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
Tracey Worrall
PA to CEO
John McCabe
chief executive
Rhiannon Bearne
Deputy CEO and executive director – policy and representation
Aneela Ali
executive director – finance & corporate services
Membership Team
Megan Rennison
small business engagement manager
Helen Huitson
Small Business Engagement Manager
Michelle Wilcox
senior engagement manager – larger business – north of Tyne & Gateshead
Natalie Connolly
small business engagement manager
Erin Knight
partner engagement and sponsorship manager
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
Lynsey Crabtree
business services and sponsorship manager
Sarah Roberts
small business engagement manager
Policy Team
Erika Armanino
Knowlege and Research Executive
Alex Gandhi
Comms and PR Manager
Rachel Thompson
Business Engagement Manager (LSIP)
Jessie Kelly-Baxter
Policy Manager
Tim Marsden
knowledge manager
Courtney Hiles
Comms and PR Manager
Rachel Anderson
Assistant Director – Policy
Josh Maratty
Policy Adviser Intern
Bev Brown
Business Engagement Manager (LSIP)
International Team
Neil Hunter
customs declaration co-ordinator
Kay Shaw
customs declaration co-ordinator
Jessica Brown
export documentation lead
Rebecca Tweddle
export documentation & customs declaration co-ordinator
Debra Blair
customs declaration and carnet lead
Ipsita Sengupta
International Trade Service Administrator
Marketing Comms and Events
Charlotte Johns
marketing manager
Ashley Carney
events manager
Emma Aghdami
Marketing Engagement Assistant
Josh Mewes
Marketing Engagement Assistant
Jasmin Brown
Marketing Engagement Lead
Sarah Connolly
Events Coordinator
Frances Holliday
events co-ordinator