
Team Leader: Land and Woodland Management
Jo Ellis
Volunteer Coordinator
Malcolm McKenna
Sport and Activities Officer
Pets Corner
Hazel Bell
Pets Corner Keeper
Clare McQuade
Pets Corner Keeper
Sarah Williamson
Pets Corner Keeper
Our board of trustees
Jim Beirne MBE FRSA D.Litt (hons)
Chair
Brian Aitken
Rob Cameron
Paul Collings
Tricia Cresswell
Kate Culverhouse
Nigel Emmerson
Val Keen
Ella Ritchie OBE
Alan Schofield
Irim Ali