The Team
Fay Treloar
Fay Treloar is the Head of Operations. After graduating with a degree in politics from Liverpool John Moores University, Fay has a background of more than 10 years in business development and contract management in both the private and public sector.
Previous to Science City York Fay was with Business Link Humber, where she was the Senior Projects Manager with responsibility for the delivery of a portfolio of European-funded projects for the provision of business support to SMEs for assistance with ICT, high growth and rural enterprise projects across the Humber.
Andy Gurnell
Andy Gurnell is Delivery Services Manager, responsible for directing the business facing activities of Science City York. He also manages the sector networks and leads on a number of major projects.
Andy’s background is primarily in the semiconductor process control industry where he had a variety of senior positions from business unit management through technology marketing to engineering management. He also has experience of the commercialisation of university research output, having worked in the Enterprise and Innovation Office of the University of York.
Heather Niven
Heather Niven is the Creative York and IT & Digital York Sector Specialist for Science City York, providing development guidance and support to creative and digital companies and individuals in North Yorkshire.
Heather is degree educated in psychology and has 12 years experience as a self representing artist and 4 years previous experience in the private sector as Art Gallery Manager for a large commercial gallery in N. Scotland. During her time there she tripled the gallery’s visitor attendance and introduced an annual national art competition.
With experience of owning 2 businesses, (a previous business in Glasgow working in alternative stained glass, which won the Innovation Award in Glasgow in 1997 and her current business as a self representing artist,) Heather understands the difficulties facing creative sector companies and individuals and the challenges involved in business start-up within this sector.
Heather also has experience working with the public sector, academia and process industries, through a position she held for 4 years with the Chemical Industry Education Centre (CIEC), based at the University of York. The CIEC provide opportunities for children to experience classroom science in an industrial setting. Other skills include web site design, graphic design and events organisation.
Kat Hetherington
Kat Hetherington is the Deputy Sector Specialist for Creative York and IT & Digital York. Her role is to regularly liaise with individuals and organisations in the Creative York and IT & Digital York networks; assisting Sector Specialist Heather Niven in coordinating visits to businesses to identify their business development needs. Kat will also be helping to maintain the website, write the creative-digital sector monthly e-newsletter and coordinate the sectors' events programme.
Kat’s background is based mainly within the creative and industries. Having graduated from York St John University with a degree in Art and Design, she went on to work within the University in the C4C Centre as Events Assistant.
Painting and sculpture, particularly textile sculpture, have always been important aspects to her practise. During her degree, Kat worked in York Hospital as the Art and Design Volunteer, bringing a variety of art forms into the hospital and displaying some of her own work along corridors and in courtyards. She also incorporates digital and IT knowledge into her work, often utilising web 2.0 technology in her practise.
Imogen Foster
Imogen Foster is the Communications Manager and first point of contact for all marketing and communications enquiries for Science City York, including virtual business / e-communications, branding and PR. Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) qualified, Imogen has several years direct experience of marketing science and technology following a long-standing career with York-based Central Science Laboratory.
Prior to her marketing career, she was a Scientific Researcher, specialising in agri-environment invertebrate R&D. Most recently she was Communications and PR Manager for a careers advisory organisation based in Leeds.
Debra Crossley
Debra is Science City York's Events & Marketing Coordinator - planning, organising and managing Science City York’s specialist events programme encompassing a broad spectrum of events tailored for businesses across each of Science City York’s sector networks.
Debra also leads in coordinating public events such as Café Scientifique and the annual York Festival of Science and Technology to engage the wider community in real-world science.
An additional key aspect of Debra’s role includes supporting the marketing and communications function at Science City York.
Debra previously worked as an Executive Administrator with the British American Business Council Yorkshire & the Humber and with the Leeds Chamber of Commerce as an International Trade Officer. Debra also brings to her role over 20 years experience working in the financial services industry specialising in international trade and foreign exchange.
Jayne Gledhill
As Administrator, Jayne is responsible for the management of SCY support systems, Jayne is the first point of contact for administrative and finance functions for the company and also provides personal administrative support to the Executive Chair. Jayne has several years accountancy experience, and operating and implementing a full range of administration systems, providing administrative support at a senior Level, working both in the public and commercial sectors.
