Jane Hinton
Membership & Finance Officer
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Jane’s role as Membership & Finance Officer covers all matters relating to membership including the upkeep of the main SUT database, collecting subscriptions, welcoming new members and distributing email notices of meetings and other events. She is also responsible for the day-to-day financial matters of the Society including bookkeeping and credit control.
Emily Boddy
Publications Officer
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Emily’s main roles as publications officer are the production of the SUT Yearbook and Annual Report. She also produces any additional publications and proceedings required by the Society as well as adverts and other marketing material. The other main part of the role is to maintain and edit the SUT website. She is also the clerk for most committee meetings.
Cheryl Ince
Administrative Secretary
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Cheryl’s main roles are administration, archiving, assisting with conferences, courses and evening meetings. She is also in charge of administering the SUT Educational Support Fund (ESF). She is in contact with the students throughout their ESF sponsorship year(s) and monitors their progress. She is the first port of call for most SUT queries.
Steve Hall
Chief Executive
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Steve Hall joined SUT as Chief Executive in April 2017 bringing over 25 years experience in the field of global marine science, technology and policy including serving as vice-chair of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, heading the UK National Oceanography Centre's International & Strategic Partnerships Office and a variety of other roles.
Steve has been a long-serving Member & Fellow of SUT, chairing the education & training committee and serving on Council.
Araceli Lopez
Communications Coordinator
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Araceli is the communications coordinator for SUT-US. She is responsible for advertising their courses and events, website administration, customer service, and SUT-US social media management.
Patsy Rhymes
Event Manager
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Patsy manages the events in Houston for the US Branch, as well as working closely with other team members across various business units in product marketing, social media, PR, campaign management and corporate marketing.
Emma Young
Administration & Events Assistant
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Emma assists with the day-to-day running of the office in Aberdeen, and supports the organisation of events throughout the UK.
Jacqui Adams
Events Manager
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Jacqui manages events throughout the UK including seminars, training courses, conferences, dinners and exhibitions. Working with the branches in Aberdeen, London & South East & North of England and also supporting new events in the South West. She also manages the day-to-day running of the office in Aberdeen.
Jennifer Maninin
Perth Branch Manager
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Jen has extensive experience in event management. She started as Events Manager in March 2013, and in March 2014 became the Perth Branch & Events Manager. Organising the busy events schedule is Jen’s main focus, however she’s also heavily involved with SUT branch and sub-committee meetings, Australian branch guidance, report/procedure/policy writing, industry networking, recruitment, training and anything else the Perth Branch Committee require assistance with. She works closely with the staff and Perth Branch SUT Committee.
Fiona Allan
Perth Branch/Finance/Membership Administrator
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Fiona is the Administrator for the Perth Branch and is responsible for everyday financial matters as well as Student / Individual and Corporate Memberships. Fiona is also involved with SUT Committee Meetings and the Scholarships process.
Marketa Mesman
Events Assistant
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Marketa has over 10 years of experience in event management. After taking two years of maternity leave, Marketa has joined the SUT as an Events Assistant. Her main role is to provide event and administrative support to the team as required, with a strong focus on registrations, presenters and sponsors requirements.
Patricia Slapp
Events & Marketing Coordinator
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Patricia joined the Perth SUT team in April 2018. She has extensive experience in the events industry and is currently studying Graphic Design. Her role will focus on the administration, coordination and marketing of Perth events as well as updating the website.
