Staff contacts
Chief Executive - Alison O'Hara
Originally a Brummie, Alison moved to Newcastle to study and has been here ever since. She has worked in the arts since 1998 and has a MA in Marketing. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and holds the CIM Professional Postgraduate Diploma. She lives in Gosforth with husband Pete and daughter Rosie, 4. The O’Haras’ world view has been somewhat altered towards the more family friendly end of the cultural market since Rosie's arrival, and they enjoy introducing her to all that the arts has to offer.
Alison leads the strategic development of Audiences North East, and is the key contact for the following areas of its work:
Development of innovative audience development projects
- Representing the company’s members and their audiences to a range of strategic regional agencies
- Marketing and Audience Development Consultancy
- Training delivery
- Advocating for the company’s members and ensuring good public relations
- Market Research
- Project management
Telephone 0191 269 1101 or email Alison.
Marketing Manager - Caroline Greener
Caroline has always been interested in the arts, and has dabbled in writing and film making since her days as a Broadcast Journalism student at Leeds University. After graduating, Caroline managed a Jazz club and then set up and ran a gourmet coffee bar and eatery for several years before selling the business and embarking on a new career as an international world traveller, which involved experiences as diverse as filming sharks in the tropics, and cooking breakfast for the Maori All Blacks. Since returning to the UK in 2005, Caroline has pursued a slightly more conventional career in Marketing Management.
Caroline is the key contact for:
- Corporate membership scheme
- Cultural portal website www.whatsonnortheast.com
- Design, development and delivery of Audience Development workshops
- Project management of Audience Development initiatives
- Collaborative projects and joint campaigns
Telephone 0191 269 1102 or email Caroline.
Marketing Assistant - Lisa Mclemon
Lisa is a student, studying Business with Marketing at the University of Northumbria. She joins ANE on a 12 month placement. Lisa was born in Newcastle and feels that as much as she would like to travel in the future, the city will always be her home. Lisa enjoys seeing live music on a regular basis and travelling the country to see her favourite bands with friends. She is hoping to develop her cultural understanding and awareness through ANE, by assisting Alison and Caroline with the running of whatsonnortheast.com and raising ANE’s profile.
Lisa is the key contact for:
- Listings, features and competitions for cultural portal website whatsonnortheast.com
- Identifying and arranging tickets for website bloggers
- Content for monthly web-club e-bulletin
- General enquiries regarding ANE and its services
Telephone 0191 269 1100 or email Lisa
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