The Office
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Martyn Heighton Director and Secretary to the Advisory Committee Former director of Merseyside Maritime Museum, Bristol Leisure Services and chief executive of the Mary Rose Trust, Martyn has subsequently been National Trust Territory Director for Western England & Wales. A member of the HLF Expert Panel and member of the Inland Waterways Advisory Council. |
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Paula Palmer Office Manager Member of the staff of the National Maritime Museum on secondment; formerly co-ordinator for the National Historic Ships Committee. |
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Hannah Cunliffe Policy and Project Manager Maritime researcher who has worked with the team since 2006 as a consultant and produced the Directory of Skills and Services after carrying out a six month infrastructure audit into the loss of facilities and craftsmen. |
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Emerald Laing |
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Ron Ellis |
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Roy Marsden Volunteer. Russian linguist and formerly airports inspector. |
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Dr Eric Kentley Consultant. Formerly curator at the National Maritime Museum, now a freelance museum and exhibition consultant. |
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Dorothy Mellor IT Consultant. Database specialist formerly with IBM. |









