UK Registrars Group
Ballot Paper for Elections 2014-2016
Vacant posts to be filled for 2014-2016 (each Committee member serves for two years) are:
Events Officer (1 post), Professional Development Officer, Supporting Officer, Treasurer,
Web Officer, Corporate and Development Officer
Voting period Friday 14th October – 5pm Monday 3rd November 2014: counting on Tuesday 4th
November.
Please send your votes by email (with UKRG in the subject field) or post to:
Alice Rymill
UKRG Secretary
Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
Queen’s Road
Bristol BS8 1RL
Email: alice.rymill@bristol.gov.uk
Elections
Events Officer
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Marie Rose, Senior Science Administrator, The Natural History Museum
Personal statement:
I would relish the chance to be events officer for the UKRG as it would mean organising events for
a great network of like-minded people and enhance opportunities to network and share ideas. As
an experienced organiser of high profile events at the NHM I believe my skills and experience
would be great for the role as well as my knowledge of great London pubs which combined I hope
will achieve a range of events to cater for everyone at the UKRG.
Self-nominated
Seconded by Tracy Heath, The Natural History Museum
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Eleanor Suggett, Project Administrator, Design Museum
Personal statement:
“I come from a practical museums and gallery background, having worked my way up from gallery
floors, and now playing a part in building a new museum. My experience means that I have had the
pleasure of seeing how a museum works from many angles, and appreciate the roles that
everyone plays in making a museum or gallery truly work.
Having been at the Design Museum for 18 months now, I have overseen a major project from the
drawing board to the building site. It hasn't been an easy feat to any extent, and there is a great
deal to do. But what I feel is that this is all about learning, and improving every time. I want to take
everything that I am doing, and that is current, and convert it into events, debates, talks and
presentations that will actually engage with current thinking, current issues that we all face. By
being part of this project, perhaps I can even offer insight into things that the team I work with are
facing now, turning them into conversations for the UKRG that will support what other institutions
may face in the near or far future.
I am interested in 'support' and how museums and organisations work together in the wider sense.
As the Design Museum nears to opening in 2016, I plan to work on the Permanent Collection
Display, which means loans in, collections care, project management... and a whole lot of other
things. Working on all of this documentation, for a museum building which is still technically a
building site, won’t be easy. What will drive me to do this though, is that whilst it's all happening,
and once the doors are open, it that it will provide a sounding board of experience that the UKRG,
and its members, can benefit from.”
Self-nominated
Seconded by Ruth Slaney, Acquisitions Assistant, National Portrait Gallery
Supporting officer
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Sam Saward, Assistant Collection Registrar, The National Gallery
Personal statement:
I am a creative and dedicated registrar enthusiastic about the care, display, management and
interpretation of cultural objects and our cultural heritage.
I have been working at the National Gallery for three years. I am currently the Assistant Collection
Registrar and have previously worked as an administration assistant for the Curatorial, Exhibitions
and Registrars departments, and also as the Assistant Exhibitions Registrar. Before working at the
National Gallery I completed a Masters in History of Art (Modern and Contemporary) at the
Courtauld Institute on an academic scholarship funded by the Arts and Humanities Research
Council. I also volunteered at local authority and university run galleries and wrote for art and
culture publications covering modern and contemporary art and related topics.
Working in a variety of roles and with diverse museum professionals has enabled me to acquire
expertise in both collections management issues and in registrarial procedures. As Supporting
Officer I would look forward to bringing my good cheer to UKRG committee meetings and events,
and using my proven track record of promoting skills exchange to develop and maintain the
excellent work of the UKRG.
Self-nominated
Seconded by Claire Hallinan, Senior Collection Registrar, The National Gallery
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Rebecca England, Exhibitions Officer, Dulwich Picture Gallery
Personal statement:
I am applying for the role of Supporting Officer with a view to be able to gain an understanding of
how the UKRG committee is run, and to be able to support it as necessary in order to contribute
towards the organisation and running of the UKRG and events. As I am at the beginning of my
career, I would love the opportunity to learn more about the UKRG's inner workings, and
participate in the knowledge exchange within the national and international community of
registrars. I am organised, flexible, attentive and a clear communicator - able to take minutes,
record information and coordinate meetings - therefore would be a valuable member of the
committee. I am also sociable and friendly, and would relish the opportunity to become a greater
part of the organisation and get to know the network of registrars. I look forward to the chance of
getting to know you all better!
I also bake...
Self-nominated
Seconded by Clare Simpson, Dulwich Picture Gallery
For Information Only
Professional Development Officer – Post Uncontested
Georgia Grant, Registrars' Administrator, Royal Armouries
Self-nominated
Seconded by Laura Walsh, Royal Armouries
Web Officer – Post Uncontested
Susannah Darby, Collections Information Officer (Information Age Acquisitions and Loans),
Science Museum
Self-nominated
Seconded by Rebecca Rhodes, Science Museum Group
Corporate and Development Officer – Post Uncontested
Sarah Mahood, Collections Access Officer, Horniman Museum
Self-nominated
Seconded by Amy Graves, Horniman Museum
Treasurer – Post Uncontested
Terri Dendy, Collections Information Officer – Exhibition Projects, Science Museum
Self-nominated
Seconded Becky Rhodes, Science Museum