Meet the people who make up the Cumberland Lodge team.
Find out more about the Cumberland Lodge staff, as well as our doctoral Fellows. For more information on our Fellowship scheme, click here.
Fergus Drake OBE
Chief Executive
Mike Durham
Chief Operating Officer
Professor Melissa Butcher
Programme Director
Merrill Ryan
Hospitality Director
Colin Baker
Buildings Manager
Nicola Hine
Communications & Engagement Manager
Sarah Mann
Meetings & Events Manager
Robert Szewczyk
Head Chef
Julie Tanner
Business Development and Marketing Manager
Ross Brooks
Sous Chef
Sally Craig
Dining Room Supervisor
Nasima Khatun
Finance Manager
Joanne Marshall
Housekeeping Supervisor
Alison Taggart
Senior Duty Manager
Joe Adams
Maintenance
Michael Barron
Senior Chef de Partie
Kylie Brown
Housekeeper
Mirela Cili-Thompson
Housekeeper
Nicola Cole
Duty Manager
Lewis Deluca
Chef de Partie
Carly Dolby
Housekeeper
Lee-Lee Foley
Housekeeper
Melissa Galvan
HR Officer & Executive Assistant
Michelle Godbolt
Finance Assistant
Shirley Gorman
Housekeeper
Leigh Hamilton
Decorator
Carrie-Anne James
Dining Room Assistant
Jayanthini Jeevendra
Housekeeper
Natalja Lipka
Programme Administrator
Nicola Mathews
Housekeeper
Christina Ogwang
Programme Officer
Munny Purba
Programme Officer
Diyana Senderowski
Assistant Accountant
Bethany Smith
Duty Manager
Andrea Timmis
Dining Room Assistant
Jack Verduyn
Digital Communications Officer
Lucy Wilson
Dining Room Assistant
Mary-Kate Wolseley
Outreach Officer and EA to the CE
Meghan Wood
Housekeeper
Marcus Woodhead
Kitchen Hygiene Manager
Peter Symonds
Volunteer Volunteering Co-ordinator
Claire Agius
Cumberland Lodge Fellow, 2023-25
Favour Borokini
Cumberland Lodge Fellow, 2023-25
Mattia Emma
Cumberland Lodge Fellow, 2023-25
Sali Hafez
Cumberland Lodge Fellow, 2023-25
Caroline Onyuka
Cumberland Lodge Fellow, 2023-25
Zoe Strong
Cumberland Lodge Fellow, 2023-25
Cee Swakamisa
Cumberland Lodge Fellow, 2023-25
Khin Thet San
Cumberland Lodge Fellow, 2023-25
Samuel Wairimu
Cumberland Lodge Fellow, 2023-25
Rong Wei
Cumberland Lodge Fellow, 2023-25
John Lotherington
Chair of Trustees
David Matthews
Treasurer
Professor Tom Crick MBE
Trustee
Jane Furniss CBE
Trustee
Abby Guthkelch
Trustee
Stephen Harvey
Trustee
Eugene J Huang
Trustee
David Isaac CBE
Trustee
Dr Patrina Law
Trustee
JP Rangaswami
Trustee
Ingrid Tennessee
Trustee
Dennis the cat
Frequent visitor