Meet the Chamber team
Meet the team supporting members across the North East.
The team is always on hand to help members, we support, connect and represent more than 2,000 members. As part of a trusted business community and respected network, if we don’t know the answer we probably know someone who does. Get in touch!
Directors
Jennifer Rycroft
executive director – membership
John McCabe
chief executive
Tracey Worrall
PA to CEO
Rhiannon Bearne
executive director – policy and representation
Aneela Ali
executive director – finance & corporate services
Membership Team
Helen Huitson
Small Business Engagement Manager
Natalie Connolly
small business engagement manager
Michelle Wilcox
senior engagement manager – larger business – north of Tyne & Gateshead
Michael Dickinson
senior engagement manager – medium & global business
Jazmin Winkworth
medium business and international trade engagement manager
Clare McCabe
engagement manager – small business – North Tyneside & Northumberland
Abigail Turner
medium business & international trade engagement manager
Ashwin Veeramani
business development executive
Megan Rennison
small business engagement manager
Rob Chesman
Senior Membership Engagement and Experience Manager
Sarah Skelton
Senior Membership Development and Operations Manager
Tom Warnock
senior engagement manager – larger business – south of Tyne & Team Valley
Erin Knight
partner engagement and sponsorship manager
Lynsey Crabtree
business services and sponsorship manager
Sarah Roberts
small business engagement manager
Policy Team
Marianne O’Sullivan
policy manager
Erika Armanino
Knowlege and Research Executive
Tim Marsden
knowledge manager
International Team
Rebecca Tweddle
export documentation & customs declaration co-ordinator
Neil Hunter
customs declaration co-ordinator
Kay Shaw
customs declaration co-ordinator
Debra Blair
customs declaration and carnet lead
Wendy Hutchinson
customs declaration co-ordinator
Jessica Brown
export documentation lead
Eve Halliday
Interim Senior International Trade Manager
Marketing Comms and Events
Ashley Carney
events manager
Josh Mewes
Marketing Engagement Assistant
Charlotte Johns
marketing manager
Daniel Marsden-Knight
head of marketing comms & events
Jack Firth
Marketing Campaigns Lead
Jasmin Brown
marketing executive
Frances Holliday
events co-ordinator
Sarah Connolly
Events Coordinator