Our team

Dr Mark Downs CBiol CSci FRSB — Chief Executive

Jennifer Crosk — Executive Assistant 

Jen provides support to the Chief Executive, Council, and senior management team, and manages human resources.

Download an organogram of the CEO Team.

Paul Trimmer MRSB — Director 

Paul is responsible for the strategy, implementation, and delivery of RSB's professional development activity including the Degree Accreditation Programme, training, professional registers, and careers.

Degree Accreditation

Tessa Gibson MRSB — Accreditation Manager 

Tessa manages the accreditation application process, and supports institutions and the associated committee.

Alice Foster AMRSB — Accreditation Officer 

Alice facilitates the accreditation application process, supports institutions, and provides administrative support to the director and associated committee.

Professional Affairs

Dr Tia Salter MRSB — Senior Professional Development Officer 

Tia manages the development and delivery of the RSB's professional development activity including careers work and the professional registers.

Dr Raksha Gohel MRSB — Training and Registers Officer 

Raksha supports the delivery and development of the RSB's training centre, professional registers, and Careers Committee.

Emily Lunn MRSB — Training and Registers Officer 

Emily supports the delivery and development of the RSB's training centre, professional registers, and CPD audit.

Download the department organogram or get in touch via training@rsb.org.uk.

Susie Rabin MRSB — Director 

Susie oversees the Communications and Public Affairs team, which includes press, social media, outreach and engagement, competitions, awards, grants, and engagement with Parliament.

Dr Amanda Hardy MRSB — Senior Outreach, Engagement, and Grants Officer

Amanda is responsible for the strategy, implementation, and delivery of engagement activities and is chair of the RSB's Outreach and Engagement Working Group.

Clare Simm MRSB — Senior Digital Communications and Marketing Officer 

Clare is responsible for the RSB's website, social media and digital marketing.

Sadiyah Diallo-Geny — Digital Content and Design Officer 

Sadiyah coordinates the RSB's marketing activity, brand development, messaging, and design work.

Veronica Kocovska MRSB — Communications and Media Officer 

Veronica coordinates RSB's media coverage, is responsible for writing and communicating RSB news and updates, and hosts the Bioscience Matters podcast.

Download the department organogram or get in touch via engagement@rsb.org.uk.

Mark Leach MRSB — Director 

Mark is responsible for overall strategy of the RSB’s membership and activities relating to recruitment and retention, third party services, events and regional activity, and facilities and governance.

Membership and Events

Karen Patel CBiol MRSB — Head of Membership and Events 

Karen is responsible for the strategy, implementation, and delivery of membership engagement and growth activities. She oversees the events programme, event funding, and events for external clients.

Shameema Haque MRSB — Membership Engagement Manager 

Shameema manages individual and organisational membership recruitment, retention, and engagement processes, and oversees a range of membership networks.

Lucy Eckersley MRSB — Senior Events Officer 

Lucy manages the planning, execution, and evaluation of the RSB's events programme and supports end-to-end event delivery for external clients.

Eleanor Barrand AMRSB — Events Officer 

Eleanor supports the planning, delivery, and evaluation of the RSB's events programme and leads the management of selected external events for clients.

Eden Bloomfield AMRSB — Membership Engagement Officer 

Eden supports Shameema with the recruitment, retention, and engagement of individual members.

Emma Chaplin AMRSB — Membership Engagement Officer

Emma supports Shameema with the recruitment, retention, and engagement of individual members.

Chris Longmore MRSB — Membership Engagement Officer (MOs) 

Chris supports membership growth and relationships with external organisations including full, supporting, and affiliated Member Organisations (MOs), and employer networks.

Membership and Client Services

Andy Stephens — Client Services Operations Lead 

Andy provides the day-to-day administration for the British Society for Genetic Medicine, the British Society of Animal Science, and oversees the activities of the client services team.

Charlie Brown MRSB — Membership Officer 

Charlie manages the day-to-day membership administration for the Genetics Society, British Lichen Society, and the International Society for Affective Disorders.

Freya Bambridge AMRSB — Membership Assistant 

Freya provides day-to-day administration for the British Society for Neuroendocrinology, Laboratory Animal Science Association, and the Freshwater Biological Association.

Zoha Tauseef AMRSB — Membership Assistant 

Zoha manages the day-to-day administration for the Heads of University Biosciences (an RSB special interest group), Fisheries Society of the British Isles, and the Anatomical Society.

Download the department organogram, or email membership@rsb.org.uk or call +44 (0)20 3925 3441 for general membership enquiries.

Dr Arianne Matlin MRSB — Director  

Arianne is responsible for ensuring that RSB develops, delivers, and communicates a programme of policy work to support and maximise the benefit of biosciences to society, and promote the interests of people in the biosciences sector.

Education Policy

Lauren McLeod MRSB — Head of Education Policy 

Lauren manages the RSB's education policy work from primary to tertiary education across all four UK nations. She supports collaboration with partner organisations through the Science Education Policy Alliance and Learned Societies Group in Scotland, and the work of RSB’s Curriculum Committee and Education Policy Advisory Group.

Shabana Brightley MRSB — Senior Education Policy Officer 

Shabana leads on education policy related to initial teacher training, recruitment, retention, and CPD, and supports the Biology Education Research Group, Teaching Policy Advisory Group and Teacher Policy Network.

Hannah Lings MRSB — Education Policy Officer 

Hannah leads on school curriculum and qualifications policy, including Evolving 5 – 19 Biology. She supports RSB’s Curriculum Committee and Education Policy Advisory Group.

Science Policy

Dr Laura Marshall MRCVS MRSB — Head of Science Policy 

Laura advances and manages the RSB's complete portfolio of science policy work, focusing on strategy, team development, partnerships, impact measurement, and communication.

Dr Jade Hall MRSB — Senior Science Policy Officer (Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Culture) 

Jade leads delivery of our science policy outputs relevant to biosciences research culture. She supports the RSB Diversity and Inclusion Working Group and RSB Diversity and Inclusion Network. She convenes cross-team collaboration to develop and deliver the RSB’s equality, diversity, and inclusion commitments.

Kieran Woof MRSB — Senior Science Policy Officer (Plant and Environmental Sciences)

Kieran leads delivery of our science policy outputs relevant to the plant and environmental sciences. He supports the RSB Plant Science Group and the Natural Capital Initiative. He convenes cross-team collaboration to develop and deliver the RSB’s climate and nature commitments.

Sabrina Fleurimé MRSB — Science Policy Officer (Research Landscape) 

Sabrina leads and supports delivery of our science policy outputs relevant to the biosciences research landscape (including research funding, workforce, infrastructure, and communications). She supports the RSB Education and Science Policy Committee.

Dr Steph Preston MRSB — Science Policy Officer (Animal and Biomedical Sciences) 

Steph provides co-secretariat support for the UK Bioscience Sector Coalition helping to facilitate collaborative, coordinated policy work between Member Organisations.

Publications

Charlotte Cross — Senior Publications Officer

Charlotte supports RSB’s partner publications, including the Journal of Biological Education, Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, and the Oxford Biology Primers series. She also assists with The Biologist magazine.

Tom Ireland MRSB — Managing Editor 

Tom is editor of the RSB's membership magazine, The Biologist, both in print and online, and advises on our external communications.

Download the department organogram or direct general enquiries to policy@rsb.org.uk