The Alliance Team
Hover over or click on a Staff Member or Trustee's box to read more about them.
Lizzie Glithero-West
Chief Executive
Lizzie Glithero-West has been the Chief Executive of The Heritage Alliance since 2016.
Her previous career has been mainly in the civil service and she has expert knowledge of a wide range of policy areas including archaeology, heritage protection, museums and tourism.
Delphine Jasmin-Belisle
Head of Development & MembershipDelphine oversees the Development and Capability Building arm of The Heritage Alliance, as well as growing and supporting its membership.
Lydia Gibson
Head of PolicyLydia covers liaising with the membership to promote advocacy priorities and influence policy, including overseeing the delivery of the communications strategy.
Zak Mockton
Finance Manager
Max Clark
Communications ManagerMax is the Communications Manager at The Heritage Alliance and the editor of our fortnightly newsletter Heritage Update.
Kathleen Keown
Policy & Projects OfficerKathleen is Policy & Projects officer at the Heritage Alliance and works within the Policy team.
Claire Plastow
Membership & Events OfficerClaire supports our members, manages our events and works alongside our Head of Development.
Emma Shaw
Office ManagerEmma oversees the management of the physical office space, equipment, staff policies and general administrative tasks to support the team.
Historic Environment Forum and Historic Religious Building Alliance Teams
Aisling Parrish
Historic Environment Forum Steering Group ManagerAisling is the Historic Environment Forum Manager. The Historic Environment Forum (HEF) brings together senior members of public and non-government bodies to work collaboratively on strategic matters for the historic environment sector.
Mike Heyworth
Historic Environment Forum Task Group ManagerPreviously Director of the Council for British Archaeology, Mike is now working part-time for HEF and as a heritage consultant, where he leads on Covid-19 recovery.
Francesca Benetti
Historic Environment Forum Task Group ManagerWith a background in archaeology, Francesca works part-time for HEF as Task Group Manager
Becky Payne
Development Director, Historic Religious Buildings AllianceBecky works as a freelance consultant undertaking projects on different aspects of sustaining historic places of worship. She runs HRBA as a volunteer.
Our board of trustees
Our Board of Trustees comprises senior practitioners from across the built environment, archaeology, tourism and IMT (industrial, maritime and transport) sectors, whose expertise ensure that The Heritage Alliance has a clear vision and strategy.
Ingrid Samuel
Acting ChairA former civil servant, Ingrid was Head of Heritage and Architecture at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and on the London Olympic Bid team before joining the National Trust.
Chris Sutton
TreasurerChris is a Management Consultant and Chartered Accountant, with Trustee roles across Heritage and International Development sectors.
Tola Dabiri
Dr Tola Dabiri is a Director of Museum X CIC, which is working to establish a Black British Museum, and a Director of Brick by Brick Communities CIC.
Roy Clare
Roy is a non-executive Director, Trustee and advocate for better leadership and governance.
Peter Aiers
Peter is a trustee of Heritage Alliance, Goodwill Solutions CIC and on Peterborough DAC as well as being a fellow of the RSA.
Jan Wills
Jan Wills is an archaeologist with a background in fieldwork, project management and local government. She now works as an historic environment consultant.
Alice Purkiss
Alice leads the University’s National Trust Partnership, a flagship collaboration between Oxford and Europe’s largest conservation charity.
Kate Streeter
Kate is Development and Marketing Manager for the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), where she previously led the Maintenance Co-operatives project.
James Probert
James is currently Director of Development at Historic Houses and the editor of Historic House magazine.
Steve Oates
Steve is Chief Executive of the Heritage Railway Association (HRA).
Dr. Chandan Mahal
Dr. Mahal is currently the National Learning and Partnership Manager at the British Library for the Unlocking our Sound Heritage project.
Daniel Eiloart
Daniel is a senior change and transformation professional, qualified accountant and MBA who has held senior positions in the financial services industry.