SDG Representatives
Each member university of the Mercian Collaboration elect a representative to serve on the Staff Development Group Committee. This committee reports to the Collaboration’s Director’s Group. The current group chair, is Sarah Pittaway.
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Emma Hollinshead | Systems Specialist Aston University |
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Annmarie Lee | Birmingham City University Head of Customer Services |
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Susan Rodda | Bishop Grosseteste University Collections Librarian |
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Kirsty Kift |
Coventry University Assistant Director: Customer Experience and Service Innovation |
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Mary Betts-Gray | Cranfield University Business Information Specialist |
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Jane Mortimer & Ruth Stubbings | De Montfort University Co-Heads of Library Services |
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Laura Pilsel | Harper Adams University Head of Library Services |
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Matthew Cunningham Past-Chair |
Loughborough University User Services Manager |
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Christine Porter | Newman University Director of Library & Learning Services |
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Jo Neal & Kate Marshall |
Nottingham Trent University Customer Services Manager |
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Cheryl Coveney Evaluations Officer |
Open University Senior Library Manager: STEM and Academic Liaison |
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Alison Pope | Learning and Information Services Manager Staffordshire University |
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Jodie Heap | Subject Librarian University College Birmingham |
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Teresa Jordan Admin Officer |
University of Birmingham Head of Service Development |
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Kay Jeffries | University of Derby Library Service Manager |
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Stephen Parton | University of Keele Liaison Librarian (Medicine and Health Sciences) |
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Jo Aitkins Vice-Chair |
University of Leicester |
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Liz Mallett | University of Lincoln Assistant Director: Academic Engagement |
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Heather McBryde-Wilding | University of Northampton Head of Service Development |
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Paul Cavanagh | Senior Librarian, Resource Acquisitions. University of Nottingham |
Heather Green | University of Warwick Head of Client Services |
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Jon Granger | University of Wolverhampton Customer Services Manager |
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Sarah Pittaway Group Chair |
University of Worcester Head of Library Academic Engagement |
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Gaz Johnson | Mercian Collaboration MC Development Officer [ex officio] |