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NEWCASTLE CATHEDRAL
A BEACON OF LIGHT
Meet the team
Dean of Newcastle
The Very Revd Lee Batson
Chief Operating Officer
Kate Sussams
Canon for Worship & Congregational Life
The Revd Canon Ruth Hulse
Canon for Mission and Chapter Safeguarding Lead
The Revd Canon Zoe Heming
Archdeacon of Northumberland
The Ven Rachel Wood
Reader
Katherine Govier
Reader
Helen Wright
Finance Manager
Neringa Baguckiene
Head of Development and Fundraising
Ashley Bell
Commercial Enterprise Manager
Amy Carrithers
Deputy Head Verger
Sam Cooper
Music Administrator & Librarian
Tim Cranfield
Marketing & Communications Manager
Peter Cumiskey
Verger
Alan Edington
Cathedral Safeguarding Officer
Jayne Forsdike
Business Support Officer
Isabel Hunt