Kirsty Deacon-BrownMarketing Manager0191 334 1809kirsty.deacon-brown@durham.ac.ukI manage the team and aim to ensure Durham SU effectively understands and communicates with our student members. I also develop effective relationships with media contacts, University colleagues and community stakeholders to further our work and student priorities.
Ross KitchingDigital Communications Exec (Web and Data)0191 334 1779ross.kitching@durham.ac.ukI develop the Union website, manage the membership database and look after all things technology. I also monitor the performance of the SU’s online platforms and provide digital support to any other projects and campaigns.
Gavin ShepherdsonDigital Communications Exec0191 334 1793gavin.a.shepherdson@durham.ac.ukI work within the marketing team to create design for print and web. I also produce our videos and provide digital support to the many projects and campaigns Durham SU runs. If you are in need of any design assistance, please get in touch.
Ellie ScorahCommunications Assistant0191 334 1763eleanor.m.scorah@durham.ac.ukI’m the online voice of the Union, looking after all our social media channels. A lot of my role involves content planning and creation, as well as photography. I also support student Officers and groups with their marketing and communications. If you have any questions at all about how we communicate with Durham University students, or how you can incorporate fun publicity ideas into your area of work, please contact me.
Opportunities team
Jamie CaressOpportunities Manager0191 334 1449jamie.caress@durham.ac.ukI oversee the Opportunities team and our work around student groups, DUCK and the Students’ Union Reception Team as well as supporting the priorities and projects of the Opportunities Officer.
Rebecca HendersonPolicy Manager0191 334 4400rebecca.henderson@durham.ac.ukYou can get in touch with me for pretty much anything policy-related! Whether you have identified an area of University policy that you feel should be changed, have an amazing new idea that could improve the Durham experience for students, or are facing a barrier in your University life, I’ll be able to point you in the right direction.
Richard BrucePolicy Coordinator (Education)0191 334 1769r.s.bruce@durham.ac.ukYou can contact me about any academic matter from across the University. I support your Academic Reps and both of the Academic Officers, so I can help you get support, or find someone to make your voice heard on an academic issue to your Department.
Charlotte LawsonCampaigns Coordinator0191 334 1790charlotte.lawson@durham.ac.ukIf you want to campaign to make a change within the SU then contact me! Not only do I coordinate the SU campaigns, but I’m also here to provide help and support for any campaigns you may want to run- no matter how big or small they are!
Imogen Charvill-RyallStudent Adviser0191 334 1777Get in touch with me to ask about anything you might need advice or guidance on. My aim is to help you to find the best way to resolve any problems that you might encounter while you’re a student, and if I can’t help, I will always try to let you know who can. The service is free, impartial and confidential, so you know you always have someone to turn to when you’re in a tricky situation.
