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Diocesan House
Lady Wootton's Green
Canterbury 
CT11NQ
01227 459401
Email the Operations Team
Our normal office hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Most Diocesan staff and officers can be contacted via Diocesan House - or by using the numbers and email addresses below. Click the team name to jump straight the contacts you need.

Episcopal Staff Team
Bishop's Office
Operations Team
Strategic Programme Team
People Services
Finance & Gift Aid
Communications & Data Management
Safeguarding
Property Services
Mission & Ministry
Communities & Partnerships
Children, Schools & Young People 

Diocesan House resource directory (Who to contact about what)

Episcopal Staff Team

The Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin
Bishop of Dover
01227 459382

The Revd Richard Braddy
Bishop's Chaplain
01227 459382

The Ven Stephen Taylor
Acting Diocesan Secretary
01227 459382

The Ven Andrew Sewell
Archdeacon of Maidstone
01622 934449

The Ven Darren Miller
Archdeacon of Ashford
01233 712649

Colin Evans
Strategic Programme Manager
01227 459401

Douglas Gibb
Director of Finance
01227 459401

Anna Drew
Director of Communications
01227 459401
07753454586

Bishop's Office

The Revd Richard Braddy
Bishop's Chaplain
01227 459382

Email the Bishop's Office

Diocesan Staff Team

The Ven Stephen Taylor
Acting Diocesan Secretary

Jo Manser
PA to Diocesan Secretary

Operations Team

Cordelia Sain-Ley-Berry-Gray
Information Systems Programme Manager (remote)

Wendy Hudson
Hospitality Coordinator

Pip Tanton
Diocesan House Operations Coordinator and Events and Training Administrator

Chris Anthony
IT Coordinator

Strategic Programme Team

Colin Evans
Strategic Programme Manager

Simon Marsh
Project Manager

People Services

Michael Keeler-Walker
Head of People Services

Sophie Turner-White
People Services Advisor

Finance & Gift Aid 

Douglas Gibb
Director of Finance

Jennifer Mulrooney
Financial Controller

Victoria Alford
Finance Administrator (part time)

Clare Larter
Assistant Accountant (Financial Analyst) (part time)

Sara Endicott-Clarke
Assistant Accountant (Management) (part time) 

Louise Mills
Finance Team Administrator (part time)

Louie Wolfe
Accounts Assistant

Matthew Hunt
Accounts Assistant

SJ Martin
Generous Giving Advisor

Communications & Data Management

Anna Drew
Director of Communications

Nadine Miller
Senior Communications Officer 

Marilyn Shrimpton
Communications Officer (part time)

Safeguarding

Karen Carolan-Evans
Safeguarding Administrator

Katy Harper
Safeguarding Trainer

Paul Brightwell
Safeguarding Advisor
07398009951

Fiona Coombs
Safeguarding Advisor
07548232395

Property Services

Sarah London
Strategic Property Director

Kelly Burnell
Senior Property and Lettings Officer (part time)

Kevin Tucker
DAC Secretary

Mission & Ministry

Canon Neville Emslie
Director of Mission & Ministry

Marianne Hambrook
PA to the Director of Mission & Ministry and Senior Administrator

The Revd Steve Coneys
Mission & Growth Adviser

Sarah Lucas
Mission & Ministry Administrator

Lynne Preston
Mission & Ministry Administrative Assistant

Revd Canon Dr Tim Naish
Diocesan Director of IME2
01227 865226

The Revd Jon Marlow
Director of Ordinands and Vocations Officer

Jacquie Town
PA to Director of Ordinands

Nigel Collins
Warden of Readers & Pastoral Secretary​​​

Communities & Partnerships

The Revd Dr Jonathan Arnold
Director of Communities & Partnerships and Rural Life Adviser

Karen Adams
Partnership Development Officer (part time) 

Domenica Pecoraro
Kent Refugee Project Officer

The Revd Chris Hodgkins
Rural Business Chaplain
07801898218

Children, Schools & Young People

Canon Quentin Roper
Director of Education

Rebecca Swansbury
Acting Deputy Director of Education

Ben Hatfield
Children and Young People’s Ministry Adviser

Kira Hedley-Smith
Children and Young People's Team Administrator and Events Co-ordinator