Our Team

Dr Jess Steele Obe

Dr Jess Steele OBE
Chief Executive Officer

John Brunton

John Brunton
General Manager & Development Lead

Kit Godfrey

Kit Godfrey
Deputy General Manager

Hayley Knight
Assistant General Manager

Gini Simpson
Creative Lead

Bob Thust

Bob Thust
Finance & Investment Lead

Sean Lavers

Sean Lavers
Caretaker

Kieron Copeland

Kieron Copeland
Caretaker

Lottie Young

Lottie Young
Tenants & Spaces Coordinator - currently on maternity leave

Ian Waters

Ian Waters
Finance Controller

Tola Dabiri
Heritage Strategy Manager

Cameron Smith

Cameron Smith
Impact & Feedback Coordinator

Sidney Ewing

Sidney Ewing
Youth Programme Manager

Katie Dale-Everett
OBX Creative Producer

Amanda Davies

Amanda Davies
Finance Coordinator

Becca Rose

Becca Rose
OBX Creative Producer

Simon Daw

Simon Daw
OBX creative producer

Alex Giles

Alex Giles
OBX Digital Assistant

Gwen Orr

Gwen Orr
Events Manager

Bonnie Wong
General Coordinator

MICKAL JOHNSON
Trainee Digital Assistant

Mark Kanek

Mark Kanek
Caretaker

Gemma Lavers
Housekeeper

Ben Elliott
Food & Beverage Manager

Alvin Irwin
Facilities Manager

Leon Evans
Youth Worker

Jemma Yasmin
Social Media Assistant

Sharon Rhodes
Social Media Assistant

Pasha Milburn
Communications Coordinator

Sophie Malpas
Tenants & Spaces Coordinator: Maternity Cover

Santi Sorrenti
Alley Way Learning Coordinator

Lois Tucker
Events Coordinator

Magdalena Cristea
Housekeeper

Ersin Ramiz
Youth Worker

Rebecca France
Youth Worker

Our Food & Beverage Team

Reece Jones
Food & Beverage Team

Chardonnay Russell
Food & Beverage Team

Harry McMorrow
Food & Beverage Team

Lisandru Cristea
Food & Beverage Team

Eleanor Boyce
Food & Beverage Team

Emer Molloy
Food & Beverage Team

Our Volunteers

CHRISTINE
Common Room Anchor
OBX Volunteer

gILES
Common Room Anchor

CHARLOTTE
Common Room Anchor

SARAH
Common Room Anchor

Chandra 
Common Room Anchor

JOHN
Common Room Anchor

Tim
Common Room Anchor

Jean
Common Room Anchor

GEORGE 
Common Room Anchor

Our Trustees

Emily Berwyn

Tor Evans

Felicity Scott

Simon Basey

Claire Phillips

JENNI CARBINS

Nick Gibbs

Kate Adams

Richard Butchins

STEVE PEAK

ADAM WIDE

Our Directors

Dr Jess Steele Obe

Dr Jess Steele OBE
Director of Hastings Commons Neighbourhood Ventures

John Brunton

John Brunton
Director of Hastings Commons Neighbourhood Ventures

Eddie Bridgeman

Eddie Bridgeman
Director of Hastings Commons Neighbourhood Ventures and Executive Director of Meanwhile Space

Felicity Scott
Director of Hastings Commons Neighbourhood Ventures

Beth boorman

Sarah King

SARAH KING