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
Development & Membership ManagerDelphine overseas the Development and Capability Building arm of the Heritage Alliance, as well as growing and supporting its membership.
Hannah Shimko
Head of Policy & CommunicationsHannah Shimko is Head of Policy and Communications and has a long standing fascination and love for all things heritage.
Daniella Briscoe-Peaple
Advocacy & Communications OfficerDaniella is the Advocacy and Communications Officer at the Heritage Alliance and the editor of our fortnightly newsletter Heritage Update.
Faridah Rahman
Policy & Projects OfficerFaridah is joining the Alliance's Policy and Communications team on a six month secondment as part of the Civil Service Fast Stream Programme.
Sarah Murray
Rebuilding Heritage Project ManagerSarah is leading Rebuilding Heritage, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to support the sector during the COVID-19 crisis.
Vanessa Moore
Rebuilding Heritage Project Engagement OfficerVanessa leads on communications and participation in the Rebuilding Heritage programme, supporting the sector response to COVID-19.
Carmen Talbot
Heritage Digital Project ManagerCarmen is the Project Manager for the NLHF funded Heritage Digital programme and loves digital skills development, lesser-known histories and exploring walled gardens.
Historic Environment Forum and Historic Religious Building Alliance Teams
Francesca Benetti
Historic Environment Forum Steering Group ManagerFrancesca supports the work of the Historic Environment Forum and its Steering Group. Her background is in archaeology, but she has always had a special interest in policy and historic environment management.
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.
Suzanne Huggett-Jones
Historic Environment Forum Task Group ManagerSuzanne is an experienced project and stakeholder manager in the charity sector, previously working for CRUK and Age UK. She currently leads on COP26 and Climate Change.
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.
Peter Ainsworth
ChairPeter Ainsworth was appointed Chair of the Heritage Alliance in December 2018, following over 30 years of commitment to public life.
Ingrid Samuel
Deputy 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 NT.
Chris Sutton
TreasurerManagement Consultant and Chartered Accountant, with Trustee roles across Heritage and International Development sectors.
Ian Baxter
Ian is a heritage Professor focused on management issues and organisational structures within the heritage sector.
Henry Cleary
Henry Cleary has had a lifelong involvement in the preservation of maritime and transport heritage. He is Deputy Chair of the Maritime Heritage Trust and Trustee Lead for the Boiler and Engineering Skills Training Trust's Skills for the Future programme
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.
Anna Whitelock
Professor Anna Whitelock is Head of the History Department and Deputy Head of the School of Humanities at Royal Holloway, University of London and a trustee of the Institute of Historical Research.
Heather Jermy
Heather’s training and early career focussed on buildings archaeology, architecture and heritage consultancy. Her current position is General Manager of the National Trust's Blickling Estate, a large historic estate in Norfolk.
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.