Our Board
The Board is elected by Guild members and we also co-opt board members during the year to fulfil specific roles as they arise. Our board members and their responsibilities are confirmed as follows.
Chair – Alison Peck – contact
Company secretary – Gillian Laurence – contact form
Assistant secretary – Maureen Wheeler – contact
Treasurer – Deborah Hopkins – contact
Assistant Treasurer – Alison Peck – contact
Membership secretary – Tricia Basham – contact
Marketing and publicity – Desiree Jeans – contact
Fundraising and Collection Liaison – Angharad Thomas – contact
Information Technology – Steve Foreman – contact
Diversity – Amalia Liguori – contact
Convention planning – Sarah Whitelaw- contact
Director – Shakeh Manassian – shakeh.manassian@kcguild.org.uk
Non-Board Positions
Post holders need not be directors. They are appointed by, and work with, the Board.
Across the Needlebed editor – Alison Peck – contact
Assistant Membership secretary – Catherine Scott – contact
Branch Leader – Kelly Ferguson – contact
Collections – Publications Curator – Barbara Smith – contact
Collections – Textile Archivist – Angharad Thomas – contact
Collections – Team lead – Tricia Basham – contact
Convention 2025 – Convention team – contact
General Enquiries – Amalia Liguori – contact
Legal matters – Contact Secretary – contact
Local Yarn Shops – Amalia Liguori – contact
Shows – Kelly Ferguson – shows@kcguild.org.uk
Slipknot Editors – Denise Cripps, CarolynMcKee – contact
Website – content – Suggestions for new content – Desiree Jeans – contact
Website – help and problems – Steve Foreman – contact
Website – news and events items – Desiree Jeans – contact – about news, contact – about events
Post holders need not be directors. They are appointed by, and work with, the Board.
