Our Team
Members of the Widening Participation team and their respective roles.
Working from home and the office
Our staff is primarily working from home and is gradually starting to return to work from the office.
Our campus and outreach activities are currently being delivered in a hybrid way because of the ongoing circumstances.
You can contact us on wpteam@ed.ac.uk or contact individual members of the team via our emails as detailed below.
Our normal working hours remain Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm.
Our Team
WP Managers
| Name (sorted in ascending order) | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Cattell | Head of Widening Participation/Deputy Director Student Recruitment & Admissions | laura.cattell@ed.ac.uk |
| Kirstin Henry | Widening Participation Manager (Student Lifecycle) | kirstin.henry@ed.ac.uk |
| Pat Reid | Widening Participation Manager | pat.reid@ed.ac.uk |
| Dr Neil M Speirs | Widening Participation Manager | neil.speirs@ed.ac.uk |
| Lesley Stokes | Widening Participation Manager | lesley.stokes@ed.ac.uk |
WP Officers and Administrators
| Name (sorted in ascending order) | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Stef Blum-Stevenson | Widening Participation Officer (ACES) | stef.blum@ed.ac.uk |
| Briony Cowan | Widening Participation Administrator | briony.cowan@ed.ac.uk |
| Tom Draper | IntoUniversity Community Liaison Coordinator | tom.draper@ed.ac.uk |
| Susan Forrest | Widening Participation Events Officer | susan.forrest@ed.ac.uk |
| Ryan Hamilton | Widening Participation Officer (Access to the Professions) | ryan.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
| Jess Hume | Widening Participation Officer (Student Life Cycle) | jess.hume@ed.ac.uk |
| Gabriele Negro | Widening Participation Officer | gabriele.negro@ed.ac.uk |
| Lilian Ptacek | Art Development Officer | lilian.ptacek@ed.ac.uk |
| Jefferson Shirley | Data and Monitoring Officer | jefferson.shirley@ed.ac.uk |