Jon Astbury
Chair

I have led the Registration team at Royal Museums Greenwich since 2003, during which time the organisation has undertaken a number of sector-leading initiatives towards significantly upgrading its collections stewardship. From 2012 the Registration department will support the museum in delivering its ambitious public programme, as enabled by the impressive Sammy Ofer Wing extension. In my earlier career I held Collections Registrar and Loans Registrar positions at Tate. A long-standing UKRG member, this is my first time on the Committee and I look forward to helping to promote the interests, development and professional profile of our membership.

---

Helen Merrett
Treasurer

I am Collections Access Officer at the Horniman Museum’s Study Collection Centre. I provide access to the SCC for the public and volunteers, and assist on the Museum’s loans programme. My previous roles have included working at the National Maritime Museum on the groundbreaking Collections Reform Programme, co-ordinating disposals through the various stages of consideration, and a Historic Loan Project. This is my first time on the Committee and I am really looking forward to being involved.

---

Lucy Clarke
Secretary

I have been working at Tate as Assistant Collection Registrar, Acquisitions and Long Loans, for the last year and a half. Before Tate, I was the Administrator for the Natural Sciences department at the National Museums Scotland and, before that I spent three years at the Wordsworth Trust in Grasmere working as Assistant to the Curator. I'm delighted with my new position as Secretary for the UKRG and can't wait to get started.

---

Sara Mittica
Membership Secretary

I am currently the Store Assistant at the National Maritime Museum new storage facilities, the N.1 Smithery, at Chatham. I care for the combined ship-model collections of the NMM and Imperial War Museum, and provide public access to the Collection Research Area. I am also an intern at the Dulwich Picture Gallery where I assist with the majority of the aspects associated with exhibition loans. This is my first time on the Committee and I am really looking forward to the next couple of years.

---

David Chan
Web Editor

I am currently the Assistant Registrar at the Museum of London, managing the Museum’s long-term loans in and out, and overseeing the acquisitions procedure. Before this I was an Assistant Registrar at the National Maritime Museum and also worked at the London Transport Museum. This is my first time on the committee and I am looking forward to keeping everyone up to date via the eBulletin.

---

Ruth Hibbard
Events Secretary

I am the Loans and Touring Exhibitions Curator in the Word & Image Department at the V&A. I work in the curatorial department that looks after works on paper - prints, paintings, photographs, books. My main role involves organising the objects for loans out to exhibitions: cataloguing them. liaising with conservation and with our Registrars in the V&A's Loans Section. This is my first time on the committee and I hope I can continue the high standard you all expect from UKRG events!

---

Yvonne Brownlee
Events Secretary

I am currently Loans Officer at the National Museums Scotland, managing long term outward loans across the UK and worldwide. I am also responsible for working on short term outward loans and assist with incoming loans for exhibitions across our six sites. This is my first time on the committee, and I am very much looking forward to the next two years!

---

Vyki Sparkes
Corporate & Development Officer

I am an Assistant Curator at the British Postal Museum & Archive, an independent museum, where I oversee the loans process alongside my other curatorial duties. My previous roles include Historic Loan Project Officer at the Science Museum, and Collections Coordinator at the Natural History Museum. This is my first committee position, and I’m very much looking forward to representing our Corporate members and to helping raise the UKRG’s profile.

---

David Hall
Web Officer

I am currently the ARTIST ROOMS Collection Registrar, in this role I undertake all the varied and interesting facets of regestrarial duties to facilitate the safeguarding, growth and ultimately display of this unique collection. My time is split between Edinburgh and London, which isn't too much of a hardship since I hail from Glasgow. Previously I held the post as Assistant Registrar, Loans Out for Tate. Looking forward to geeking out on the UKRG website in the forthcoming couple of years!

---

Fiona Ford
Supporting Member

I am the Registrar for Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service, based in Norwich. I oversee inward and outward loans across the ten sites of the service, including the loans for our three temporary exhibition galleries across Norfolk. I was previously Maritime Curator and have spent most of my museum working life in collections management roles in Norfolk. This is my first time on the Committee and I’m looking forward to offering support over the next two years.

---