Staff

The Courtyard staff are integral to our organisation and community. They ensure we can deliver events, workshops and incredible service to Hereford.

IAN ARCHER
Chief Executive & Artistic Director

MEL LANGFORD
Administrator & PA to Chief Executive p/t

DAVID DURANT
Associate Director


Education and Participation Department

ELLEN DORSETT 
Participation Manager

CARRIE POTTER 
Participation Manager (Maternity Cover) p/t

JAMIE HUTTON
Education Officer & Youth Theatre Leader

REBECCA COOK
Inclusive Arts & Youth Theatre Leader

KATHERINE ROSS
Education Officer & Youth Theatre Leader p/t

EMILY LAWRENCE
Programming & Participation Administrator p/t


Operations Department

PHILLIP PEARCY 
Head of Operations

KATIE MEREDITH 
House Manager

SERENA DOYLE
Deputy House Manager

PAUL SOCKETT
Relief House Manager p/t

AOIFE MOONEY
Relief House Manager p/t


Food & Drink Department

RICHARD FLINN
Head of Food & Drink

SARAH PRESCOTT
Sous Chef

THOMAS WHITBY
Chef p/t


Marketing & Sales Department

JESSICA PROSSER
Head of Marketing & Sales

ROBYN BARRATT
Marketing & Audience Development Manager p/t

RUBY THOROGOOD
Marketing Officer p/t

LEAH ADKINS
Digital Marketing Officer

ETHAN HARGREAVES
Cinema Programming and Marketing Assistant p/t
Young Film Audience Programme Project Manager

VICTORIA VENESS
Customer Sales Manager

SOPHIE GATENBY
Deputy Customer Sales Manager

INGRID BAIN
Retail Manager p/t
Customer Sales Supervisor p/t

MATTHEW MORGAN
Customer Sales Supervisor p/t

ANGELA THOMAS
Customer Sales Supervisor p/t

AOIFE MOONEY
Customer Sales Supervisor p/t

LAUREN EDWARDS
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

BETHANIE COLE
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

JON ROSE
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

LEXI MYERS
Customer Sales Assistant p/t

CHLOE PREEDY 
Youth Ambassador p/t

GEORGIA GRACE
EMILY MASON
STUART NEWNHAM
Young Film Programmers


Fundraising Department

MELANIE DENNING
Head of Fundraising 


Finance Department

MARTIN FLETCHER
Head of Finance

JORDAN TODD
Finance Officer p/t

LUCY HEMMINGS
Finance Assistant p/t


Technical Department

DAVE BEEVER
Technical Manager p/t

SIMON NICHOLLS 
Head of Film

ETHAN HARGREAVES
Film Programming Assistant p/t

NIC ACONS
Chief Technician

JOSHUA MOORE
Technician

KEIRON THOMAS
Technician

CARL SMITH
Technician

LUCY HEMMINGS
Technical Admin Assistant p/t

ABBIE MOUNTFORD
Trainee Technician

GRACE WHITING
Trainee Technician