The Office

Martyn Heighton

Martyn Heighton
Director, National Historic Ships UK.  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.
Paula Palmer Paula Palmer
Office Manager
Member of the staff of the National Maritime Museum on secondment; formerly co-ordinator for the National Historic Ships Committee.
hannah cunliffe 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.
 

Emerald Laing
Co-ordinator.  A former PA, Emerald joins form the NMM's membership department where she was working as a volunteer since february 2010.  She enjoys walking and swimming.
Ron Ellis

Ron Ellis
Volunteer.  Formerly member of HM Customs & Excise.
Roy Marsden Roy Marsden
Volunteer.  Russian linguist and formerly airports inspector.
Eric Kentley Dr Eric Kentley
Consultant.  Formerly curator at the National Maritime Museum, now a freelance museum and exhibition consultant.
Dorothy Mellor Dorothy Mellor
IT Consultant. Database specialist formerly with IBM.