Who’s who

Our administrative staff are headed up by Diocesan Secretary, Benjamin Preece Smith.
You can write to us at: Church House, College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LY.

See also:
Bishops and Senior Leadership
Directory: Clergy Finder

Church House administration

Assistant to Diocesan Secretary (maternity cover from 19 Nov 2018)	Kerry Pateman	01452 835512
Head of Communications	Lucy Taylor	01452 835515
Senior Communications Officer	Katherine Clamp	01452 835591
Senior Communications Officer – Digital	Sam Cavender	01452 835591
Deputy Diocesan Secretary and Head of HR & Safeguarding	Judith Knight	01452 835526
Human Resources Advisor	Alice Clark	01452 835558
DBS Administration	Kate Peake	01452 835586
Diocesan Safeguarding Officer	Becca Faal	01452 835516
Diocesan Safeguarding Officer	Brett Riches	01452 835516
Office Manager and Assistant to Judith Knight	Helen Crawford	01452 835589
Church House Receptionist	Becky Faull	01452 835531
Life Development Officer	Kathryn Warner

Church Buildings and Diocesan Advisory Committee

Church Buildings Officer & DAC Secretary

Adam Klups

01452 835567

Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust (DGAT)

Chief Executive	Rachel Howie	01452 835542
Chief Operating Officer	Kerry Brimfield	01452 835565
Executive Officer	Ellie Hully	01452 835556
Head of School Improvement	Helen Springett	01452 835573
Accountant	Nick Patten	01452 835538
Operations Manager	Rob Jones	01452 835569
Finance and Academy Support Officer	Claire Morgan	01452 835579
Finance and Academy Support Officer	Chris Thompson	01452 835574
Finance and Academy Support Officer	Steve Green	01452 835572

Education Department

PA to Director of Education and Education Team Administrator	Fay Price	01452 835539
Deputy Director of Education	Jo Munn	01452 835574
Strategic Lead for Governance	Linda Rolfe	01452 835536
Strategic Lead for Buildings	Robert Stephens	01452 835537
Admin for Buildings and Finance	Clare Woodman	01452 835557
RE Advisor	Debbie Helme	01452 835550
General Enquiries		01452 835539

Finance Department

 

Diocesan Finance Officer	Jessica Ahern	01452 835519
Finance Officer	Harriet Fletcher	01452 835521
Finance Assistant	Gemma Dee	01452 835520
Finance Assistant	Clare Morris	01452 835598

Mission and Ministry Department

Director of Ordinands and Deputy Director	Ian Bussell	01452 835545
Associate DDO and Warden of Readers	David Runcorn	07870 331537
Head of Discipleship and Vocations and Deputy Director	Pauline Godfrey	01452 835548
Mission and Evangelism Officer	Cate Williams	01452 835543
Spirituality and Worship Officer	Julie Fay	01452 835582
Children and Families Officer	Jo Wetherall	01452 835552
Self-Supporting Ministry Officer	Nick Fisher	01451 861195
PA / Team Administrator	Iona Bird	01452 835551
Administrative Officer	Natasha Kent	01452 835544
DDO Secretary	Julie O’Keefe	01452 835554
Accord Administrator	Victoria Braddock	01452 835546

Mission and Ministry Advisors

Bishop’s Adviser for the Ministry of Healing and Wholeness	Sheila Appleton	07946 723851
Adviser for the Ministry of Ordained Women	Jan van der Lely
Diocesan Ecumenical Officer	Jacqui Hyde	01452 713421
County Ecumenical Officer	Alison Evans	01453 824034
Civil Protection Advisor	Peter Cheesman	01452 740533
Environment Adviser	Arthur Champion	01242 665152
Chaplain Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing People	Steve Morris	01452 720985
Inter-faith Advisor	Simon Howell	01453 350387
Link Officer with the Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns	Frances Quist	01452 300388
Diocesan Spirituality Advisor	Liz Palin		Read more about prayer →
Clergy Widows Officer (Cheltenham Archdeaconry)	Paul Youde	01242 463174
Clergy Widows Officer (Gloucester Archdeaconry)	Paul Wilkinson	01452 504457
Retirement Officer (Cheltenham Archdeaconry)	Michael Sanders
Retirement Officer (Gloucester Archdeaconry)	Mike Parsons	01452 308227

Parish Giving Scheme

PGS Operations Manager	Helen Taylor	01452 835533
PGS Officer	Gail Harrison	01452 835525
PGS Officer	Sue Strawbridge
PGS Supervisor	Steph Hartley	01452 835595
PGS Administrator	Kim Carter	01452 835595

Property Department

Head of Property and Development	Colin Scorer	01452 835592
Senior Surveyor	Tim Ibbetson	01452 835596
Surveyor	Craig Smith	01452 835577
Property Administrator	Mary Coates	01452 835530