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Gillian Howie

Executive Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive
email: gillian.howie@northumbria.ac.uk
tel: 0191 227 4002
Cara Morris Chief of Staff to the Vice-Chancellor
email: cara.morris@northumbria.ac.uk
tel: 0191 227 3857

Caroline Gray

Executive Assistant to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor 
email: c.gray@northumbria.ac.uk
tel: 0191 243 7400
Helen Wantzing Executive Assistant to the Chief Strategy Officer and Director of Campus Services

email: helen.wantzing@northumbria.ac.uk

tel: 0191 2437200
Heather Ledgerwood

Executive Assistant to the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Exchange)

Email: heather.ledgerwood@northumbria.ac.uk
tel: 0191 227 4004

Joanne Ryan
Executive Assistant to the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education) 
email: joanne.ryan@northumbria.ac.uk
tel: 0191 243 7200
Lyndsey McKenna & Martina Rodgers Executive Assistant to the Faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor, Business and Law
email: lyndsey2.mckenna@northumbria.ac.uk or martina.rodgers@northumbria.ac.uk
tel: 0191 227 3368
Rachel Wilson Executive Assistant to the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Health and Life Sciences
email: rachel.wilson@northumbria.ac.uk
tel: 0191 215 6100

Lena Stern

 

Executive Assistant to the Pro Vice Chancellor, Strategic Projects  and the Pro Vice-Chancellor, London Campus

email: lena.stern@northumbria.ac.uk

 Fiona Snook

 

 Executive Assistant to the Chief Finance Officer

 email: fiona.snook@northumbria.ac.uk

Janette Armstrong Executive Assistant to the Faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor, Arts, Design and Social Sciences
email: janette.armstrong@northumbria.ac.uk
tel: 0191 227 3135
Jamie George Executive Assistant to the Faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor, Engineering and Environment
email: jamie.george@northumbria.ac.uk
tel: 0191 227 4397
Georgia Elwell Executive Assistant to the Chief Marketing Officer
email: georgia.elwell@northumbria.ac.uk
tel:0191 2437406
Julia Lakey Executive Assistant to Chief Information Officer 
email: julia.lakey@northumbria.ac.uk
tel: 0191 227 4046
Julie Anne Clements Senior Governance Administrator & Executive Assistant to Chair of the Board of Governors
email: julie-anne.clements@northumbria.ac.uk
tel: 0191 227 4335
 Catherine Smurthwaite

 Executive Assistant to the Pro Vice-Chancellor, International and the Director of Amsterdam Campus

email: catherine.smurthwaite@northumbria.ac.uk

 Katie Hodgson

 Executive Assistant to the Chief People Officer

email: katie5.richardson@northumbria.ac.uk


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