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Our team

Faculty leadership

Staff member Role and responsibilities

Professor Karen Rowlingson
dean-socsci-pa@york.ac.uk

Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences

Jamie Holliday
jamie.holliday@york.ac.uk

Director of Faculty Operations

Professor Jill Webb
jill.webb@york.ac.uk

Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning and Students

Nina Caspersen
nina.caspersen@york.ac.uk 

Associate Dean for Research

Mark Freeman
mark.freeman@york.ac.uk 

Associate Dean for Partnerships, Engagement and International

Gary Hewitt
gary.hewitt@york.ac.uk

Strategic Planning Partner

Heads of Faculty Operations

Staff member Role and responsibilities

Sarah Maynard

sarah.maynard@york.ac.uk

Department of Sociology and the York Law School

Nicola Henson

nicola.henson@york.ac.uk  

School for Business and Society

Marysia Koc

marysia.koc@york.ac.uk  

Departments of Education and Politics and International Relations

Minna Lehtinen

minna.lehtinen@york.ac.uk 

Department of Economics

Faculty staff

Staff member Role and responsibilities

Becky Bleaden
faculty-hr@york.ac.uk 
becky.bleaden@york.ac.uk

Faculty Admin Manager

Jo Spaven
dean-socsci-pa@york.ac.uk

PA to the Dean of Faculty

Key contacts aligned to the Faculty of Social Sciences

Staff member Role and responsibilities

Fiona Dale
fiona.dale@york.ac.uk 

Faculty Management Accountant

Suzy Shelton
suzy.shelton@york.ac.uk

Faculty HR Partner

Tom Coward
tom.coward@york.ac.uk 

Faculty Employability Manager

Sofia Costa

Sofia Costa
sofia.costa@york.ac.uk 

Head of Faculty Marketing and Recruitment (Sciences)

Catriona Kemp
catriona.kemp@york.ac.uk 

Faculty Engagement Manager - Library, Archives and Learning Services